Semua Bab Love & Fate Series: The Thrown Away Girl: Bab 171 - Bab 180

Becca's POVThe air was thick as I walked into the diner. There was so much pressure in my head, I'm starting to see spots. The last thing I want is to have a panic attack in front of an audience. I feel like I'm glass right now, just about to shatter.Get it together Becca! I chastise myself. He can't do anything to you! Just find out what the hell he wants and then leave."Dr. Chase, how are you today?" Linda, the diner's owner, came out to greet me. She's known me since I was in diapers and is a good friend of my parents. She's always been so proud of me, and she even threw me a party when I got my Doctor of Pharmacy degree. And while I keep telling her she doesn't have to call me doctor, she has always insisted."Hi, Linda. I'm as good as can be expected. Zach wanted to talk. Hope you don't mind?" I ask, unsure if she's okay with us using her facility to 'talk.' I really don't want this to be a big production. I was just hoping for something quite... And fast."Of course, dear. I'

Becca's POVAn annoying beeping has me trying to piece things together. There is only one place I know that has that persistent beep. But how did I end up in the hospital?No, this is not my first time in a hospital, and it probably won't be my last. But I like to know why I'm in the place meant for the dying. The stringent smell stings my nose, and that damn cuff is cutting off my circulation in my arm. The crisp sheets are pulled up to my chest. My fingers twitch against the rough blanket, all confirming what I was afraid of.My head hurts and my body aches through the haze of heavy medication, but I push through it, trying to remember how... I went to meet Zachary at the diner. We had an argument. And then...And then my eyes shoot open, and I groan in pain. But I'm too nervous to close my eyes, as I search the room. I'm starting to panic now. Is he here with me right now?But I freeze, because what I see confuses me. It's not Zach and his freezing brown eyes and hard features tell

I know for a fact that when Zach punishes it is no light matter. The fact I ended up in the hospital and he was in jail at all is already going to spark something dark inside of him.Brody looks frustrated. "Are you sure? You could ask for a restraining order, and if he violates it, we can put him away. I can keep you safe, Becca," he tries to reassure me.I swallowed hard. I know he is trying to help me out, and a restraining order is something I've never actually considered before. Would it work though? That wouldn't be a bad idea... But still... "Can I think about it?" I ask."Of course," Brody sighs in relief. "I need to ask, has he done this before?"I'm confused. What does he mean? Has he hit me before? Has he threatened me? Has he caused me panic attacks? The question to all of those is yes, but what question is he actually asking?"What?" I ask for clarification."Put you in the hospital?" He looks angry at the thought, but there is something in his eyes that tells me he alrea

And then, she was taken from my hands by the EMT's. I was relieved, if not a little... disappointed. I know they are better at this stuff than I am. They will take care of her. But that doesn't mean I wont be seeing her soon. I still need to talk to her."Where are you taking her?" I ask as they strap her body into the gurney."She'll be going to Overlake," he stated as he pushes her out the door.I watch as they slide her in the back of the ambulance.I huff as I look down at my hands covered in blood. I grab another napkin and scrub my hands, but the blood stains. I can't stay here. I need answers... And I need to make sure she is okay.Charlie looks over at me with understanding in his eyes. "Go ahead, I'll get a ride back to the station. I've got him, man.""Thanks. Keep me updated," I say, rushing to my car, wishing I'd had my bike with me today instead. I need the adrenaline rush to help me focus. Right now everything seems... wrong. I don't understand this feeling at all.I end

Becca's POVI saw the exact moment his walls cracked and all his professionalism came crumbling down. He'd tried so hard to keep that wall up, to keep everything professional, just like I do. But nothing could've stopped him from falling for my baby girl and that kiss.I swear it was the sweetest thing I've ever seen. He seemed to freeze, and then he just... cracked and gushed over my baby girl, calling her his little Lucy. I don't know if he meant to do that, to claim my daughter as his own, but it didn't make me mad in the slightest.There was a sparkle in his eyes as he flirted with my little girl. And the look she gave him? She was full of happy giggles. I don't know when I've seen her bond with someone so fast. It's normally hit or miss these days. She's either flirty, or it's stranger danger... But I'm going to take it as my daughter has good instincts and is a good judge of character, because I trust him with her.I couldn't take my eyes off them. I don't know why this felt so.