CHAPTER 06

Goren emerged from a long dream, where he had seen Eames calling him in the distance.

But it could only have been a dream.

It was impossible.

His heart tightened.

She was fleeing him like the plague and so she couldn't be there at his side.

At first he laughed, but the next moment it saddened him.

She just didn't want him.

Of course, he couldn't blame her.

He knew what he was like.

He had ruined his life, his career.

So how could he blame her.

He understood her.

He wasn't someone you could love.

He realized he wasn't at home.

He was in a hospital room.

What could have happened?

At first it was the black hole, but then it all came back to him.

He had been shot on duty.

But after all, what did it matter?

Nobody cared about him. Not even the person he cared about the most.

Besides, how could Alex even know he was here?

And even if she did, she wouldn't come!

Maybe if the bullet had touched his heart, he wouldn't be here anymore, having this pain and this immense emptiness.

A light breath was heard.

He wanted to sit down, using his hand, but his hand was held by long thin fingers.

He turned his attention to this hand, where next to it a small golden head was asleep, but clinging to his hand.

Eames!

His heart raced to the mink of the little woman sleeping beside him.

He smiled, tenderly.

So there she was, in spite of everything.

She who had fled him so much, since that famous night.

He put his hand on her golden hair, caressing it.

Alex felt a gentle caress on her hair, which awakened him.

Two big brown eyes looked at her with tenderness.

- Hello, Alex!

But she scratched her eyes, not daring to believe that he was wide awake.

Alex...It was so soft to her ears.

Alex couldn't hold back his emotion of joy, that he was finally awake, so she jumped on his neck.

He grimaced in pain.

- Easy Alex!

She hadn't thought about the pain that such a gesture could cause him.

- I'm sorry!

Goren put his forehead against Alex's.

- That's okay! He looked into her hazelnut eyes. Finally you don't run away from me anymore! If I had known, I would have been shot instead!

Alex looked at him shocked by his words.

How could he say that?

But she saw him biting his lip.

And when he couldn't hold it anymore, and with the expression on Alex's face, he laughed.

She gave him a little slap, but smiled.

God, how stupid he could be!

He laughed again, but the pain struck him and he had to stop and try to catch his breath.

Finally Eames was there, close to him, and that was all that mattered to him.

He put his hand on his waist, attracting him to himself.

- Now I've got you! I won't let you go! He put little kisses on his face. Even if it means handcuffing you!

Alex blushed violently at this allusion.

Should she tell him what she had discovered? Or should she wait?

- Tell me, have you gained any weight lately? She shot him with her eyes. He tickled her ribs, sobering her up and making her laugh. I love her little curves.

Of course she gained weight! It was completely normal in her condition.

- I have to tell you something!

Goren nodded his head, his heart stopping.

His eyes were filled with anxiety.

As usual, he was a worried person, always fearing the worst.

She took his hand in hers, guiding it to his belly and put it there.

He opened wide, round eyes.

Could it be that...

It just couldn't be possible!

But the small curves they had at certain areas of his body could not lie.

How did he not make the connection?

He who was so perceptive, there he had swum in the fog.

Alex nodded his head, but his face expressed deep concern.

- Aren't you angry?

He nodded.

Why would he be angry?

On the contrary, he was overjoyed.

He finally had Alex, and soon there would be three of them. What more could he ask for?

He took his face in his hands, spreading the few golden locks that rebelled from his face.

He brought his face closer to his own, placed a little kiss on his forehead, on his eyes, on his nose.

He stopped all blushing.

Then Alex took over, as she had often done outside of their partnerships.

He left her in charge.

Then she took her blushing face from his hands, bringing his face closer to hers, and delicately took possession of his lips.