Page 78 of Shattered Hope
I chuckled. “Jayden won’t let me run away.”
Madeleine laughed. “No… he’s a very tenacious man, my son. When he truly wants something, he doesn’t let anyone nor anything stand in his way.”
The nurses interrupted us, and Madeleine stepped aside while they checked on me, making sure I had my meds and was comfortable enough.
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“The doctors would like to run a few more blood tests, so I’ll take some of your blood if you don’t mind,” one of the nurses announced, and I frowned.
“Is it really necessary?” I asked, not very pleased with the idea.
“They think it is. We also need to know when was your last period.”
My frown became even deeper as I remembered I never went to the pharmacy for the morning after pill. Jayden had been careful after that, but not that first night.
I paled, barely controlling the urge to check if I was bleeding. If I had been pregnant, there was no chance in hell I still was… not after all Daniel’s kicks and punches.
“It’s been a while…” I stammered, struggling with the knot in my throat strangling me.
The nurse patted my hand. “Let’s run the tests before we jump to conclusions,” she advised, with a kind smile.
But it was too late. My mind was already going through every single second of my time with Daniel, trying to find out what could have happened. But the nurse was right… I had to stop.
The nurses left the room, and Madeleine looked at me, worried.
I managed to give her a shaky smile.
She pulled her cell phone from her purse. “You know what? I’ll call my lawyer. He has tons of experience with foundations, and he’s the right person to assist us with this,” she said, with a brighter smile.
“Are you sure of this? Don’t you think you should give it a thought before you call your lawyer?” I asked her, astounded.
“No… this is just what we need, right now. A goal for you to focus on and in the short run, it will be a great way to help people. There’s nothing else to think about,” she assured me.
A few moments later, she was on the phone with a man called Geoffrey discussing what we had in mind for the foundation. She had him on speaker, so I could participate in the conversation, though I was still amazed by how fast Madeleine was moving with is.
We were still talking about it when Jayden arrived a little before lunch.
Madeleine said goodbye with a smile. “I’ll let you know as soon as I have news from Geoffrey. I think he’s more excited with it than us,” she said, as she walked to the door.
Jayden stopped her, taking her by the arm. “What are you talking about?”
She kissed his cheek and smiled. “I’ll let Ailani explain it to you.”
Once she was gone, he turned to look at me, cocking his eyebrow. “Care to explain?”
“Well… your mother and I had an idea… and she seems to think it will work… I still think we should think it through… but she was so excited about it, she called her lawyer…” I rambled, not making that much sense.
Jayden raised his hands. “Hold on… why don’t you start by telling me what’s this idea about?”
I wriggled my hands, not sure what he was going to think about the whole thing. Would he consider it an intrusion? My way to get into his family?
“Well… we were talking about what happened. She asked me why I hadn't asked for help from one of the programs that help women in my situation to escape abusive husbands. I told her I didn’t know of one that perhaps she should start one, with all her experience,” I managed to explain. “One thing led to the other, and she decided to do it… with my help and Geoffrey’s.”
“She’s making a new foundation? To help women on the run? And you’ll be helping her?”
“Yes… I mean… if you think that’s a good idea… your mother is already going at lightspeed…” I was clearly overwhelmed and a bit afraid of his reaction, but so far, he was only smiling. As if he loved the idea.
“It’s a great idea. Count me in for everything you might need,” he assured me. “How are you feeling today?”
