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"He ainst my chest

"What was that, Sunshine? Whatwith the movement "Zac… He finally moved" A sob escapes her mouth, and the sound of it is so intense that I have to close my eyes at the depth of her emotions "He finally moved when you talked He wouldn’t ain, her crying getting even stronger

I scan the roo--that can help me take her pain away When I co her slowly in ainst hers

E a feels that Maddox handed her against the deep wounds

When the room fills with cops and paramedics, I finally let some of the tension leave my body Until I know that Chelcie and Zac are okay, I don’t think I’ll be able to release it all Knowing that this could have ended differently is the only thing that is keeping ht now

They’re safe

And I’ll never let her out of ht now

Five hours later, we’re sitting in her hospital room She won’t let me leave her side--not that I have any plans to--so I lie with a good half of e of her narrow hospital bed Our hands are laced together over her sto around the room A constant reminder for us that he is okay Safe within hisher arlass had done They closed the cut on her eyebroith glue since it wasn’t as deep They want to keep her overnight for observation, which I readily agreed to Just being here isthe sounds of our son, alive and thriving, reaffirer

When I listened to her soft whispers telling the detectives what had happened, I had a hard tiether I want to find Sarah Jane and physically hurt her Watch her suffer like she rabs hts back She wouldn’t wantby her hysterical screaet her out of her coht to a mental hospital

"I’ my forehead before I can move back to look into her eyes

"I was scared, baby, but I would have fought even longer I will never let anything or anyone come between us"

I lean in and press htly in the back of her throat like she always does when I kiss her like this

I pull back and look at her in question "How are you dealing with all of this? Do you want to talk about it?"