บททั้งหมดของ Mommy, I found us a Daddy for Christmas : บทที่ 81 - บทที่ 90

I am not sure where, between the madness of wedding preparations and nights of talking till the wee hours of the morning, but somehow, I just found myself falling deep in love all over again. For the first time in so long, I wasn't double-guessing every little thing in our relationship. And Jaxon? Well, he'd been there for it all-up and down. But today? Today was different."Isabel," Jaxon calls to me, his voice soft, just loud enough to pull me from the daze I've been lost in. I look up from the window where I've been watching the rain slide down the glass, the sky outside as Gray as the thoughts I've been battling with. But his voice cuts through it all."Yeah?" I finally turn around, looking at him, and he stands there, holding a small box in his hand, his eyes sparkling with something I don't quite know."Come here for a second," he says, his lips tugged up in this small smile-a smile that has my heart faltering every single time I catch sight of it, like it's a promise.My stomac

I stand at the window and look out, the softness of twilight fading into deep shades of blue and purple. Supposedly this is the most joyous part of my life. My wedding is in only a few days, and here I am-standing in silence amidst joy and doubts."Isabel?" The quiet is cut by the soft, steady warmth of Jaxon's voice; he stands in the doorway, silhouetted in the pale light from the hall. "What's wrong? You've been quiet for a while."I turn my head slightly toward him, but not enough to have to meet his gaze-and don't leave my spot. I wish I could explain, wish I could find the words, but right now, they feel like they're all clogged somewhere inside me."I'm just thinking," I say low, to myself almost.Thinking about what?" He steps closer, a frown on his face, the wrinkle between his eyes deepening. The heaviness of his gaze feels too much, like he sees into my head at all the jumbled thoughts.I swallow hard. "Everything… The wedding, the future, how everything's changed. It's just

I felt like I could not breathe as my heart rumbled within, drumbeats in my chest, with successive beats more difficult than the next. Words ran together incoherently, blurring all over my telephone as my body shook without letting up. "If you marry her, then you will be sorry."What was this? Who was it from? My mind went wild, trying to put together whatever clues were present. Was this someone from my past? Someone who didn't want me to be happy?Another knock on the door had my already frazzled nerves jumping. My stomach twisted."Isabel? You okay in there?" It was Jaxon's voice, and so familiar that it almost brought a sense of comfort. Almost.I quickly shoved the phone under the vanity and took a deep breath. This wasn't how today was supposed to go. It was supposed to be a celebration, a beginning. Not some horrible twist of fate."Yeah," I called, forcing my voice to sound normal, even though it felt anything but. "Just. a little nervous. I'll be right out.Isabel… His voice

above a whisper, my lips curling up slightly. "Just. taking it all in, I guess. It feels like a dream."He chuckled softly, his fingers tightening around mine. "I know what you mean. But no dream is this real."As the car slowed and pulled up in front of the hotel, it seemed the world came to a complete stop and this was the weight of it. The night ahead was for us. Not for the wedding or the celebration-just for us. As if it ever could have been otherwise.We both exited the car, and I finally spotted the hotel entrance: this great, graceful edifice which gleamed in its soft illumination. The night air was cool and had just that little bite with a tinge of a breeze, yet somehow everything in view felt as though it were slowing down-even the universe holding its breath-as this little nook in space let us be there.Jaxon reached for my hand once more, and together, we walked toward the doors, our heels clicking through the stillness of the night.Inside, the room was breathtaking: dim

The contractions came fast and hard, one right after the other, hardly any time in between. I could hardly catch my breath between them. It was a piercing pain, almost unbearable, yet it wasn't just the pain but everything happening around me that had my heart racing. The doctors, the nurses, the beeping of machines, the sterile smell in the air, were all so overwhelming.Isabel, breathe. Breathe with me, okay?" The sound of Jaxon's voice was a lifeline, hauling me back from the chaos of my mind. I turned into him, his face white with concern, but the eyes holding steady, never letting me go. His hand grasped mine in a grip that bordered on painful, but I didn't care."I'm trying," I huffed between breaths as another contraction hit. "God, it hurts.I know, baby, I know," he said, leaning in closer, brushing my hair away from my face. "You're doing amazing. Just breathe. You're so strong. We're almost there, I promise."I wanted to believe him, I really did. But it felt like everythin