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could hear him type away on his laptop and then he stopped.
    “Is there anything else? If you need some help at all just let me know.”
    “Thanks, but I think it’s all taken care of.” Way too much male help as it was. It could be dangerous to involve any more testosterone. A small chuckle escaped and I tried to cough to cover it up.
    Leo came to help me with my bag and we started to leave. As we walked out the door I felt the sun just start to peek in the sky. A small yawn escaped my lips as I recalled the early start to my day. Leo and I cut across the grass to the driveway on the right side of my house. One of my hands was clutching my overnight bag and the other gripped my purse. A flash of red caught my attention and I looked up to see Alexander’s driveway. As we got closer to Leo’s car I was able to see a person at his door. And it was a female. Wow… he was fast. The anger boiled over my emotions before I even realized it. His door opened and our eyes locked while this woman walked in. All I was able to notice were her dark brown wavy locks. I turned my head back to look at Alexander again and I wrapped my fingers around Leo’s hands with a smug look on my face. Why would I care what he did? I was in a relationship, right? My head was so jumbled I thought I might pass out.
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter Eleven
     
     
    We pulled into the long driveway at Leo’s house and my phone started ringing. I saw it was Cameron and answered it.
    “Hello.” My voice was slightly off. I wasn’t sure if I was ready to share what happened last night. Not the part about Alexander, but the part about the window. Maybe I might share a little about Alexander. Just to say what a pig he was. He completely came on to me and took advantage of my weakened state. Well, I came on to him a little. Still, really, it was all his doing. Pig. My thoughts completely halted when I heard Cameron’s panicked voice on the phone.
    “Layna!” I could hear the sobbing and desperation in her voice. I thought I could feel it, too.
    “Something is wrong,” sobbing “with the baby…” her tearful voice completely erupted into unintelligible sounds, but the pain was slicing my heart.
    “Are you at home?” I jumped out of the passenger side of Leo’s car and grabbed his keys.
    “Yes.”
    “I’m coming right now. Don’t move.” My gaze darted over to Leo, filled with concern and worry.
    “Just go.” Soft words. “Call me when you can.”
    I leaned in to give him a quick hug and jumped back into his car. Cameron’s house wasn’t far but I still was in a rush. It was probably not an emergency. She had called me first instead of rushing to the hospital. I could probably just calm her down. I remembered a little about typical things that happen during early pregnancies from medical school. I was thankful that Leo gave his car over to me so quickly, but even more thankful that he had a work truck so I didn’t have to worry about him being stuck.
    My mind started to play different scenarios about what could be wrong with Cameron and what we would do to fix it. It sort of reminded me of what I used to do in medical school. She was probably just bleeding. That could be a normal thing or not. It just depended on how bad it was. Why hadn’t I asked her any questions on the phone? Then maybe I could have been better prepared when I arrived. I was sure she just needed me to be there. Everything was going to be fine. As soon as I thought the word “fine” I knew something was wrong. We have an acronym for “fine” in my field — fucked up, insecure, neurotic, and emotional. Think about it…if you tell someone that something is fine, what are you really saying?
    The large oak trees passed by in my peripheral vision as I realized my turn was up ahead. Just from a glance out the window you would never guess it was winter. Only a small number of trees had shed their leaves. Everything else was alive. Winter in the south is the opposite of