I straightened, blood roaring in my ears. “I’m her boyfriend, Crosby McCoy. This is her friend, Ford Hardy.” It wasn’t the truth, but it wasn’t a lie either. I was going to be Kenna’s everything, just as soon as she opened those pretty eyes.

“I’m Dr. Castor. Mr. McCoy, can I speak with you in private for a moment?”

I nodded, stepping away from Ford, my heart sinking. “What is it? Is she going to be okay?” Did the woman want to get me alone to tell me something was wrong? That things were worse than we’d expected?

Dr. Castor gave me a kind smile. “We are optimistic that Kenna is going to make a full recovery.”

My shoulders slumped on an exhaled breath. “What’s wrong with her? Can I see her now?”

“Kenna had a bad break in her left arm that required an orthopedic surgeon to set, that’s what took us so long. She also has a fairly severe concussion. That compounded with low blood sugar is why we had such a hard time bringing her around. She’s sleeping now, and we’ll be bringing her to a room soon to get her settled.” Dr. Castor paused for a moment before continuing. “Her pregnancy looks stable. We think the baby is going to be fine, as well.”

The entire world seemed to slow as if I were seeing and hearing everything from under water. Pregnant. Kenna. A baby. My mind snapped, speeding back up with a hundred different questions, but only one mattered in the moment. “The baby”—my voice cracked—“it’s okay?”

“Yes. We had a specialist come and check Kenna and the baby over. Heart rate and all other levels are good.”

“I need to see her.” I needed to touch her, touch them, assure myself that they were okay. A baby. The idea that Kenna had faced this news alone for the second time in her life made me want to throttle myself. But she wasn’t going to be alone any longer. And that meant not waking up to an empty room. “Please,” I begged the doctor.

“Come on, I’ll take you up myself.”

We walked back down the hall. Bell and Caelyn were standing with Ford, looking wrecked and…nervous maybe? Something clicked in my head. “You knew?”

Bell glanced at Caelyn. “She just found out a couple of days ago. She was going to tell you today.”

“You should’ve told me!” I roared. “The second you walked into this hospital, that should’ve been the first thing out of your mouth. What if I’d lost them both and had never known?”

Caelyn shrank back, tears falling from her eyes. “We told a nurse, but we thought Kenna should be the one to tell you.”

Ford stepped forward. “I don’t know what’s going on, but you’re not going to speak to them that way.”