Marriage Of Convenience

Chapter 23: Hospital Bound

Jae's POV...

After spending some time with my two lovely princesses I changed my clothes and headed back to the hospital to see my wife. Outside the hospital, I sat in my car and said a prayer for my wife to return to her daughter and me. I hopped out of my car and walked into the hospital feeling confident that McKenna would make her way back to us.

I see Ronan standing outside of McKenna's room arguing with one of the bodyguards that Jared had assigned to her care while She's in the hospital. "Let me in to see her now!" He orders the tall, buff guard that wasn't paying him any attention. He just looked at Ronan with a cold expression on his face. "You're going to be in big trouble buddy when you find out who I am!" He then threatens the guard.

"And by whom is he supposed to be getting in trouble for doing his job?" I asked with anger in my voice.

"Umm... Umm... Nobody." Ronan stuttered.

"Go home, Ronan!" I commanded. I was not in the right mindset or in the mood to be dealing with him right now.

"But I wanted to see how McKenna is doing?" Ronan says. He sounded like he didn't understand that I didn't give a flying fuck about what he wanted. Maybe this delusional fucker really thinks that he and I were close friends.

"You are not allowed now or anytime in the near future anywhere near my family. Right now all you or anybody else needs to know is that I'm always going to be here to protect my wife and to take care of all of her needs.

"I thought that you and I were friends, Jae," He replies sounding hurt.

"When it comes to my wife and family safety I have a limit to whom I consider a friend. If you're not a close family member don't even bother coming anywhere near my family or me." I tell this dense in the head motherfucker then walk into McKenna's hospital room. She was still lying on the bed in a coma.

I walked a little closer to the bed to gaze at her lying there as if she was in a peaceful slumber. A few seconds then strolled over to the window and opened the curtains to allow the sunshine to filter into the room. I was hoping that it would get rid of the dismal and gloomy atmosphere that was wrapping around me like a cold winter blanket.

I hear my wife's soft melodic voice float into the air while I had my back to her opening the blinds. Time and my surroundings seemed to move at a snail pace while I stood there like a statue.

"Jae, honey?" She called out to me again.

Turning in slow motion towards her, I responded by saying, "thank you," then rushed to her side.

"Are you mad at me?" She asked in a weak and shaky voice. I was gazing intently into a set of uncertain eyes that were shattering my soul into dozens of miniature pieces. My words were being lodged in my throat and thick tears were forming in my eyes as I stood there wondering how could the woman who was my reason for living, for breathing even think that I hated her.

"Jae answer me please!" She begged. Her honest plea let me know that she needed me to make her believe that I would never feel anything but love and admiration for her for as long as I live.

"Sweetheart, I love you and I'm eternally grateful that you decided to come back to us," I say while placing my face inches from hers.

"How can you still love me after what I've done?" McKenna wailed then tried to look away from me.

"You are not responsible for what some sick bastard had set out to do, McKenna," I state while holding both sides of her face in the palm of my hands.

"But our child would still be safe inside of me if I had just stayed at your parent's house with you." She grievously spat. "How can you still look at or most of all love me after what has happened?"

I can do so because I love you unconditionally. I loved you before I even knew you were pregnant. I'm not saying that I didn't fall in love with you even more after finding out that you were carrying my child inside you. What I am saying is that there's nothing in this world that can ever change how I feel about you. Yes, it hurts me that our child is no longer here with us but I cannot in good conscious blame you for what someone else has done." I declare then leans over and kiss McKenna on her slightly swollen bruised lips.

"Are we going to be able to pull through this together?" She then questioned me with fat tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Of course we are sweetheart. As long as we still love each other and keep the communication going on between the two of us we can get through anything. I know that there will be plenty of trying times for us but I promise you I will never give up on us. I will keep pushing forward even if at times you want to throw in the towel."

"I will never give up on you or our family," McKenna replies with a sleepy yawn escaping past her lips.

"Rest for a little while babe. I'll be right here when you open those beautiful eyes again." I tell her before kissing her on her forehead than on the lips.

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