Jefferson’s
Celina was still sleeping, our baby is fine and I hope that this will make her feel a little better. What had happened to her was very traumatic and I wouldn’t blame her if she became hysterical when she woke up, so I had to be with her when that happened.
The man who did that to her was now in police custody and dad was the one who was taking care of the case. I don’t know who he was, but according to the police, he had some cases of swindling, fraud, rape and murder. He will surely rot in jail and I will make sure of that.
I looked at Celina again and smiled. She looked like our daughter. I’ve got two girls to woo for the rest of my life. I caressed her head and rubbed her arm when she suddenly opened her eyes, very slowly. “Hey, my Celina,” I said in my most loving tone. I want her to feel that she’s safe because I am here.
Her tears started to fall when she saw me and my heart broke, “Our baby, Jefferson. Where’s our baby.” She said hysterically when she felt her tummy and found it a little flat already.
“Shhh…. she’s safe. You’re both safe now, my Celina.” I said, trying to comfort her. She hugged me and I could feel her body tremble while she continued crying. I pressed the emergency button to inform the doctor that she was awake and after a few minutes she came in with the nurse.
“Hello Celina, I want you to know that your baby is fine. You have done a very good job of taking care of her.” The doctor told her as she got her vital signs.
“There’s a man and he will try to get me again. Jefferson, he touched me and no, I felt dirty. He—-” she started to say, but I had to stop her.
“No, my Celina, he didn’t. We came in time and he is already in police custody and is going to rot in jail for all the crime that he had done. You are safe now and so like our baby.” I told her, hoping that she’d feel comfortable. We were hugging each other when she fell asleep.
“Mr. Scott, she’s fine but I suggest you visit a psychologist. She’s in trauma and I don’t think that she will be able to get over it if we just let her heal by herself. She’s scared and fearful that something like that might happen to her again.” Her doctor said and I nodded.
“Can you refer her to someone?”
“Yes, and you can go to her. She specialized in this kind of trauma, so I am sure that the therapy session with her will be very helpful for Celina’s fast emotional recovery.”
I looked at my wife who was now sleeping. It was because of the anesthesia during her CS and it has been explained to me by her doctor. Even I already knew that she was going to be like this even before her doctor warned me about it. I was so mad at that man who made her feel dirty. For violating her and threatening her and our baby’s life.
The fighter and smart Celina I knew was nowhere to be found and it saddened me to know that she would not talk back to me whenever I teased her. That’s what I love about her, because she always has a say about everything and the only time I can put her down is when we are in bed. She only submits to me that way and I don’t think that I will be able to see that side of her for the time being. Not when she feels like shit because of that man that touched her. I just hope that the therapy will truly heal her a little, if not completely.
We stayed in the hospital for a few more weeks. She had to undergo therapy so we decided to let her stay there as we also waited for our baby to be transferred to an open crib before we could bring her home. We are lucky that she has no other illnesses other than making her able to maintain her temperature. Which she can’t right now, hence the incubator.
I pushed Celina in a wheelchair every time she wanted to see our baby and would often see her with teary eyes as she touched the apparatus. “Isn’t she beautiful, my Celina?” I asked her and she would nod her head in agreement. “She’s so much like you, God is really good that He answered my prayer to give me more of you.” I added and then she would smile at me.
“Thank you for being with me the whole time, Jefferson.”
“You are my love. Of course, I am always going to be with you. You have no choice but to see me for the rest of your life,” I replied. When we are done seeing our daughter, I will send her back to her hospital room. Dad, Noris and Cindy were her constant visitors and, of course, Daria. Her co-workers visited her too, even the one she had a misunderstanding with about the country club project. I am glad that she had people who cared for her other than me and saw how happy she was knowing that.
“How is that bastard?” I asked dad. We were just outside the room and Celina was sleeping. I didn’t want to wake her up and hear everything that dad and I were talking about.
“He will surely rot in jail. There were other victims who showed up and filed a case against him.” Dad answered. “The police went to his house and found some evidence that will prove that he had been stalking Celina. He had been following her for almost a year. Right after they met in the restaurant,” he added.
“I don’t understand, Celina knew him?”
“Not exactly, apparently. When she and her old friend went to a mall, Xia asked that man to sit at their table, so if you came, you would be able to see her with another man. She even photographed them but the silly friend couldn’t get the chance to use them against her.”
“Is Xia behind all of this?” I asked, as far as I can remember, I had already put her behind bars along with her parents.
“No. He liked her and wanted her for himself. Based on the police investigation and the victims’ testimonies and complaints, the same thing happened to them the way he and Celina met. I mean, to others, he just sits on their target and has a conversation with them. As though he had never fallen in love before, he would think that he is indeed in love and would want to get his target.”
“He is sick.”
“He really is sick. But not the crazy type of sickness, so he won’t be able to use being insane just to get away with his crime. The police had him checked by a psychiatrist and he proved to be well in that department. Though, he is considered s*x maniac,” Dad said.
“That’s why he never even considered Celina’s condition when he tried to force himself into her. No, I feel scared. What if I was a little later?” I replied,
“But you didn’t. It was a good thing that you had someone follow her as well.”
“What about the woman who was with him?”
“She worked for Noris before and after he was gone, she was transferred to your office and she happened to be your secretary’s sister.” Dad answered. That’s why she looks familiar. I just didn’t get the chance to think and because I had not seen Bree because she was on leave, it made me unable to connect the dots.
“How about my secretary?”
“She was out but it appeared that she was the one who was supplying her sister with some information about you and Celina. Both sisters like you and wanted you for themselves. That’s why they agree with Milano, the bastard. So he will get her to you and the sisters will then fight for your attention I guess.” He answered.
“As if I am going to notice them or even give them a single glance.”
“Exactly, that’s something they will never understand now because they will be suffering from the same fate as that man.”
“Thanks dad,”
“You don’t have to, you know how important your wife is to me. She’s a daughter to me and even more like her, now that she gave me a granddaughter.” he replied, smiling. He left that because he was the one who was managing the company while I was with Celina. He was also the one, along with Noris, who was taking care of the case. For now, my full attention was with my wife and daughter. They needed me more now, so I had to be a husband and a father now until everything was alright. And I hope it will be soon.