BELLE
No one should be awake by 4:30 a.m. But here I was, dragging my body out of bed like I was training for war. Except I am.
Going back to that company has to be the dumbest decision ever. Zalden would make sure to make things difficult for me, and that includes his crazy employees, too.
I glanced down at Jordan, still curled up in bed beside me, snoring softly. Guilt tugged at my chest. It wasn't fair to wake him up, but I can't leave Jamie alone either. Not when the hospital light kept her up half the night.
“Just a few more days,” I whispered to myself, yanking on a worn pair of jeans and stuffing their lunch into mismatched containers. “Just a few more days, and she'll be home.”
By the time we reached the hospital, I was running on fumes.
“Mommy, you're early,” Jamie's sleep
