Page 99 of Need You To Choose Me

Reluctantly, I pull back. Closing the door, I jog to the driver’s side and slip inside.

The boys are already sitting in the back, neither of them saying anything as we drive to the hospital. My fingers clench around the steering wheel as my gaze darts to Savannah every few seconds.

We’re almost there when Savannah stirs next to me. I all but jump out of my seat.

“Blondie?” I glance at her, feeling my heartbeat speed up as I shift my attention between the road and her. The last thing I needed was to get us all killed.

She groans softly.

“C’mon baby, open those pretty blue eyes for me,” I urge, my palm falling to her knee and giving her a gentle squeeze.

“B-Blake?” she croaks out, and it’s the most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard.

She blinks a few times, her eyes slowly opening.

“Savannah!” Levi cries out from the back, the relief I’m feeling evident in his voice. “You’re awake. I was so scared.”

Savannah tries to push up, but the seat belt holds her in place. “What happened?”

I tighten my hold on her. “Don’t try to move, we’re almost there.”

“Where? What’s going on?”

“You fainted.”

Her eyes widen, making her skin seem even paler as she places her hand against her stomach. “B-baby?”

“There was no bleeding.” I rub my thumb over the inside of her knee. I could feel her anxiety, and I knew it wasn’t helping at all. “At least not from what I could see, but I want the doctors to check you out. Just so we’re sure.”

Savannah swallows audibly and nods. “Okay.” Those big blue eyes meet mine. “Blake, what if?—”

“No.” I shake my head before she can even finish. “You’re okay. Youbothare okay.”

Nothing else is an option.

SAVANNAH

“The heartbeat is nice and strong.” The young technician smiles. With a press of a few buttons, a strongwhooshingsound fills the room.

A soft whimper escapes me. I cover my mouth and tilt my head back to find the same relief I’m feeling written all over Blake’s face. His shoulders relax visibly, and he closes his eyes for a second as his fingers grip mine tightly.

Our baby is fine.

That one thought echoes inside my head. I didn’t care about anything else except for that.

She nods absentmindedly as she continues looking at the screen. “Everything seems to be in perfect order and progressing as it should based on how far along you are.”

“You’re fine,” Blake echoes as if he needed to reassure himself. “After she fell… I just needed to make sure they were okay.”

“It’s completely understandable.” The technician removes the wand from my stomach and hands me a paper towel which I gratefully take. Or I would if Blake wasn’t faster. He gently pushes my hand away and cleans all the goo from my stomach. “Based on the scan, the baby looks fine. We’re still waiting for the lab results to see what might have caused this.” She takes off her gloves and tosses them to the garbage. “The doctor should be with you shortly with more info.”

We thank her as she leaves the room. Blake tosses the tissues away and tugs my shirt in place.

“You know, I could have done that, right?” I try to force out a smile, but it falls flat.

Blake just stares at me silently, his hand cupping my cheek. And then his eyes meet mine, and I can see all the emotions that he’s been pushing back until now reflected in his irises.

“I was so fucking scared, Savannah,” he croaks out. “I heard the commotion, so I rushed downstairs. Daniel was yelling, and you were pale as a ghost, and then you fell…” He shakes his head. “I was so fucking scared that something had happened to you or the baby.”

---