Chapter 52-2"So, what is it you wanted to talk to us about again?" Damon asks getting straight to the point.Damon and I arrived at Anastasia’s apartment five minutes ago, she has asked us if we wanted something to drink five times already, we both declined. Damon and I have the day off and we want to get back to our women. Damon wants to help Jessica out with the boys and get Anna from school whereas I want to get back to Sadie because she has been sick all morning and I would not even have come if it was for Sadie insisting, I leave her alone.Anastasia smiles awkwardly. "I wanted to ask you guys something..." she says softly "I'm not even sure you'll be able to help me, but I don't know what to do anymore." she sighs and slumps in her chair.I give it some thought. "What do you want Anastasia?" I ask."Do you think Axel has feelings for me? Or will he ever have feelings for me?" she asksDamon and I share a look. "I say this all the time but who knows what Axel is actually feeling
Chapter 53Sadie Wilde – GoldingPOVSitting in my living room with my best friend. Is the best surprise ever. She returned from her honeymoon two nights ago and did not tell me. When she knocked on the door a little over an hour ago, I could not believe my eyes.“You’re back early…” I comment sipping my tea.Pregnant woman cannot eat a lot of the things I used to chuck down my throat. Like coffee. I was eighty percent coffee before. I feel drained and I cannot even have coffee for the next seven months. I cannot wait to be a human being again.“Yeah, we had to come back early. I got sick and we were miserable.” She says sipping her tea.“Food poisoning?” I ask.She shakes her head. “I was at the doctors yesterday and guess what, it seems like our babies will be best friends growing up and a lot closer in age than you can imagine…” she says.I frown. “You’re pregnant?” I asked in shock.She nods with a wide smile on her face.“You couldn’t deal with not working with me could you, so y
EpilogueOne week later…Sadie Wilde – GoldingPOVI sit on the sofa waiting for the phone call from the lab with the results of our baby gender. Beckett is at work; he did not want to sit around waiting for the phone call the way I am. I called Tia in so she could sit around anxious with me. They said they would call today, they did not say what time, so I have been up since give this morning…“So, how’s Axel now?” Tia asks sensing I was overanxious all morning.“He got the results back a couple of days ago, River is his daughter. She needs to stay in the hospital for the next three weeks.” I tell her.“And the girl? The mother? How is she?” she asks.I sigh. “She has a surgery today to repair her spinal cord, then next week they have to repair her legs. Each day is a fight. Axel has been with her every day. It is heart breaking to watch him, he feels guilty because he does not remember her.” I explain the situation to her.Honestly, the doctors are not quite sure if Olivia will make
BONUS SCENEBECKETT AND SADIE’S WEDDING DAYFIVE MONTHS LATER…Sadie Wilde – GoldingPOVToday is one of the best days of my life. Beckett and I are finally getting married. We have spent the last five months planning for this day, I cannot believe it is finally here. I finally get to walk down the aisle, I did not think marriage and kids were in the cards for me, yet in two months I give birth to a little girl, Oakley Megan King… that is the name we chose for our little girl.I watch Beckett sleep. I could not help myself. I tear falls down my face. I could not help it. I am just so happy. I am happy that I have the life I did not even know I wanted. How would I have known that this would be my life. I did not even know I wanted children, not until I heard her heartbeat and when I felt her kick for the first time. It was all so magical and doing it with a man who loves me more than anything in the world.When Beckett planned our wedding, we knew we were not going to do the whole trad
Jennifer Lopez – on my way“Always knew you even when I didn'tKnow you, don't make sense, but it doI was on my way to youEvery teardrop fell so heavyHurt like hell but Heaven sent me throughI was on my way to youEvery heartbreak was a yellow brick roadPointing me straight, just taking me homeI was never lost, I was just passing throughI was on my way to you” Alexa walks down the aisle singing pushing the double stroller with the boys. Damon meets them halfway and pushing the stroller from there.“Hope was hopeless, faith was runningDidn't notice you were coming throughYou were on your way tooAnd you don't believe in meant-to-beBut somehow you were meant for me, it's trueYeah, you were on your way too” Alexa hugs me and moves to stand over on the side of the aisle.Anna walks down the aisle next dropping flowers as she walks. I smile seeing how cute my niece looks in her olive-green dress.“Every heartbreak was a yellow brick roadPointing me straight, just taking me home
Sadie KingPOV"Ladies and Gentlemen please welcome Mr and Mrs King" Axel’s voice boomed throughout the hall we have rented out for our big day, true to her word my mom paid for everything. for some reason she actually likes Beckett and approves of everything he does whether it be jumping out of a building for the fact that he doesn’t make a lot of money. My mom wants told me to never marry for love because love is shit. Yet she is fallen in love with my husband in ways I never could have imagined...After my dad read my text message I sent, he called, and he sounded so excited. For me, I felt bad that I was not planning to tell them until a week before the wedding. My mom called soon after cancelling all of her meetings and cases handing them over to her colleagues and she’s been in Chicago ever since. They have stayed in my old apartment.My father and brother helped Beckett pack our house right and we could move in sooner. Angela gave birth four months ago here in Chicago… She gave
Bonus sceneTwo months later…Beckett KingPOV“We do not have any calls right now. Why do not you head on home…” Chief says walking into the kitchen.I shake my head. “No, it’s okay, I can finish off my shift.” I tell him.He takes a bottle of water out of the fridge. “Take the time to spend it with your wife before the baby comes. Once baby’s here you will not have time to yourself.” He tells me.I smile and nod. “Thank you Chief.” I thank him.I get up and walk over to my locker. I change into a jean and tee. I walk out of the station.I smile thinking about the whole week I have off from work, I can spend the whole week with my girl until our baby gets here.Oakley is due next week. My nerves are caught. I cannot believe she is almost here and that I just finished off my last day off work for a while... I only go back to work when Oakley is at least two months old.I get into my car, I got rid of my truck a month ago because it was not safe for Oakley to be in. She was a piece of
PrologueAxel KingPOVI see my father sitting in the garden of the hotel Sadie's parents rented for the night."Pops what you doing out here all by yourself. You know this is hell of a lot creepy old man." I sit beside him.“I’m sitting here thinking about the day I married your mother…” he says softly.I don’t say anything… I wasn't born when they got married, I think Damon was one or two, but I know it was before Beck was born.“When I married your mother, we were so young, she was only eighteen. We were so in love, but I didn’t marry her because I loved her, sure I loved your mother since I laid eyes on her while we were at school together, if I she didn't fall pregnant when she did, I would have waited until we could afford a nice wedding. I would never trade my family for the world, I just feel bad your mom never experienced this..." he gestures around the garden. "I just wanted to give her, her moment that's why I arranged our wedding anniversary ceremony, but I don't feel like