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?”

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

right. Don’t fret, my dear. Let me worry about getting in touch with John. Focus

roads. He wrinkled his brow as

“What’s wrong?” I prompted.

down to take a look,” he said, immediately parking the car. He swung his legs out and

finally found Hannah, she was lying in the yard with a puddle of blood forming beneath her. She looked rather

relief. Then she fainted dead away without saying a

quickly wheeled into the ER. It was only then that I let out the breath I’d

turned back to look at Ashton, only to see streaks of blood all over his body. His hands

glanced down at his dreadful state. He then commented ruefully, “I’m fine!

a chair along the hallway. I quickly clung to Ashton once I’d partially recovered

the last time I experienced a miscarriage washed

me, consoling, “Don’t worry,

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 currently in the shower. Please call him

voice

the line,”

was silence on the other end for a while.

and my voice hardened. “Get John on the line,” I

Mr. Stovall’s really in the shower right now. I’ll be sure to get him to call you back. Is

dignify her with a response. I flung

that sudden bout of violence,

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

arrived in