"It's mine. I have the paperwork." She shook her head at him, but he just kept talking. "You are squatting, and I will forcibly remove you," he threatened. She took a larger step away from him and tried to summon as much anger and courage as she could. "Get off my property now," she said pulling out her phone and dialing Milton. "Fucking junky-ass whore," he whispered under his breath. "We know that you're just crashing here." She shook her head at him. If anyone was on drugs, then it was him. "Milton," she sighed as he answered. "I need help! There's some guy and his family here demanding me to leave, saying they own my home." "You're calling your dealer?" The man asked, sounding worried. "No, you twat, I'm calling the police! You're breaking the law!" "Pandora, get inside your home now," Milton ordered at the same time the jerk started talking. "Great, then they can take your squatter ass to jail for trespassing." "I am on my way. I'll reroute a car to you," Milton continued
“Hey, baby, tell me you and Benjamin are on your way home right now.” ‘Benjamin? Nah, he can't mean my Benjamin. Wait he said he's a doctor. There must be loads of doctors named Edward... oh... oh, pain.’ The contraction that hit her brought her straight out of her mental debate to find that Milton was still on his cell. "You want me to be doing what?" Milton gasped and looked sheer white as if he was in shock. "Pandora, I need to see if I can see..." he said, looking at her, and then down to her girlie bits. He carried on looking at her girlie bits as he narrowed his eyes. Pandora snorted in laughter until another contraction ripped through her. If it weren't so painful, she would be laughing her ass off at him. "Milton, you dumbass, I still have my pants on, you aren't going to see anything until they're off!" she yelled at him and frowned as she heard a muffled woman's voice. "All right, all right both of you, stop yelling at me. I catch criminals for a living, not birthing b
She looked down at Jack who was snuggling into her. He looked so small and weak. She could feel him breathing, but it felt different—slower than what it should be. She stroked his small face and he responded by moving. "Is there a chance for you and your husband?" Benjamin asked. And before she could answer, Milton snorted loudly, cutting Benjamin off. He only looked at Milton briefly before he continued talking. "I only ask because that's a nice wedding ring." There was a part of her that doesn't want to talk about Derrik, but she knew Benjamin was just talking to keep her mind off of what was going on. "I never received a wedding ring from Derrik. She ended up with the one my father gave my mom—" She stopped talking and snorted. "She hated it because he only spent three hundred dollars on it. So when she left us, she left the ring, too. My ex-jerk asked me to marry him with a shower curtain ring. I thought it was cute, but now looking back, I can see that he didn't think I was wo
Pandora felt her face pale and shook her head at her. "I wasn't, I swear." Alexis laughed and winked at her. "Oh, I know. Besides, he talked about you. He thought you and Benjamin would've hit it off," she narrowed her eyes as she looked at him. "Did you come to the bar?" She rubbed her head as she closed her eyes. "Can we talk about it after I've seen my boys?" she pleaded with Alexis, but she continued looking at Pandora as if she was trying to figure out a puzzle. "Sure," she said after a few minutes. "Can I call someone for you, like the father?" "If only it was that easy," she muttered. "Can you call my dad and Sia?" She nodded, but had a shell-shocked look on her face, as Pandora told her their phone numbers. "I have a wonderful hospital gown, some lovely new mommy underwear, and pads," Benjamin said, placing the items on her bed. Pandora looked at him, seeing that he had a scrub top on but she could still clearly see his tattoos. "Thank you," she told him, wincing when s
"Breast," she answered as she looked at her boys. A few weeks ago she was unsure, but Benjamin told her both the pros and cons of both options. "The room across the hall has a chair and a breast pump so that you can express your milk. Make sure you label the bottles before putting them in the fridge.""What?" she stuttered. ‘Why is she talking about bottles?’ "We store the breast milk in the bottles. For now, the boys will be fed through a tube. Once they can nurse, you will start doing that," the nurse replied, and Pandora started to feel as if she had reached her limit. "I'll show her," Benjamin announced and started to push her chair out of the room. As soon as he pushed her into the new room, she started to cry into her hands. "Hush, Pandora," Benjamin whispered as he held her to him. "This is not the way we planned it. It wasn't meant to be like this," she sobbed into his chest, and he sighed, rubbing her back. "I know, sweetheart, I know." She sniffled and then took a dee
Pandora’s mouth opened and closed, flabbergasted. She put her fingers in her ears and gave them a good rub. "I'm sorry, I think I must be in shock, overly tired, or hallucinating... something. Can you say that again?" Pandora smiled, picking up her necklace. He twirled the ring between his fingers, and then wrapped his arm around her neck, taking it off. He held the ring up to his eyes and a huge smile broke out on his face. He looked happier than she had ever seen him.He slowly told her his side of the story, even the parts she didn’t remember. "Then you walked into my office. At first, I thought you looked like my Dora, but you were married and your hair was different. I thought your married name was Leonard. I knew my girl wasn't married to anyone but me, so I dropped the idea of it within a few minutes. However, I was and still am strongly attracted to you. As the weeks and months passed, I stopped thinking about Dora and started to think about you. I needed and wanted to prote
"You're not failing them," he told her. She blinked, wondering how he knew what she was thinking. "What you're feeling is normal, it's called the baby blues. Most new moms feel low just after giving birth. Your hormones are all over the place. You're not failing the boys at all; all things take time." "Okay," she whispered, unsure if what she was feeling was related to her hormones. "I'm here, Pandora, and I have my eyes on you, trust me." She sighed in relief and he got up and resumed their way to the NICU. "Stop," Pandora said as they got to the door. "What do we tell them? I mean, I had just told them the father wasn't here." "We'll tell them the truth, that I am their father. Don't worry. It's going to be okay." "You're what?" someone yelled loudly, and both Benjamin and Pandora turned to see Alexis and Milton standing there with their mouths open. "This is Pandora, my Dora from Vegas," Benjamin stated. "We know that; Royce was talking with her friend Ron. Ron was laughing
"Does this have something to do with Derrik?" Benjamin asked and received a nod in response."I think he's done something else. I wish I could freaking prove it was him that's been messing with my home and selling it." She turned to Benjamin, who looked confused. "He sold my house, I guess. A family showed up and demanded that I leave. By the time Milton arrived, I had heartburn and went to get some milk. In the fridge, I saw this gross bloody pig's head, it scared me and I jumped, hitting the counter." Benjamin's eyes narrowed and his hands rolled into fists. "I'm starting to see why Ron dislikes your ex so much." "Hey, relax and unfold your fists. It's bad enough that I have so many men including my father, all planning and strategizing to kill him. I need someone to help me stay calm and not worry that everyone ends up in jail." "Hey, you forgot about Sia and me," Keira said as she walked in. She narrowed her eyes looking at Pandora before looking at the boys. "Oh, I want one,"