Chapter fourteen

Please come back to me Indigo, please.

I groaned and opened my eyes to darkness. The darkness began to shift and turned into a hospital hallway.

"Is she alright?" I turned around to Victor, looking anxious, with a doctor.

"As far as we can tell she's fine."

"And the baby?"

"The baby is fine as far as we know." Victor's eyes widen with panic.

"What does that mean?"

"We haven't got the results back yet, we'll tell you when we get them." Victor looked completely dejected at the news. "We still need to run more tests, but as soon as we're finished we'll let you see her." The doctor told Victor before she left. Victor went to a chair and slowly sank into it. The hallway kept shifting through different actions. Phone conversations with his parents, Harmony, and his brothers, leading up to the moment when the doctor comes back and tells him he can see me. Victor opens the door to my room and slowly approaches my bed. I watch Victor brush his fingers down my face, before pulling up a nearby chair. He sat down and took my hand in both of his and leaned his forehead against them

"Please come back to me Indigo, please." He pleads, tears falling down the sides of his face. My chest ached at the sight of his tears. I walked to him, grabbed his face and gently kissed him. When I pulled back, Victor looked shocked and confused.

"You're dreaming memories love." I tell him with a gentle smile.

"Then how are you here?" He asked.

"You called for me, and I came." I grabbed his hands and pulled him up towards the door.

"Where are we going?" I grabbed the door knob and open the door to my house.

"I want to show you something before we wake up." I say as I pull him through to the front entry. Victor looks around the room in disbelief.

"What is this place?"

"It's the front entry of my house, c'mon." I pulled up the stairs to my old bedroom. I opened the door, to reveal a nursery instead. I tug him towards the crib in the corner and rest our hands on the railing, while gazing down at the sleeping baby in the crib. I smile serenely, then look at Victor to see a stunned expression. He looks up at me, then closes his eyes and leans his forehead against mine. He leaned back and we both looked down at the baby.

I slowly regained consciousness, as I was rapidly blinking from the lights and my body was feeling less like lead. A nurse came in then and I held my breath.

"The results came back, and both you and your baby are fine." I let out a breath of relief as the nurse leaves. I turned my head to Victor to see him look at me with the same expression. I sit up and try to stretch, then turn to Victor and give him a playful smirk.

"Would you like to join me?" I ask mischievously. He smirks, then climbs on while I scooted over to make room. I laid my head on his chest and arm around his waist, while he wrapped his arms around my shoulders and waist.

"Mom and dad should be here by tomorrow by the way. As well as most of my brothers, and Harmony."

"Who's all coming?" I asked.

"Mom, dad, Zed, Yves and their soulfinders are coming. Trace, Diamond, and Uriel are too busy to come. Will, Xav, and Crystal might be able to come."

"What are Zed and Yves like? I know Zed is rude and a bit obnoxious, but that can't be everything about him." Victor chuckled at my words.

"Well you're right for the most part, but he does have his moments and his soulfinder helps with that. Yves is a genius, last year he developed a security app for Apple, and became a consultant for them." I look up at him with surprise.

"I wonder if I should ask him to consult for me." Victor scowled.

"I think it's time to change the subject." I chuckle at his reaction.

"How many kids do you want?" I ask, Victor let out a breath.

"I've never really thought about it. How many do you want?" He asked.

"At least five." It was Victor's turn to be surprised.

"Five?"

"At least. Personally though, it doesn't matter so long as they're ours." Victor leans down and kisses the tip of my nose. His expression suddenly turns serious.

"Indigo, will you marry me?"

"Under one condition. You never leave me, that includes leaving me alone in bed in the morning."

"Even if it makes me late for work?" He asks teasing.

"No, if it comes to that I want you to wake me up and kiss me goodbye. I also want to hold off having a wedding until after we have the baby." He let out a breath of relief, and pulled me closer to him.

"Have I told you how much I love you?"

"No, I don't think you have."

"How about I show you instead?" He asked in a husky voice.

"Liken' it better and better." I whisper in the same tone, as I lean forward to claim his lips with my own. Our kissing becomes feverish. Until his arm tightens around my shoulders, sending out a sharp pain. I pull back with a hiss.

"Is something wrong?" He asks worryingly.

"It's nothing. Probably just a bruise from being thrown into those crates." Victor's face turns to shame at his actions. I gently put my hand on the side of his face. "Shh, it's nothing to be ashamed about. It wasn't your fault."

"I left you alone, defenseless against anyone who wanted to hurt you!" He said sharply. "And when I found you laying on the floor like that." He looked away. I grabbed his face with both hands and forced him to look at me.

"You have to stop doing this to yourself. Things happens that we can't change or take back. If we keep thinking about it, then we never move on and be happy." Victor stared at me in awe.

"I don't understand how you can still be with me after all I've done."

"It's because I understand why you did those things. I permanently put my nightmares into Shadow's head, so that I could protect myself, you, and our baby from harm." I let my confession settle before I did anything. Victor Held me close to him.

"I'm sorry."

"I know." He leaned down to kiss the top of my head, then sighed.

"So what do you prefer, boy or girl?"

"I'm going to take your advice on this, and say it doesn't matter so long as it is ours." Smiling, I snuggle closer into him.