Chapter 52 Falling For Him
Brielle's POV
I went back to work today because I felt better. I had another check-up with Daylan, but I won't be seeing him since he went to Toronto. I walked down the hallway hoping that I could see Doctor Ricketts to schedule an appointment. He is around Daylan's age and just as good-looking. But I feel more comfortable with Daylan because he knows more about my condition than anyone else. I wish that it never came to this point in my life.
Before I even walked past Daylan's office, he stepped out and my walk nearly faltered. My heart beat fast at the sight of him, he was back and not a word from him. His eyes found mine, they were huge. Yet they never left me. I was frozen in my spot. But then anger gave me the strength to move. Even if I was supposed to talk to him about an appointment, I just couldn't.
As I moved past him, he gripped my wrist, stopping me. I was so close to him, our eyes locked and my lips parted. There were still these electrical sparks between us and that was the problem. How was I supposed to move on from him when this kept happening?
"Please, let go of me." I said sternly, finding the strength to break through those sparks.
"I won't, and we need to talk." he said.
"You already said enough by leaving and going to Toronto. I never thought that you would actually be back." I hissed.
"Come inside," he groaned, pulling me into his office, closing the door behind me. "I went to Toronto to see someone."
I scoffed, "Another f^ck buddy." I yanked my wrist out of his grasp.
"That's enough," he hissed, his blue eyes darkening. "I went there because I found your mother. I wanted to make sure that it was her and that she wanted to see you." he held my gaze, still fuming at the statement I made.
"Wha-what?" I realized that he went to see my mother. "Tabitha and I have been trying to track her down. I made sure to contact hospitals, and then I found a lead. Things led me to another. I paid her a visit in Toronto. She is alive and well. She lives a great life, is married and has two young kids. She is also a school teacher." he said, running his fingers through his hair as he pulled further away from me. His chest rose and fell as if he had run a race.
I shook my head, not believing this, "So, is she really alive and doing well?" I asked.
He looked at me, his eyes held sadness in them, and then he nodded. "Yeah, she wants to see you."
I licked my lips to moisten them, even my throat was dry like sandpaper. "She has a perfect life and never came back for me all the years." tears stung the back of my eyes. "She never cared about me, why would she now, when she has a perfect life?"
"I think it's best that you talk to each other. She has her reasons, and you can hear her out. If what she says doesn't matter to you, then you can just walk away and never see her again, as if she never existed. I just want you to hear her out first," he said.
"Promise me that you will stay with me when she is here." I held his gaze, hoping that he would.
"I promise to stay with you not just then but forever. I had a lot to think about, and I want you with our baby. That is my final decision and I won't change my mind because I don't want to lose you. I will not make the same mistakes as in my past again. I want to be your doctor again if you will have me," he said.
"So, you really just made up your mind?" I asked.
"Yeah, I want this life with you. I will not stop pursuing you until we are together. If you want to think about it, I will be patient, but I will not go anywhere. If I remember correctly, you have an appointment," he said.
"This is just a lot right now. I have to soak in the news about my mother and if I want to see her. Now, I have to think about taking you back? I think I will start with the appointment because our baby and my health are top priorities right now. So what time is it scheduled for?" I asked, I can start with that.
"If you want to do it now, then we can. But I think we can do the ultrasound first," he suggested.
"You really want to do that?" I asked.
"Yes, it's my baby. It's important for us to check up on her." he turned and walked towards the examination room.
"Why are you saying its a her?" I asked as I followed after him.
"I have a feeling it's a girl," he said over his shoulder as he came to a stop in front of a cabinet as I brushed past him, walking straight to the examination bed. I plopped myself on the bed and lied down on my back, staring at the ceiling as I placed my hand on my flat belly.
"What if it isn't?" I asked as he came into view. His gaze penetrated into me.
"Then I will love him," he answered, and then his hands moved to the bottom of my top, and he slowly lifted it up, exposing my skin to the cool air. He lowered himself and then placed sweet kisses onto my belly, and then he leaned back before he took the gel and squirt it onto my belly. It was cold. He took that probe thing and then moved it around on my belly while also working the screen.
"There she is," he said as he looked in awe at the screen.
I didn't look at the screen, I wasn't interested in any of it, I was too distracted by him and in this moment, I realized that I was falling more for him just staring at the man in front of me.