Meant To Be II: Children

            By Caitlin "Jinx" Wasson

Chapter Four

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            That night, Dana stayed awake. She rubbed circles onto her softly swollen belly. She was still unable to believe that she carried four lives inside her, four perfect little miracles just waiting to happen. God, she was lucky. She was a millions-of-dollars-a-year brain surgeon, married to the love of her life, and pregnant with their four kids. Could it get any better?

            She frowned when she thought of Rob. He'd hurt her so badly, physically and emotionally. He'd almost killed her. In the four years she and Fox had been married, those memories had slipped to the back of her mind. When she saw him, however, the memories all came flooding back into her mind.

            "Dana?" Fox broke into her thoughts. Even in the dark, she could see his brow furrowing in concern.

            "I can't sleep," she confessed. "Rob…" She didn't have to say anything more, he understood.

            "It's okay," he assured her. "He's gone."

            "I know, but--." She stopped herself. It was best not to think of that. "Hold me? Please?" I can't sleep."

            Fox got off his cot and climbed up into Dana's narrow bed. He wrapped his arms around her. "Better?"

            "Much, thank you." And in his arms, she slept.