Lover's passage

Chapter 27

"How long?" Grayson questions and waits intently for me to answer.

"Three months, I didn't want to say anything until I knew whether or not this all was real." I look at Grayson who nodded his head in understanding. "I just didn't want you to feel obligated to continue an unwanted marriage because I'm the mother of your child." 

"I appreciate that but the day I married you I knew that this was it." He grabs my hand and his thumb runs over the top, "You're the only one, always." his face turns into regret and his eyes cast shamefully down, "I just wish we had done the wedding properly, you deserved that."

I squeezed his hand and grinned, "I don't know about that, I thought our wedding was pretty unique." His eyes lifted to mine and turned brighter to match his chuckle. 

"you know the benefits of being pregnant at an early stage?" I let out a devious smile, "I'm in the mood, alllll the time."

Grayson gives me a smirk before tackling me gently onto the couch.

"As you wish."

***

1 months later...

"My back hurts, I have to pee all the time, I waddle like a fat penguin and my boobs are uncomfortably bigger." I give Grayson my look that kills, "Don't you dare change the channel on me." 

His head goes back in frustration, "The football game is on," He whines, "And this is just another re-run of 'say yes to the dress' please." 

I cross my arms and glare at him, "Fine, but I get to pick take out tonight."

Within lightening speed the football game is on and Grayson is grinning happily at the game. My body shutters slightly as an odd sensation flows through my stomach. I feel a wet sticky liquid flow from between my legs and I watch in horror as I see the liquid is my own blood seeping through my pants slowly.

"GRAYSON?" I grab his attention and he looks alarmed at me before coming to my side and helping me up.

"What's happening?" He looks at me worriedly as I pull him through the living room to the hallway.

"Somethings wrong." my voice quivers, "I need to go to the hospital." Grayson grabs the keys by the front door and my shoes before kneeling an urgently sliding them onto my feet. 

***

"I'm so tired." I whisper to Grayson who's driving to the hospital. He glances at me before facing the road again. "You can't fall asleep, we are almost there, come on Quin." I faintly hear desperation in his voice but I really couldn't tell anymore, I was just so tired. 

My body jerks from the stop of the car and as I slowly drift away the last thing I remember is Grayson holding me as he rushed into the hospital.

***

The smell of disinfectant tingled my nose and I slowly opened my nose to see were I was, I could hear machines beeping next to me and the feeling of the stiff hospital blanket wrapped around my body. I begin to blink to clear my vision and I look to the side where Grayson is already staring at me giving me a sad smile. My body already knew what had happened but my mind still needed conformation. "The baby's gone?" My dry voice rasped out and I could already see the evident yes in Graysons tear rimmed eyes. He sat in the chair next to the bed and grasped my hands as I sobbed. "The doctors said you had a placental abruption which caused your body to go into labor to try and save the baby, but it was too early." Graysons voice broke as he tried to voice the next part, " They did a c-section, when I saw her...She was so small, too small and undeveloped to fight."

"She?" I looked at him through tears as he nodded his head.

I could feel his hands tighten on mine as if to support himself as my mind seems to leave me as my heart is broken into tiny peaces and there's nothing I can do.

"We will get through this Quin, I promise."

"I don't know if I can," I whisper softly.

***

1 yr. later

I quickly slip on my jacket before opening the front door and speed walking down towards the mail box. My hand grabs onto the package that read confidential and just as I turned around a mic was shoved into my face as a cam recorder stared at me. "Mrs. Quin, we were hoping you could tell us how you feel being separated from-" I shoved the mic out of my face and quickly ran back into the safety of my home. I had been inside this small cottage for months to try and avoid all the reporters. Opening the package on the kitchen counter I read the first sentence on the first page "Divorce papers" I knew grayson and I were on mutual standards for this even though I was the one who suggested and wanted it. Things had just been so hard when the miscarriage had happened, Grayson had embedded himself in his work and I had spent months laying in bed unable to will my body to get up. We knew that the only way for us to become normal again was to start over again on our own. As I realized this I signed the papers. I didn't want anything when the divorce came up but Grayson had decided to give me a decent sum of money for me to live off of when we separated and that would help in me hopefully starting my own company. 

My time with Grayson will always be remembered and cherished.

 I will never forget our baby Valerie Quinn Brooks.

Yes, yes I know this is sad but I'm all for un-expected ending...but is this the end? do you really think I'm thaaat evil? Maybe, but there will definitely be ONE MORE CHAPTER. Don't forget to like and follow.