Lost In Rewind (Audio Fools #3) by Tali Alexander Read Free Book Online

tube running from the clear bag of liquids hanging above my head to the vein in my hand. I don’t know anything for certain. I don’t know what’s left of my life except that I need to get to my children. In the end, nothing and no one else should matter but them. Jacky is gone, Sara is somewhere fighting for her life, and I have to stay alive to take care of my kids. That’s the only thing I know for certain, and that’s my only purpose left in this terrible, cruel world.
    I hear movement as I see a nurse coming to adjust my IV line.
    “Hey, can you tell me if Sara Klein is okay?” I ask the tiny lady wearing purple.
    “Your wife is out of surgery. Her doctor should stop by and see you in a bit once I finish taking your vitals.” My wife … not in this lifetime. Why do they need to take my vitals? I just want to go see if she’s all right.
    “Could you please unhook me from this IV and these machines? I’d like to go to the bathroom.” I’m lucid. I feel fine. Time to go.
    “Lie back, Mr. Rossi. You have a catheter, you don’t need to go to the bathroom.” She pushes me down with force while maintaining a sweet smile and proceeds to change the urine collection bag attached to the side of my bed. “You donated lots of blood to your wife. You’ve been out cold for the last twelve hours. We just need to make sure you’re well before we can disconnect your IV. You’re being treated for your excessive dehydration.”
    I don’t care about me at all. I just want to know what’s going on with Sara. “Can you please contact my family? I’ll give you their number. I need them to know I’m okay,” I beg the little stranger at my side.
    “Your family is here. I’ll let them know you’re up. I’m sure they’ll be right in to see you.”
    She’s out the door before I can ask or say another word. I wonder if my parents, or perhaps Jacky’s parents, were called in, or maybe she means Sara’s folks. The door opens once again a minute later as Emily saunters in. Here we go.
    She looks tired but calm. Not as hysterical as our earlier encounter. I don’t give her a chance to say anything before I begin questioning her about Sara. “Is she okay? Tell me what happened? What did the doctors say? Did you call her parents? Does William know she’s here? Is Eddie here?” I know I have zero rights to her wellbeing, but I need to know she’s okay or I’ll go crazy. I need to ensure I didn’t harm her any more than I have up to this point. I promise that if she’s okay, I’ll leave her alone . Forever, for good, for life . I will run far away and exterminate myself from her life; I owe her that. But first, she needs to be okay. This nightmare needs to end for her.
    “Her parents and Eddie are all here. Your parents are here, too. Will is back from St. Lucia. She’s out of surgery; still unconscious but stable,” she expels with relief.
    I close my eyes and take a full breath once I hear that Sara is alive. Thank God. Thank you, God, for this.
    “She lost a lot of blood and the baby,” she whispers the last part. “But it could’ve been much worse for all of us.”
    My heart contracts at her last statement—Sara and William lost their baby.
    “Why did you tell the doctors she was your wife?” Emily asks in a small, sad voice.
    I look up to meet her questioning stare. “I’ve been to the hospital a few too many times in my life with Jacqueline. I know a spouse has different rights than a mistake like me. She was bleeding, and if she needed blood, I had to make sure they knew that our blood types match. We went through all this when we had the twins.” I smile as the memory of us sitting at the fertility clinic instantly bombards my mind.
    “You’re sure about this?” I question her about a choice that would change everything.
    “I’m sure. I only want your sperm hanging out with my eggs if I have a say,” Sara answers with her usual sarcasm. “If this works, we’ll be parents. Can you