Chapter 146 - WHERE IS KYLE

I woke from my nap in a panic, almost not even remembering that I had laid down for a nap. I didn't usually nap, so that was quite understandable if you asked me. Usually, I either barely slept or just slept enough at night. Sleeping during the day was basically a foreign concept to me.

For a few minutes I couldn't even remember why I had gone to sleep when the sun was still out. Unless I had just slept really late in the day. But that wasn't it. Something else was going on. What was it, though? I just couldn't remember.

All that I could think about was that fucking dream. That stupid nightmare where Victor found me with too many men for Kyle to fight off and I was too pregnant to help him that much. I wasn't able to save him and I wasn't able to save my baby either.

The nightmare went further this time than it ever had before. I had dreamt that Victor had taken me from my home and then waited for me to have my baby. After that, in the dream, he killed my baby and threw it aside before dragging me, kicking and screaming, all the way back to the pack.

I kept having to remind myself that it was just a dream. I had to remember that none of that was real and that Victor didn't have my husband or my baby. To help me feel even better about that I laid in the bed for a moment and put my hand on my belly, feeling the roundness of it.

I wouldn't be convinced until the baby moved though. When the baby moved I would know that they were still in there, alive and well. I wouldn't have to worry anymore when it finally moved.

Anytime now, anytime.

I was starting to panic. The baby wasn't moving for me. Had someone actually done something to my baby? Was my baby sick? Injured? Dead? Oh Goddess, no.

I pressed harder on my belly, desperate to feel the movements that I had grown so used to. I also pressed down as a way to feel where exactly the baby was. If I could pinpoint the exact location, I might be able to wake them up if they were sleeping.

"Come on." I encouraged the little baby to start moving to show me that they were alright. "Come on." I said it again, losing hope.

I waited for what felt like hours, but I know that it barely reached the two minute mark. Finally, as if protesting the way that I was pressing into my womb, the baby kicked and stretched. I felt like I was being yelled at to stop messing with them.

"Oh Goddess, thank you." I sighed loudly in relief as the baby moved again and again.

I must have spoken a little louder than I thought because I heard footsteps coming down the hall toward the bedroom. It wasn't Kyle though, it was EZ. Huh, I wonder why he's here. And where is Kyle?

As soon as I had thought those words the door opened and EZ came in. He didn't turn the light on, there was enough coming in from the windows still so he didn't need to turn it on to see.

"Well, look who's finally awake. Did you have a good nap, Sleeping Beauty?" EZ's voice was soft and I could tell instantly that he was hiding something from me.

"What's going on?" I asked him as I sat up in the bed. My attention was fully on him while I waited for an answer.

"Nothing's up. I was just waiting for you to wake up, that's all. You're a really poor hostess when you're sleeping. I am so not into the kind of things that we could do in bed together."

I just rolled my eyes at his attitude before staring at him again. I could see the evasiveness in his eyes as well. There was something going on that he didn't want me to know about. Something that had to do with why my husband wasn't here in this room with me.

"Where is he?" I asked him in a voice that was slowly losing its patience.

"Now that's an ambiguous question. Are you wanting to know where Bastian is, maybe? Or perhaps Laremy? What about Lucian? Oh, there is also your friend Deek from back home. He seemed like a lot of fun."

"Ezekiel." I used his full name, something I never did unless I was pissed off.

"Ooh, someone's cranky. Did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed this afternoon?"

"Where is Kyle?" I glared at him, asking him what I wanted to know once more.

"He went out, obviously. But since you were under the weather he asked me to sit with you."

Ez flipped his head to the side like he was tossing his hair or something. It was like he was trying to say 'see I am a good friend to come sit with you while you were sleeping'. But I wanted to know where Kyle went and I wanted to know right now.

"Just tell me, now. I want to know what happened."

"Hahh." He sighed and finally looked me in the eyes for the first time since he came in here. "You're a real pain sometimes. You know that, right Jacy?"

"You tell me all the time, EZ. Now come on and spill it."

"Alright, fine. He went to deal with the person who poisoned you. Are you happy now?"

"He did what?"

I couldn't believe it. He left without telling me to take care of the person who poisoned me. Doesn't he know that I wanted to see this person for myself. Damn him. Damn him and his stupid man ways.

"UGH!" I screamed in frustration as I went to get out of the bed. "Damn that stupid fucking moron. I swear. How much of an idiot can he possibly be?"

"Jacy?" EZ called after me but I ignored him as I went to grab some clothes from my dresser. I couldn't very well leave in the pajamas I had put on after my shower.

"I swear I am going to kick his fucking ass."

"Jacy?"

"How could he do this to me?" I was still moving at my own pace and not paying attention to anything anymore. That is, until EZ grabbed my arm and pulled on it hard.

"JACY!" He yelled at me.

"What?" I snapped at him, angry that he stopped me from getting ready to leave and follow after my mate.

"Has it even occurred to you why Kyle went without waking you up? Or why he called me here to sit at the house while you slept peacefully in your bed?"

"I don't know, EZ. Why?"

"Oh, I don't know, Jacy baby, maybe it's because he loves you and was worried about you. He couldn't bear the thought of leaving your side but he wanted to avenge you immediately so that you wouldn't have this hanging over your head. He also didn't want you waking up all alone while he was gone. He thought you would feel abandoned after what had happened last night. He hasn't stopped thinking about you even once since he met you. Dammit, Jacy, he did all of this for you today. He wanted to make sure that you were taken care of in every way possible."

EZ's words were finally sinking in. He was right. Everything that Kyle had done was so that I didn't worry about this issue. He wanted it handled right away. I had even been told that he had called Baxter last night and told him to work on the issue. Baxter being the feline that was helping him keep an eye on me and watch for Victor and his crew.

How could I have been so blind? What the hell didn't I see what it was that Kyle was doing from the start? Why did it take EZ pointing it out to me? Dammit, I am a horrible wife.

And to think, I was just starting out as a wife and I was already the worse one there was. Kyle had to be regretting being with me now. He had to wish that he had someone who understood this shit better than I did.

While I thought about all of this and what it was that Kyle had been doing for me, I heard his key in the front door. I could tell that it was only one person that was coming in through the door and I could smell him from here, it was definitely Kyle.

Without thinking about it I ran out into the hall and all the way to the front door. The moment that Kyle had shut the door and taken his shoes off I threw myself at him.

"Kyle."

"Omph!" I slammed into him, knocking some of the wind out of him. "Jacy? What's wrong? What happened?" He sounded worried, like he thought I was upset or hurt.

"I'm sorry I was a bad wife. I'm sorry I didn't think about why it was that you went to do this while I was still sleeping. I'm so sorry."

"What is this all about?" He didn't know what to think about my words.

"She was mad at you when she woke up and found out where you went. Mind you, I did try to keep it from her, but she knows when I lie so that is impossible." EZ must have followed me out here so it was him that explained things to Kyle.

"You're not a bad wife." Kyle rubbed my back. "I knew you would be upset. I knew you wanted to help. But I went and took that away from you. I'm sorry. It's just... You're pregnant, and I didn't want you doing that until after the baby gets here."

It looked like we were both sorry for our own reasons. I think what would be best was for us to sit and talk about what happened. Last night, this morning, today, all of it. We needed to have a full review of what had happened to us lately. We needed to be on the same page. Wasn't that what was supposed to happen for us now that we were married?

"Oh, EZ, Bastian and Laremy are going to be busy for a while longer so I told them you were just going to stay here. I hope you don't mind."

"No, that's fine Kyle. It gives me time to take measurements and plan out the baby's room." He giggled and walked away, giving us some privacy.

"Come on, Jacy. I think we need to talk."

He was already reading my mind. I was glad that we were on the same page about it all. Damn, I love him.