We’re separated into our own ambulances. She’s rushed to the maternity ward when we reach the hospital.
“Get me patched up so I can be there when my son is born,” I demand, but the doctors ignore me.
I’m so pissed I pull the IV from my arm, throw my legs over the side of the gurney, and stand up. I didn’t receive any pain medication yet, so my weakness has to be from loss of blood.
“Sir, get back in bed.” A nurse yells for security as she rushes to me.
“Listen here, I’m not going to miss my son being born, and if I did already, I’ll sue this hospital for everything. I told you to patch me up. I’ll have the surgery afterward. I won’t let my wife down. I need to be there.”
Alek appears at my side. “Come on. Butcher said she won’t push until you’re there.”
With security following behind me, we head up to find my wife threatening to make the nurses sorry if they don’t produce me soon.
I step through the doorway, and she starts crying.
“I can’t do this alone,” she sobs.
“You’re not alone.” I walk over to her, making sure she can’t see the amount of pain I’m in, or the fact that I know I don’t have too much time.
I take Andi’s hand into mine, and she squeezes it while the doctor tells her to push. It only takes a few pushes, and Kary is born. I cut his umbilical cord, lay him on her chest, and then a couple of nurses take him to the nursery to check him over. Butcher told me before I stepped into the room that he would stay outside the nursery while Kary was in there.
“I love you.” I lean over and kiss my wife. “I’ll be back soon.”
“I love you too. Please be careful.”
Alek steps in with a wheelchair and takes me back to the ER.
“I have a contingency of men on her and the baby. They will be safe. Also, just so you know, thatsukadied in the OR.”
I don’t fist pump, but I feel like it. I don’t have to take care of her later now.
“Thank you for all you’ve done, Alek.”
“Ridley is like a little sister to me too, and anyone friends with her is friends of mine. Besides, it happened at the Lucky Dice. We take care of our VIPs.”
“Sure you do.” We both laugh, and then I’m being prepped for surgery.
CHAPTER 16
ANDI
I start to roll over,but movement next to me stops me. Carefully turning my head, I see Callum lying next to me. His arm is strapped down to his chest and in a huge brace. Like it has been for a week now. Right after his surgery, he came up to my room and climbed in bed with me. A nurse finally took pity on us and brought him in his own bed so I could still feed Kary and take care of him.
Tana and Davey, along with Ty, are still here at the hotel and keeping an eye on Ria as we need. My parents are also still here. The surgeon told us he would like us to stay in town for a couple of weeks and then will release us to go home. Because of how everything went down, Ty is going to drive my truck with the horses and trailer back to Eastport for us, and we’ll fly home.
We were able to leave the hospital two days after Kary was born. He was breathing on his own and had no effects from being born early. I’m just so glad everything turned out well for us with him.
Alek and Gray, who own the hotel, are arranging a private jet for us to fly home next week. Until then, we’re being set up in a private suite here at the casino. They are taking us being satisfied seriously, and I know we’ll never be able to repay themfor their generosity and kindness. I’ll be telling everyone I know that the Lucky Dice is the place to stay in Vegas when they go there.
“Hello,” a woman says, and I turn to see the private nurse Alek hired standing in the doorway. “There is a Ms. Roisin here to see you.”
“Oh yes.”
I climb out of bed, where I was napping, just like the doctor keeps telling me to do when Kary is sleeping. I look over at the bassinet Kary is sleeping in and smile at my son before stepping out into the main room. I pull the door almost closed.
One thing that has changed is I don’t want to be away from my small family for long. I could have lost them or been lost to them. It wasn’t until Starla was beating on the pen that I realized the bronc was trying to protect me from her. Maybe it was my prayer to my dad, or maybe it was just doing everything I could to stay calm. Callum bought the bronc, and he’ll be going home with Ty before he comes to us.
“Ro.” I rush up to her, and we hug.