EMILY'S POV
I woke up to the sound of the monitor beeping, opening my eyes to see the unfamiliar environment….my heart raced.
I tried to get up but I felt an unbearable pain in my stomach.
"Thank goodness you are finally awake, I was getting worried already" Dave exclaimed with relief.
He stood up from the chair and walked towards me, looking at me with those gentle eyes I have longed for.but something didn't add up.
His eyes where looking at me with something like guilt, they weren't focused as he was trying to conceal something from me.
"What am i doing here? What happened to me Dave?"
I was begining to feel a formidable fear creeping in.
He knelt down with saddened expression " I'm sorry, I couldn't protect you, I couldn't protect our child Emily, I know I hurt you and if I have to spend the rest of my life atoning for it, then so be it…i will stay by your side this time… just please let me fix this…please" he sobbed.
I was dumbstruck for a moment.
My hand flew to my belly, my child…..our child was gone, the child couldnt stand Dave's betrayal and left us.
I cried bitterly, I felt terrible.
Was this the end? Wasn't I unlucky enough?
Why does it have to be this way?
Why does everything I needed always taken away? What then was my purpose for living?
Atone for his sins?....is that even enough for the pain, hopelessness and heartbreak that i have been subjected to?
" Dave haven't you done enough yet?...is this the kind of way you love me?...I lost the baby because of your careless and nonchalant behavior." I roared with tears falling down my face, trembling.
" Baby I won't leave this time, I will stay by your side, you can rest assured." He begged me still on his knees.
If I say I wasn't move I lied, it's been too long since he talked to me lovely like this, looking at his dropped shoulders, those lips that kissed me with tenderness and longing back then, I cried even more.
" Dave make me understand, what happens now that I lost the baby, you will stay now, what about later on? Will you be leaving me again?" My emotions were spiralling out of control.
"Let's get married, start over in a clean slate, please… i wont leave you anymore" He said with all seriousness.
Dave always knows how to get me hooked up on him continuously but this was different, he actually proposed to marry me!
"What….Dave are you playing another joke on me again?"
"No, it's been way too long between us. Let's get married Emily, I'm tired of running away."
"What…is it because I lost the baby that you want to finally get married to me?....am I a joke to you?" I yelled.
" It's not what you think, the loss of the child has made me realized how much pain you have endured and I want to use this time to bring happiness back into our relationship, please give me this chance to love you as your husband and not just as your boyfriend….I want to be good for you please" he stood up and hugged me into his warm embrace while i cried.
We stayed in that position for some time, I cried while he continued to coax me until I fell asleep.
LEO'S POV
I saw when Dave rushed Emily into the hospital, I couldn't go see her because I was attending to a patient in my world.
I was restless although the section with the patient, I left immediately after concluding with the patient's diagnosis.
I learnt from a junior colleague that she had a miscarriage and she is in the the regular ward.
My heart trembled with a pain that felt like I was being cut open with a knife, so she was pregnant with his child….that means that day i saw her in the hospital, she came for a check up!
It explains that painful expression she had on then….damn it.
She should have been mine!
I walked towards her ward but I stopped when I heard their voice, they were arguing.
I didn't mean to eavesdrop on them but what caught my attention was what Dave said, he wanted to marry her!
What is that guy planning again this time around? Shouldn't he just let her go?
"Well she wouldn't let him go either even if he rejects her" I muttered to myself.
I couldn't stand their conversation anymore and I left raging with jealousy, cursing myself for not finding her earlier.
EMILY'S POV
When I woke up this time, I wasn't in the hospital anymore I was on the sofa on Dave's apartment, it's been a week now since I had the miscarriage.
I wanted to reach out to Dera and tell her what happened but I decided against it, I will tell her later.
I sat up immediately, looking around the house.
I smelt something delicious coming from the kitchen, Dave came it with a tray of food, not just any food but my favorite meal….pasta.
"Woken up little princess?" He teased me with a charming smile while placing the tray on top of the table close to me.
"How are you feeling now, any better?" He asked with care.
I didn't say anything, I just stared at him quietly, he was still as handsome as ever.
I answered him by nodding my head twice.
He chuckled " okay baby since you are still in pain then allow me to feed you, will you"
My face turned red immediately.
He laughed out loud.
"Stop laughing" I said still with a slightly red face.
He fed me till I was full and carried me into the bedroom placing me carefully on the bed.
His gaze this time was intense with need.
" Baby it's been a long time since we did it" he said while fondling with my breasts, I couldn't help but moan.
I also needed him too, his touch, the way he is extra attentive to my sensitive parts, gush….I miss it all and right now I'm not gonna hold back anymore.
I kissed him fiercely, while his hands went in between my thighs, caressing it before he pushed a finger into my core.
I gasped as he increased his pace as he fingered me.
When I was almost at the point of climaxing, he withdrew his fingers and thrusted into me.
I didn't expect it, I moaned wildly, I felt full and he stilled himself until he started to move, giving me deep thrusts.
We made love for several rounds, until we slept off…it wasn't sex, it was a symbol of forgiveness and recovery between us.
I felt at peace for the first time since two months ago, I didn't want the morning to come, I wanted time to freeze this moment forever.
When morning came, Dave got up and planted a kiss on my forehead before walking into the bathroom with his phone ringing.
I woke up immediately as if I sensed something was off.
Why will someone be calling him around 5am in the morning?
I quickly got up and tiptoed to the bathroom door and pressed my ears to hear what he was saying.
"Kenny this isn't funny….what do you mean by you are pregnant?"
I couldn't breath properly, I was once again being played a cruel joke on once more.
"The other woman is pregnant with his child" I trembled and sat down on the floor still shocked by what I just heard Dave say…..didnt he say he ended things with her already?
The bathroom door opened and Dave came out with a small smile on his face but his face quickly darkened when he saw me.
It dawned on him that I have heard everything he said in there.