Take me, I am yours의 모든 챕터: 챕터 81 - 챕터 90

Upon waking up, I descend the stairs and embark on the task of cooking breakfast for him, a first-time endeavour that miraculously avoids any burning mishaps. Just as I'm finishing up, he makes his way downstairs. "That smells like food that is not burnt," he remarks with a chuckle, observing me as I swiftly complete the cooking process. "How did this happen?" I laugh and meet his gaze, revealing that two weeks away from him had its advantages. "Jennifer happened. Instead of cooking for me, I got her to teach me how to cook," I explain. He looks at me with a mixture of surprise and amusement. "Well, that turned out better than I planned." I serve up the food and join him at the table to eat. "Now, can you tell me about what happened?" I gaze at him, aware that he can't provide all the details but hoping for an explanation of how he sustained such injuries. "The new guy on the team got us into a bad situation; he bolted, and we had to fight our way out of it. We were delayed because of

"Well, there is a heartbeat." He smiles, and together we hear the heart beating."And there is a second heartbeat." He turns, smiling at us, moving it again so we could hear the other heartbeat. Lying, I take it in. Are there two? Sean looks worried."The baby has two hearts? How is that even possible?" He looks at me with concern."No, sir, you have two healthy babies with two healthy heartbeats." The man is smiling at Sean, who now looks frozen."I can see from this you are around 14 weeks; I will print off pictures and a video for you." Sean finally looks up."Can you see if they are girls or boys?" Sean asks, looking at the screen in amazement."Too early, unfortunately; they are wrapped around each other, so it's even harder to tell." Sean smiled even more than before. It amazes me that no matter how much I thought I loved him, he kept surprising me by making me love him even more. Getting in the car, I am still in shock. We get home, and we have a couple of hours before he has

A hesitant knock echoes through the room, and our collective gaze fixates on the door, an unspoken understanding that none of us wants to be the one to open it. The thought lingers: Why would Sean be knocking?A surge of tears threatens to spill from my eyes, an ominous feeling settling in. Deep down, I sense his absence, and it weighs heavily on my heart.John rises to answer the door, returning with Steve, the usually lively Steve now devoid of his usual jokes, laughter, and playful winks. His demeanour is sombre, his gaze lowered, and I brace myself for the inevitable words I'm about to hear."I'm sorry," Steve begins, his voice heavy with sorrow. "We lost Sean. K-Lex sparked a fight, shots were fired, and barrels exploded around us. We scattered, but Sean... he was gone."The words hang in the air, and as Steve's head drops, my world shatters. It feels as if everything that tethered me to this life has been abruptly severed. The pain is unbearable, and I sense myself unravelling,

"When I woke up, he was still seated on my bed, providing a reassuring presence as I leaned against him. I smiled, appreciating his role as my anchor during these challenging times. Heading downstairs, I found Beatrice in the kitchen, preparing a drink."Everything okay?" she enquired, her expression reflecting genuine concern."Yeah, just had that recurring dream again," I replied with a nonchalant shrug, hoping the dreams would eventually subside. As we got ready for the day, John descended the stairs."Ready to go?" I asked him."Are you sure? It's the scan, and I don't think it would be right for me to be there," he hesitated, considering his role in the absence of Sean, who would have been a significant figure in the children's lives. Smiling, I reassured him."Yes, I'm sure. Come on; you can call your mom with the news afterward," I suggested, seeing a spark of joy in his eyes."Okay, give me 5 minutes, and I'll be ready."As he hurried upstairs, we waited patiently for his retu

Sean rushes to my side, pushing John away. He looks disheveled—clothes torn, dirty, with long, unkempt hair. He appears thin, as if he hasn't bathed or eaten since he left. Tears stream down his face as he squeezes my hand while I bring our babies into the world, their cries filling the room. Beatrice stands there in shock, trying to comprehend what has happened."Sean, go home, clean up, and come back," Beatrice instructs, her gaze fixed on him. "They won't even let you touch the babies in that state."I'm too exhausted to agree; both babies are born, healthy, and taken for examination. I lack the energy to inquire about his well-being. I black out, and when I wake up, he's sitting beside me, looking clean but thin, his body altered from what I remember. Anger wells up inside me; I want to yell, scream, and lash out at him. Staring at him, he cradles the girls in his arms, tears streaming down his face."Sean" I just stare, unable to think if this is real or not, is it really him?"I