Adrien's p.o.v.
I looked at my watch, I really don't want to stay late tied up with work. I have this meeting to finish and then I have to read and check over all of these files. It finally is 7 o'clock and I'm just that much closer to being done for the day.
My phone rings, what is Lisa calling me for? I doubt a maid has an emergency. This better be imp… “Mr. Alex fell by the pool and there is a lot of blood”, Oh fuck! I grab my jacket, my briefcase and jet out of my office.
I tell Lisa to call Lucas and tell him to meet me at the hospital.
I see the stares but I don't care, Alex is in trouble and I wasn't there. I knew I shouldn't have left him alone. I hit the steering wheel, fuck! I run my hand through my hair. What if he fucking dies? That will be on me. I should have told him to have a friend over or at least one of his family members.
I finally get to the hospital and I talk to the receptionist, asking what happened to him? and where is he? She said he is getting checked out right now. She told me the doctor should be coming out soon to talk to me.
I called his Mom and she said she will be there. I call Daniel because Brielle is with him. In a little bit Lucas comes rushing in. “Dude what happened?”
I don’t even really know Mrs. Lisa just said that Alex fell and there was blood that is all I heard. I talked to the receptionist and she said the doctor should be here soon.
Lucas’s p.o.v.
Sit down Adrien, you pacing around is driving me crazy. You do not to be freaking his family out anymore then they already are. They came 30 minutes after I arrived.
“It’s been 2 HOURS!!! Where the fuck is he?”
“What if he dies?” Adrien, this is a really good hospital, he will be fine. “Right, okay but if something happens to him I'm suing them”, don't be so irrational.
“How can you be so calm?” I'm freaking out inside but we both can't show it, “how do you think Dani…” “What the fuck happened?! What did you do?!” “We didn't do anything?” Oh God, Alpha males going at it.
“What did you do?!” guys… “I didn’t do anything?” “You can't blame us for anything when you don't even know what happened.”
You guys stop! they don't notice her, I pick Brielle up and decide to take her somewhere else? “Oh shit!” “Oh fuck!” they say at the same time.
“Briel…” they reached out for her, no! you both sit down and shut up, you are scaring her. I take her down to the cafeteria, I place her on my lap facing me. Brielle it's going to be okay, your Dad is going to be fine.
I hugged her tight, scared as hell. “How do you know?” Your Dad is strong and he couldn't leave his favorite girl, “what about Adrien and Papa?” Them too but especially you. I'm also trying to convince myself. “What if he isn't okay? What will happen?” I don't know baby, but we have to be strong since Adrien and your Papa are acting like idiots.
Are you okay enough to go back? She nods her head in my chest. I go back to the waiting room to see them talking like civilized people. Thank the Lord, the four year old is acting more mature than two grown ass adults.
Has the doctor come out yet? “No, not yet.” We wait for another hour, Brielle falls asleep and then they come out to talk to us.
Adrien’s p.o.v.
The doctor asks, “Ricci family?” “Yes, we are here”, he looked at all of us. ehm, “Mr. Leroy, he is fine, he has a pretty bad concussion and he had to get a few stitches, we have him in the I.C.U. but he will be going to the v.i.p. area tomorrow.”
“When I saw Alex Ricci on the chart I knew you would be here for your husband.” I really wanted to correct him but it's not the time or place. The doctor guides us to his room right away.
He doesn't look as bad as I was imagining. I mean he was lying on the floor for we don't know how long. We sit in the chairs provided, Daniel asks what happened.
We just told him that our housekeeper called telling us Alex was unconscious by the pool, she guessed he slipped and fell, there was a lot of blood to corroborate it.
“God Alex what were you thinking?” What? “When he was pregnant I made sure he had a guard on him. He never was allowed to go anywhere by himself. Once he tried to go to the pool, I was so pissed he doesn't realize how dangerous it was.”
“We also couldn't travel which he hated because it was normal how we would always travel ever since college. That was a big fight we had but I just wanted to keep him safe.”
You were a great husband, he nodded his head. I looked at Daniel, so Daniel… Alex told us Brielle wanted you in the wedding. Well we thought it wasn't a good idea because…”No no I get it”, It's just… “no I got it.”
“If there is anything I could help with just let me know.”
There is one thing, what? The reception, we need a place for that. “Well where do you want the reception?” By the beach I say.
“If that's what you want, I will do that for you.” The wedding is going to be after he gives birth, he doesn't think he will fit into a suit. “Oh I understand that also, he said the same thing for our wedding we can just get it custom made.”
“Would that be okay?” Daniel, thank you that would be great. “It's the least I can do, I did ruin his life.” Can't believe I'm comforting him but here goes nothing.
No you didn't, you don't know how happy he was. He loved your life together and he hated himself thinking he got you killed. “It was my fault we had a huge fight, and when I was coming home with flowers and chocolate. I was in an accident, all I could think about was, I'm not going to see my baby girl or husband ever again.”
When I came to, I saw my father and he told me the worst news, he tears up. He told me someone was trying to kill my family and that I had to stay away to keep them safe, the worst decision I have ever needed to make.
When I finally could be with them you were already there. You were a part of their lives, I always kept an eye on them of course.
“To be honest I was kind of hoping you messed up in some way because then I could be with him. We could be a family again, but then you moved in together and got engaged. You guys will soon be married, I'm not trying to mess that up in any way. He loves you guys, he would never try anything to jeopardize your relationship.”
How did you know? “I guessed you would think that but it's true. We decided after our divorce we would just become friends, I mean we were once long ago.”
That was a lot, I see why Alex loved the man, hell he almost seems perfect.
“It's getting late so I think we better be going”. Yes of course, how do you know the doctor so well? “Let's just say I have been to this hospital many times.” What the hell is Daniel into?
We go our separate ways, Daniel and Brielle in their car, or SUV you know the one in all the spy movies. Maybe he is in the FBI or the CIA or something in the government, that would make sense because it's so dangerous.
I head home, once I pull into our driveway I just sit there. A couple minutes later I got out of my trance. I just keep on thinking what if? It doesn’t lead anywhere good.
I need to get some rest so I can go to the hospital as soon as I get up. When I get into the house I do my nightly routine.
I fell asleep, it’s weird not having Alex in my arms.
