***Lauren*** A white ceiling was what I saw as I peeled my eyes open, then the steady beeping off in the distance. How did I end up here? I remember going into labor and the baby coming before we made it to the clinic. I can still see Kade's worried face when he told me he could see the head. What happened afterwards? Blinking a few times, letting everything clear my head, lolled to the side. My eyes fell on a sleeping form hunched over in one of the smallest chairs. His head had rolled forward, his arms crossed over his chest. Kade. Reaching out, I was able to touch his shoulder; he was so close. His head bobbed, then snapped up. He looked around. He was out of the chair the minute his eyes saw mine, "Lauren," Hovering over me his hands on my cheeks, "Jeezus you scared the s**t ou

