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It felt as if someone had slashed open his gut and was ripping out his insides. He thought it couldn’t get any worse, but he was wrong. Baby’s words, blaming him for the loss of their child was too much. He couldn’t stay around one second longer.
    Now, standing in the same hospital where everything he had ever loved was destroyed, the pain welled up inside of him, leaving Lucky queasy. He ran his hand over his beard, smoothing it down on the sides. A mindless action that had turned into a habit.
    He glanced at Joyce, who was flipping through a car magazine. The wait was agonizing.
    “I’m gonna get some coffee. Want some?” He asked.
    She shook her head, but never looked up.
    He walked down the narrow, white hallway, wishing he could be somewhere else, anywhere else. Spotting a small coffee machine in the corner of the cafeteria, Lucky weaved in and out of the bright orange tables. Thinking about Baby and his mother had his head beyond fucked up. That’s why he didn’t notice her right away.
    He poured himself a large cup of steaming coffee and snapped the lid in place. When he turned to leave, Lucky recognized a mass of black curls. He halted, frozen in place, observing Baby Jade. She sat at one of the square tables, deep in conversation with the same man he saw outside of her apartment.
    He watched the way the man hung on her every word. Baby appeared tired, yet beautiful. Everything about her made his body spring to life. Even as she talked to the man, Lucky couldn’t help but think about his body wrapped around hers. He studied her expressions, searching to make sense of her relationship with the stranger, but all he could make out was concern.
    There was something wrong.
    As Lucky tried to decide whether he should say something or sneak out undetected, Baby stood. She grabbed a coffee cup from the table and turned towards the coffee machine. She must have spotted him, because the cup fell to the floor, spilling the liquid contents across the tile.
    Before either of them had a chance to speak, the man barreled around the side of the table and snaked an arm around her waist. He said something to Baby, but Lucky couldn’t make out the words. He watched her nod but never broke the stare.
    She threw her hand up to signal to the man that she was ok, and then she moved in Lucky’s direction.
    He surveyed her body and the way it glided towards him. His mouth went dry, and he tried to swallow as his heart pounded in his chest.
    “Well, I’ll be damned.” She planted both hands on her slim hips.
    His mouth was like a fucking desert. Lucky took a small sip of his coffee, scorching the roof of his mouth. “Yeah, I’m a little surprised myself.” His eyes scanned her body. “You look good.”
    Baby folded her arms across her chest and looked down, shuffling her feet. “Hmm, thanks. I didn’t know you were back.”
    “Well, it’s a big city.” He didn’t know why he was being so defensive, but he didn’t like the idea of not knowing what he was walking into as he watched her friend slowly approaching behind Baby Jade.
    “Yeah, I guess it is.” Her face warped.
    The pain in her eyes was like a knife right in the fucking chest. The man stopped just inches away from Baby, twisting the knife deeper. Lucky didn’t like the look on his face, clearly trying to size him up and mark his territory at the same time. He wasn’t in the mood for a pissing contest.
    She peered up at him through her long, thick lashes. Her eyes were hard and distant. In only a matter of months, it felt as if he didn’t know her at all.
    “What are you doing at the hospital? Everything ok?” She asked. The man shoved his hands into his pockets and widened his stance.
    Lucky fought the urge to punch him in his smug face. “Yeah, my mom’s here. Speaking of which, I’d better go check on her.”
    “Oh, ok. Hope everything works out.” She backed up, right into the man’s chest. He placed his hands on her shoulders, making Lucky