HayleyThe sky is dark and the stars are out before everyone finally heads out. To say I am tired is an understatement. I am emotionally and physically drained. Finding out you are going to be the mother of three little babies is no joke. Apart from that, you have known their father for less than a year and even though he is perfect in every way, people change. What if he figures out I’m not what he wants? So on what should be one of the happiest days of my life, I am plagued with insecurities.Like everything else he does, Xander has embraced being a dad. It’s heart warming how excited he is. I am too, but I think I’m more scared than anything else.Xander volunteered to take the animals out for a toilet break while I shower. It is amazing how quickly my pets have taken to him, myself as well I guess. I have to trust you to leave my pets with you and I trust Xander…with everything.The water feels amazing against my tired body an

Xander  Fuck but my life feels amazing. I should be scared at the prospect of having three kids at once but surprisingly I am not. I know how rare triplets are and I am so excited to meet them. Will they all look alike? Will they all be the same sex or will we get a mix of both? Financially, I can take care of these babies and physically and every other way, I want Hayley and I want these babies. I don’t know what I did to deserve this but I am grateful for my blessings. The car ride to Hayley’s work today was amazing. It made me realise how lucky I am that she came into my life. I listened to her talk about her family and I see why she’s so serious. Why she’s so responsible. I understand her fears and insecurities better than she thinks because I love her. I fucking love her…more than I imagined possible. My phone rings and I press answer on the cars

HayleyThe door swings open and I freeze in shock. I expect to see Tash but standing in the doorway with a bottle of water is not Tash but Keith and not just any Keith, but a very badly beaten up Keith. I barely recognise him.“Whoa, what are you going to do with that?” he says, pointing to the statue and holding his hands in the air as if he comes in peace. I stare at him for a moment, still in shock not quite knowing what to say.“Keith, why am I here? Where’s Tash?” I croak out, my voice cracking from the dryness of my throat. I raise the statue in my hand higher as he takes a step closer.“I will answer all your questions Hayley but I think you need to drink some water first,” he says as he offers me the bottle of water.“What? So you can drug me again”“No. I won’t do that again. I’m sorry. It was necessary at the time. Look…,” he says opening the bottle and taking

KyleI hang up with Henry and walk back into the waiting room. I enter just as the doctor arrives. She isn’t all smiles and I know immediately something is off.“Mr Dominic, your Gran is out of surgery but we did encounter some complications during surgery. Her blood pressure spiked and we struggled to stabilize her. She is stable for now but she hasn’t regained consciousness post op. In lame mans terms…she is in a coma. We don’t know if its temporary yet but we will monitor her closely. Rest assured we will do everything we can for your grandmother.”The three of us just stare at her. Tyler is closer to Xander. He wraps and arm around his shoulder pulling him closer and telling everything is going to be fine.“How the fuck did this happen?” I hear Xander ask.How the fuck do I tell him about Hayley?“Can I see her now?” Xander asks the doctor.“Yes, follow me but I’m afraid i

Hayley In the middle of nowhere. That’s where I am. I quickly shake the feeling of desolation that comes over me. I have to get back to Xander. I have so much to live for. There has to be a car around here somewhere. “I didn’t go through all this trouble just to let you go so easily honey." I hear Keith’s voice from the open doorway. There is a trickle of blood running down his forehead but it doesn’t seem to bother him. I quickly turn, feeling dizzy again, to see him pointing a gun at me. “I’m going to let what you just did slide and put it down to shock but don’t you ever fucking do that to me again Haley. I promise you, you won’t like the consequences. Now get your ass back in this house or I will drag you back.” I want to tell him to fuck off but I haven’t regained my strength and I still