When There Is Nothing Left But Love (Ashton And Scarlett)

I nodded and took a deep breath. Having calmed down slightly, I asked Hannah, “Where are you now? Send me your address, and I’ll come over right away.”

“OK!’

After we’d ended the call, I found Ashton looking at me anxiously. “What’s going on?”

“I think Hannah’s going into labor. There’s no one with her right now, so I’m going over,” I said, already making a beeline to my wardrobe to change.

When I had finished, I saw Ashton waiting for me at the door with his car keys in hand.

I was startled but had no time to question him. We immediately got into the car and headed off towards the address Hannah had given.

On the way, I began dialing John. None of my calls were successful.

“Why isn’t John picking up?” I fretted.

Ashton continued driving, his eyes fixed serenely on the road. “Don’t get all flustered yet.”

I knew that I had to compose myself but couldn’t keep my hands from shaking. Hannah’s baby was only seven or eight months old. How can she suddenly be going into labor? Something must have gone wrong.

It was precisely at this crucial moment that John had chosen to go missing.

I considered briefly and decided to give Louis a call. It was quiet on his end of the line. Louis’ rich voice came through clearly. “Scarlett, what’s up?”

“Uncle Louis, where’s John? I think Hannah’s going into labor now. Can you reach him?” I asked hurriedly.

Louis paused, then said, “I’ll look into it. How’s Hannah doing?”

head instinctively, then replied, “I’m still on my way over to her. I don’t

my dear. Let me worry about getting in touch with John. Focus on getting Hannah to the hospital as

speeding rather wildly down the roads. He

“What’s wrong?” I prompted.

My car won’t be able to enter. I’ll have to go down to take a

she was lying in the yard with a puddle of blood forming beneath her. She looked rather dazed and on the verge

us, she heaved a sigh of relief. Then

only then that I let out the breath I’d been holding

to see streaks of blood all over his

look of horror, he glanced down at his dreadful state. He then commented

legs were trembling slightly from the shock, and I crumpled onto a chair along the hallway. I quickly clung to Ashton once I’d partially recovered my

time I experienced a miscarriage washed over me like

consoling, “Don’t worry, nothing bad is going

had subsided, I remembered my original mission. I took out my phone and called John again. It rang for

woman’s voice, however, that answered. “Hello, Mr. Stovall is

voice sounded

John on the line,” I

silence on the other end for a while. “Are

was immensely annoyed, and my voice hardened. “Get John on the

Stovall’s really in the shower right now. I’ll be sure to

to dignify her with a response. I flung the phone away from me without even hanging

was rather hardy and survived that sudden bout of violence,

up and retrieved the phone. He deftly extracted the memory card, then casually tossed the phone

Ashton dialed Joseph. Joseph arrived in no time at all, bearing an entirely new