Chapter-55

CHASE

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Who's calling me in the morning? I can't even brush my teeth in peace. Rinsing my mouth, I walked out of the bathroom.

"Chase." Alec said. Alec? What is he doing here?

"Celeste..car..phone.." He rambled, running his hand through his hair. My phone started ringing again.

"Ye-" I started but I was interrupted by the caller.

"Boss..Miss Reed was in an accident-"

"What do you mean..she's.." I trailed off, she's not downstairs? Accident. She's-

"I'll drive us to the hospital." Alec said.

"How..she's..she's okay right?"

"She's in the operation theater right now." I forgot the phone was still on. Throwing the phone aside, I picked up yesterday's clothes and put them on.

"Hospital..where is she?" I asked Alec.

"You're not driving. C'mon." Alec said, picking up a key from the table and walking out.

Please let her be alright. I sent a quick prayer. I would die if anything happened to her.

"She's going to be alright." Alec said.

"Can you drive faster?" I asked. I need to see her, she's supposed to be fine. She's okay. I'll accept nothing else.

She wasn't supposed to leave alone. I should've driven her to the office, I shouldn't have taken a leave. She would've been safe.

"Can you not drive at the pace of a turtle?" I looked at Alec.

"I am driving! Do you expect me to drive like your girlfriend?" He let out an exasperated sigh. "Sorry." He said two minutes later.

I jumped out of the car as soon as he parked outside the hospital. Heading to the reception, I saw Lucas already there. "I called you multiple times." He said, noticing my presence.

"Where's she?"

"3rd floor, room 109." He replied.

Alec was following me. "I can't walk that fast!" He complained from behind. Can he shut up?

Lucas was already there before we reached the said room number. "I used the elevator." He answered our unasked question. Alec was still frowning. He opened his mouth to say something at the same time a doctor came out of the room Celeste was supposed to be in.

"All of them are fine." He said, looking at the three of us. I need to know about Celeste..can he stick to her only?

"Can I see her?" I asked.

"You are?"

"Her husband." Luke answered for me.

"I'm Dr. Russo, Mr. Reed-"

"Black." I interrupt. He nodded before continuing. "Mrs. Black has suffered a concussion and a broken leg. Her wrist took the most impact from the accident, she's under the effect of anesthesia right now before we start with the treatment, so no, you can't see her right now." He said. I closed my eyes. Fuck. She's fine. She's alright.

"However, she isn't that far along, the babies are safe." He continued and left before giving a polite smile. Wait, what?

Luke must have noticed the confusion on my face because he asked, "You didn't know?"

"You did?" I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Don't look at me like that, I didn't know either. I think she was going to tell me this morning, she was pretty excited." He replied.

"I didn't gift you condoms for you to not use them." Alec said before I could reply to Luke. I'm going to throw him out of the window.

"Mr. Black." I looked at Reed, who was here the whole time. I hired him to keep her safe. Estúpido hijo de puta.

"Reed."

"His name's Reed? Seriously?" Alec amused. If he didn't shut up, I'm going to get him a bed here.

Reed cleared his throat. "Can we talk privately?" He asked.

"It's fine. They're..okay." I said looking at the two of them.

"It wasn't an accident, Miss Reed's car lost control just moments before the accident and the car that crashed with hers was driven by a woman. Unfortunately, I didn't see her face but I tracked the number plate, the car was-" He looked behind me, hesitating for a second. "..under your father's name." He finished.

Ofcourse it's fucking Pete. I have been happy for too fucking long.

"I'm going to-"

"No."

"What do you mean 'no'? That girl inside could've died..because of my asshole father..I don't-"

"Caden. It's between him and me." I am going to deal with him.

"We need to file a complaint against him Chase..he's-"

"What will happen? They'll make it a hit-and-run case. Then what? Fine? A few days in jail? No. I want to hurt him 10 times worse than he hurt her Caden, I want him to regret ever doing this." I tell him.

"Chase.." Alec started.

"What?"

"Nothing, it's not like you'll listen." He shrugged. "I'm going home, I need a shower. Keep me updated. I urgently need to talk to her about something really important, call me as soon as they allow visitors." He patted my back, walking away. He just wants to annoy her about the baby. Fuck, baby.

"Is she fine?" Caden asked. Luke repeated everything the doctor said.

An hour or something later, the doctor allowed us to talk to her but one at a time. While Caden and Luke were arguing to talk to her first, I slipped inside.

Fucking hell. Her head was bandaged, and her right wrist and right leg in a plaster.

"Still pretty?" She asked as I took a seat beside her bed.

"Prettiest, darling." I tell her. "You scared me."

"Bro..I scared myself too..for a minute I forgot I had insurance." She replies, widening her eyes. "I almost slept y'know? A hot guy pulled me out of the car." She tells me. Reed is getting fired.

"He was sooooo hot. His muscles dude..lifted me up like..phew." She closed her eyes. Am I not sitting right infront of her? Did she hit her head or someth- Oh wait, she has a concussion.

"Celeste.."

"CELESTE!" Caden barged in, Luke following him.

"They said one person at a time." I remind them.

"I took a selfie with the nurse..she left." Caden said.

"Stupid bitch." Luke said to her. Why is he calling my girl a bitch? Motherfucker.

"It wasn't my fault." She proceeds to tell them the same thing she told me but in detail. Reed should really kiss his job goodbye.

"You are-"

"Celeste, I'm here baby." Alec came in next. I just need five minutes alone with her, is that too much to ask for?

"Hello buttcheeks." She smiled at Alec. "Wait..It's sweetcheeks." She corrected herself.

"If you need someone to be the Godfather..I am the only option." He says.

"Why would I want a Godfather? I'm twenty-four." She rolled her eyes then winced. "I can't even roll my eyes!" She sighed.

"Is she stupid or is she stupid?" Alec looked at us in confusion, Caden matching his expressions.

"Why would she need a Godfather?" Caden asked.

"Oh my god." Celeste widened her eyes in horror. Did she figure it out?

"Did one of you adopt me?" She asked, tears filling her eyes. "That's so sweet of you guys..I.." She sniffled. Why is she so stupid?

"Why wasn't I invited to the adoption party?!" Caden asked.

"Fuck's sake, she's pregnant!" Who was that? We turned to look at Rome. Why is everyone here? Everybody wants to steal my girl..Shut up. Not the time.

"Rome..my bestie." Celeste opened her arms..arm.

"Excuse me." Luke lifted up a finger.

"You're still my main man. Don't worry." Celeste assured him.

Why are they so cool about this? I'm trying to keep myself occupied to keep myself from freaking the fuck out. Father..I'm going to be a fucking parent.

"She's what?" Caden exclaimed. I'm worried for my brother. He's getting too many shocks today.

"Y'all are dumb as fuck. I figured it out in seconds, just by overhearing your dumb conversation." Rome said.

"Weren't you in spain?" Caden asked.

"I'm in pain." Celeste butted in.

"I got back a couple of hours ago, you weren't home." He replied to Caden. "Weren't you in LA?" Rome asked Caden. They are going to be out of the building if they didn't shut up.

"I think my head is spinning from all the testosterone in this room." Cel huffed.

"So..what happened?" Rome asked, making everyone groan in annoyance.

"Guys.." Celeste called out, making everyone snap their necks towards her. Giving her all the attention. See? This is where Pico gets it from.

"I think I need some ice cream." She says.

"No you don't."

"Yes I do."

"Shut up."

She narrowed her eyes for a second before pressing a button that was attached to her bed. Within a minute, the doctor from before came in. He got startled for a second seeing all of us in here.

"You're not supposed to burden the patient." He scolded.

"Wow..is everyone suddenly hot?" Celeste gasped. I'll just..jump out of the window at this point.

"Mrs. Black-" Celeste looked at me with narrowed eyes. Will she stop looking at me like that? "How're you feeling?" He asked.

"Like someone ran over me." She replied. "Dr.."

"Russo."

"Like Alex Russo?" She asked, her eyes twinkling. Right, the window. I'm coming.

"Yeah, you're supposed to be on bed rest." Obviously. "For six to eight weeks at most. Refrain from moving your hand too much. You have a mild concussion-" that's why she's finding you hot, stupid doctor. "You'll heal in a few days, I have prescribed some pain medicines you might feel. The anesthesia will wear out in a few hours, you may feel nauseated or dizzy, don't worry about it. You're perfectly fine." He tells her.

"Can you prescribe something to increase my height?" She asked. Idiot.

The stupid fucker laughed, shaking his head. "Moving on, your babies are fine. You can have a check-up in a couple of weeks." He finished.

"Wait..like for real? They weren't fucking with me? There's a baby in here?" She asked, pointing to her stomach.

"Two, Mrs. Black, you're expecting twins." He answered. Two? The hell..two Celeste's mini-me's? Two little humans..who will most likely look like us?

"Two?" She turned to me. "Super sperm." She winked. "God really said..wish granted." She laughed.

"So you want to stay for a few hours or shall I ask them to prepare the discharge papers?" He asked.

"Are you going to stay in this room for the said hours?" She asked.

"No." He replied.

"I'll choose the latter option then." She shook her head sadly. I'm not talking to her anymore.

He left, nodding at me. If only I could snap his neck.

"Wow." She said, looking at her stomach. I walked out of the room.

Fulfilling the formalities, she was discharged. Luke wheeled her to the parking lot, Rome's car was the most suitable at the moment so he drove her home.

I called the HR department, "Ask Daniel Benson if he's interested in a temporary position as my assistant, if yes, ask him to contact me as soon as possible." I told them before going back home.

"Chase." She looked at me after everyone left. "Talk to me." She said.

"Are you hungry? Or thirsty?" I asked.

"No, stop it. I was just..trying to-" I showed her my hand to stop. I'm not interested.

"It's fine. You're alright, that's all that matters."

"Come here." She looked at me. I hate it when she looks at me like that. You love it. I do.

I sat beside her.

"I almost died." She started. "Shut up." I kept a finger on her lips.

"No..it's the truth, I almost died and you know I keep remembering every embarassing thing I have done in the past. Like..I begged you to go on a date with me..what the fuck? And then I jumped on your desk..that was so embarassing! And I used to look at you secretly..eww." She scrunched her face.

"You're not the only one who did embarassing things." I assured her. "I used to call you at random times to hear your voice..I never forgot my passwords or files..I always had a softcopy. And I only drank coffee when you made it, I used to throw the Starbucks one down the drain. I had your birthdate as my password so I could remember and give you an offday every year. I did embarassing things too, you're not alone." I tell her.

"We're going to be parents." She sighed. Touching the topic both of us were trying to ignore for the last few hours.

"Yeah." Would she mind if I kept my hand on her stomach?

She took my hand and kept it on her stomach. Fuck, there are two lives in there. Two lives we created. "You haven't kissed me today." She says.

"I wanted to give you space." I tell her.

"I will never need space from you my love." She tells me, cupping my face with her working hand. I leaned in to kiss her. I want to embrace her in my arms but I'm afraid I'll hurt her. I almost lost her today, I don't even want to think about it. Pete is going to regret thinking about hurting her. I will kill him, even if I have to get my hands dirty.

"I love you." She said.

"Te amo." I kissed her forehead, covering her with the blanket.

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Don't worry, she not dead.