I stayed in the hospital for the whole night and William stayed beside me. He told Mia that he wouldn’t be able to come as he had been caught up in an emergency and asked them to return in the morning because it was not safe for them to come back slone at midnight.
The doctor told us that Jayden is now safe and he will get back his consciousness in the morning and since then I have been waiting for him to gain his sense so that we could talk.
We were still outside his room, where he had been shifted and was constantly under the care of doctors, when one of the nurses came out with the good news.
“He has gained consciousness. He is asking for you”
Me and William shared a look with a wide smile because this was exactly what we were waiting for. Without wasting even a single second, we rushed inside, and I found my baby looking around the hospital room with so much curiosity. He must be confused about the environment.
“Jaden ” I called out softly.
“Mommy…” His tiny hands reached out for me, and with that, the needle stretched, and a small wince left his lips.
I immediately ran to him caressed his head. I didn’t want to hurt him more. William sat on his other side.
“Why is Jayden here, Mommy?” He asked, his little curious eyes shinning and a bit swollen as he had been sleeping for a while.
“Because God wanted to test how how strong my baby is” I told him, “And guess what?”
His eyebrows wiggled.
“You passed the test”
Leaning down, I planted a deep kiss on his forehead.
“How are you feeling?” I asked him.
“Owie hurts, mommy” Jayden pouted, his innocence tugging at my heartstrings.
“It will be fine soon. Be strong” I planted another kiss on his forehead.
“Uncle William” Jayden’s head turned to William.
“We are sorry, Jayden. We left you alone and_”
“Uncle William, Jayden was not looking ” he said. “No, sorry ” and he shook his head.
William smiled and kissed his cheek. William always says that Jayden is ahead of his age. He understands things and behaves like a mature person.
The phone of William started ringing and it was from Mia. William looked at me, and I cocked my head, asking him to pick up the call.
“Where are you, William? We are standing outside the house. We don’t have keys and it is locked” I could hear Mia from the other side of the call.
Closing my eyes, I shook my head, silently asking him not to tell them about the situation.
“Wait, it will call you back” William hung up.
“Jayden is fine. Don’t tell them about the incident yet, they will get stressed. Go back home, open the doors, and then tell them. Also, tell them that Jayden is fine now”
He nodded, understanding me.
“I will be back within half an hour and will bring some food as well. You haven’t had anything since last night ” he said.
“Jayden chips” Jayden chirped.
Squeezing his cheeks and giving one last look to Jayden, he left us to bring the medicines. Jayden wrapped his tiny fingers around my finger. I am sure he must be scared that I would leave him alone in the middle of these machines and strangers.
Only a few minutes passed since William left when the door to the room opened again and Ansell entered.
“Mr. Hero?” Jayden’s eyebrows drew together.
Ansell looked at me as if he were looking for my reaction but when I didn’t stop him, he stepped inside. He brought flowers and fruits with him.
“Mommy, Mr. Hero” Jayden said, looking at me.
As I didn’t react in any way, my baby brought his presence to my attention. I could sense him around even when I was not looking.
He placed the flowers and fruits on the side table sat beside Jayden. I didn’t stop him when he placed his hand over his head and caressed it soothingly.
“What are you doing here?” Jayden asked in broken words.
Ansell’s eyes flicked to me and I could see in them how badly you wanted Jayden to know about the truth of their relationship. I could see the desperation in his eyes, he wanted to hear him calling his dad.
Ansell stayed silent, while Jayden was looking forward to an answer.
“He saved your life, Jayden” I told him.
Jayden’s lips formed a perfect ‘O’. Though I don’t want him to learn about the truth of their relationship, I cannot deny the fact that it was Ansell who saved Jayden’s life. Jayden must know about it.
“He is Jayden’s Daddy?”
Our eyes snapped each other when Jayden referred to him as daddy. My body became as hard as a board.
How could he say that?
Does he know about it?
“Dad… Daddy?” I looked down at Jayden.
“Yes” Jayden nodded. “Daddy protects their kids and he saved Jayden a second time” he said.
I gulped.
I am sure he must be referring to the first time when he came in front of his car and Ansell applied the brake at the night time.
“You’re Jayden’s Daddy?” He asked Ansell when I didn’t reply.
Ansell opened his mouth and my heartbeat picked up. I am not sure what he is going to say but before he could say anything, Marvin came.
I was confused to find here. He called me half an hour ago and I told him that I couldn’t come to the office today. I didn’t tell him about Jayden. How did he come to know?
“Mr. Marvel!’ Jayden exclaimed.
“Mr. Orion?” He was surprised to find Ansell here.
Marvin doesn’t know anything about me or Ansell. Even while handling his drug cases with me, he thought that I didn’t know him but no one knows him better than me.
“Mr. Alexander” Ansell stood up and welcomed him with a small smile.
I know it was a forced one. He doesn’t like Marvin and wants to kill him whatever he sees him but he is controlling himself.
“Do you know each other?” Marvin asked, his eyes moving between me and Ansell.
“William is my old friend” Ansell said casually. “So…”
I released a deep breath.
“Ohhh,” Marvin nodded his head.
Ansell stepped back and Marvin came forward. He also brought flowers and fruits for Jayden. His tiny eyes followed the treat as he placed them beside Ansell’s . I am sure he was looking for chocolates and chips. He doesn’t like fruits.
“How did you know about him?” I asked Marvin.
“You cannot lie, Nara” he said, looking up at me. “Your voice was telling me that you were stressed and to confirm that I called William after you and he told me everything about Jayden’s accident”
Ohh!
“You should have told me about him earlier. In fact, you should have called me the last night when William not here ”
I gulped.
I know he would have come at here at midnight if I had called him but when I was in need the only person that came to my head was Ansell.
“It’s ok, I am glad that Jayden is fine” he looked down at Jayden who was smiling at him and slightly pinched his cheek.
I am 200 percent sure Jayden is completely enjoying all the attention he is getting at the moment. He is too young to understand what danger he has come out.
Looking at my smiling baby finally a genuine smile made its way to my lips but I felt a pair of eyes on me which made me look up and I found Ansell staring at me. At the same time, Marvin look up at me.
After the incident of the last night I have decided that I will be forgetting my past and moving forward but the question before me is whom to choose.
Shall I give another chance to Ansell or accept the love of Marvin for the sake of Jayden and family?