“Ahh!” I screamed.
Breeze, Harmonee, and Raine were at my bedside in a flash.
“Baby!”
“Mel!”
They spoke at the same time, and I could hear the concern in their voices.
“My babies!” When I raised my voice, my head pounded, which reminded me that I’d hit my head.
“The babies are fine,” Breeze said. “You fell on your side with your arms protecting your stomach, but your arm is sprained pretty bad.”
“You also hit your head on the floor and have a slight concussion,” Raine added.
“That explains the headache, but the babies are okay?” I questioned, even though I heard what he’d said.
“Yes, baby. Take a deep breath.”
I closed my eyes and inhaled slowly through my nose before exhaling through my mouth. I didn’t care if every limb on my body was broken, as long as my babies were okay.
When I opened my eyes, six of them were on me. I looked at each of them for a moment, and when I got to Harmonee, I noticed her arm was in a sling.
“What happened to you?”
“The bullet grazed my shoulder when I tackled you.”
“Wait. It was you who tackled me. Can somebody tell me what happened?”
“Literally minutes before you came in, a new client had come in requesting you. Yvonne was in the middle of telling her that you weren’t available today when I heard your voice. She must’ve heard you, too, and pulled a gun from her purse. When she aimed it in your direction, I tackled you from the side. The bullet from her gun grazed my shoulder.”
“A new client? Who—Arielle?” The three of them nodded. “Y’all can’t be serious.”
“Unfortunately, we are,” Raine said.
“I didn’t recognize her because she had something covering her face the night she attacked me,” Harmonee said.
“Damn! We didn’t think to show everyone her picture. This is unbelievable. Is she gonna stalk me until?—”
“Nah, she won’t be stalking you or anyone else,” Breeze said with satisfaction.
The confidence behind his words led me to believe that Arielle was no longer among the living.
“The second gunshot?” The three of them nodded. “She’s dead?” More nods. “Who shot her?”
“I was coming in to bring your lunch and saw her peripheral. You know I stay strapped, so when she aimed in your direction, I put one in the back of her head.”
“Harmonee and Breeze saved your life,” Raine said with tears forming in her eyes.
Although Breeze wouldn’t admit it, I knew he’d killed Sean. His confession to killing Arielle brought things full circle. Knowing my man wouldn’t hesitate to end a life to keep me safe gave me a sense of peace that would be considered abnormal by most.
The past few months of my life could’ve been a mystery or crime movie with a love story woven in between. However, now that my enemies were dead, I was ready to start filming my happily ever after.
My parents rushed into the room, startling us. When they saw Harmonee, they gently embraced her before coming to the side of my bed.
“Must you continue giving us heart attacks?” Ma fussed before kissing my cheek and squeezing the hand of my good arm.
“I’m not doing it on purpose. Life be life-ing. I’m just glad I have people who love and support me when things are crazy.”
