Page 152 of The Betrayal

“Here are your drinks.” The waiter returns, and our hands slip apart as he places our drinks onto the table, he pulls out his pad ready to take our order, but I'm not hungry anymore.

I am obsessed with her. Wholly.

My wife. My soulmate. My best friend.

CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR

ARIZONA

I want to say I had the best night’s sleep last night, but I would be lying. Shock.

I slept awfully but I think a lot of it was to do with nerves. I had to go into hospital for a couple of weeks so they could keep me monitored and I hated the idea of being away from everyone. And when I say everyone, I mean Keaton.

I needed to tell my dad and the girls, but honestly, I just didn't want to at the moment. My dad was in his newborn bubble and I just feel like everything that has my name attached to it is drama.

“Ready?” Keaton asks me as he loads my bag into the trunk of the car, and I nod.

I'm not. But I have to do what is best for me and the babies. I need to stop being selfish for a moment.

Kyra said that Keaton is welcome to live in the room with me, but I told him not to. The odd sleepover, yes, but he is so busy at work, and I don't want him to fall even more behind because of me.

Climbing into the jeep, Keaton leans over and straps me in and makes sure the seatbelt sits under my bump.

“Do we have everything?” I ask as he pulls onto the road.

“Yes baby, we checked the bag three times.”

“What about the babies’ stuff.”

“It's all prepped, remember? Let's just focus on you yeah. Everything else can be handled when it needs to be,” his hand slips between my thighs and I know he is right.

I sigh as I watch the trees blur past the window and anxiety swarms in my tummy, my heart thumping harder with each mile that brings us closer to the hospital.

“Everything will be okay,” Keaton says as we pull into a space outside the hospital. I feel a little at ease already seeing that where I will be staying doesn't look too much like a hospital. Pushing the car into park, Keaton is out and by my side within seconds as he helps me out.

“I am hungry,” Keaton rolls his eyes, laughing softly as he shakes his head from side to side.

“I have spent all morning asking what you want and you told me nothing because you were not hungry, and as soon as we get here, you choose to be hungry now?”

“It's not my fault, it's the babies,” I shrug my shoulders up.

“Let's get you settled then I will go and get you whatever you want,” he steps towards me, placing a soft kiss on my forehead and I tame the butterflies he makes me feel every single time.

Hand in hand, he leads me into the hospital.

“Okay, so checks are done, one of my nurses will be back in a couple of hours to check on you,” Kyra smiles as she pops my chart back at the foot of the bed.

“I'm going to run out and grab Arizona some food and snacks, is that okay?”

“Of course,” she turns her body towards me and smiles, “of course, Ari will have the option to eat here too and I swear, the food is really good. Plus, the chocolate pudding is to die for,” she winks at me, “I’ll see you soon,” and then she's gone.

“You okay?” Keaton sits on the edge of my bed and tucks a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

I nod.

“Do you want me to call your dad?”

“No, leave it for the minute. He has enough going on with having a new born at home. You tell him, he will panic and then be up here. I don't want to stress him out.”