Copyright © 2019 Nicole Mckoy
Zoey P.O.V.
It was like a scene out of a movie. Everything happened so fast.
Courtney fired her gun and Caleb stepped in front of me taking the bullet.
He fell to the ground and I screamed in horror. He was quickly losing a lot of blood.
I heard police sirens in the distance because while we were having a standoff with Courtney in the garage Caleb had been on the phone with 911.
I had no clue he had his phone on and was on the line with them while everything was happening.
It wasn't until he fell to the ground after being shot that his phone fell out of his pocket and I saw the call.
I can still hear the last words Caleb spoke to me in a weak breath.
"Zoey I love you... take care of our babies."
Those can't be the last words I ever hear out of his mouth.
When Courtney realized who she'd shot she quickly dropped her gun and looked at Caleb in shock.
The girl fell to the floor and started crying and talking to herself.
She sat in the corner with her knees to her chest rocking back and forth until the cops arrived.
At least I knew she was under arrest and somewhere being interrogated.
Although from the looks of it I doubt she'll be in a jail cell. Her parents will probably work a deal to get the bitch sent to a psych facility since it's clear she's mental.
I rode in the ambulance with Caleb. I held his hand kissing it and telling him I was sorry and that I loved him.
I know this sounds awful but the moment he got shot and he said he's last words was the moment it hit me that I love this man more than I ever knew I could.
Something in my gut ached when I held his head in my lap and just watched him lay there in pain, losing all that blood.
My heart hurts so bad.
I hate that this happened... and I know it's all my fault.
I should have been better to Caleb and appreciated him more.
I always gave him a hard time, busting his balls.
He has been bending over backwards to overcompensate for my past trauma that I've never really worked through.
I know most men would have given up on me after the affair with Stewart and wishy-washy behavior.
But Caleb has always been understanding, kind, forgiving, and patient with me.
All things a man who loves his woman does.
All things I took for granted and didn't ever say thank you for.
I was full of so much regret and now I have a daughter and unborn child that will be missing such a great piece of them.
"Zoey you sure you don't want to go to the bathroom and clean up," Cheyenne said as she placed her hands to my shoulders.
I was just standing in the waiting room looking out the window into the night sky.
My cheeks were stained with tears; my dress was covered in Caleb's blood, as well as my hands.
When we arrived at the hospital Caleb's heart was racing and he went into shock. They closed the curtain on me and made me come here into the waiting room.
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