Gordon's Dawn

by Hazel Gower

  Dawn took in all the information, her mind on overload, as Dr. Rockstin continued to talk. Gordon seemed to be listening and almost taking mental notes of what was being said. He didn’t look terrified, which was how Dawn felt the more she heard and thought about everything.

  Dr. Trent smiled down at her. “I know this is a lot to take in, but you’re lucky that you can afford the best of the best. Your age is on our side. I’m told you’re a twin yourself.”

  Dawn nodded, and Gordon brought her hand that he’d been holding up to his lips and kissed it. “I love you.”

  “I love you, too,” she responded. She did, but she was just shell shocked and scared.

  “We’ll leave you two now,” Dr. Field said as he walked toward the door. “I’ll see you every two weeks until you are twenty-six weeks. After that, we will go weekly. If you have any problems, I’ll give you my personal number. Don’t hesitate to call. I’ll have the nurse give you my goals. Right now, I need you to eat every three to four hours at least, and I want at least six bottles of water drunk a day.”

  Ha, the guy was on crack. There was no way she could eat that much or even drink that much. Dr. Field, Dr. Trent, and Dr. Rockstin left, leaving her alone with Gordon.

  When the door shut, Dawn gazed up at Gordon. “Holy crap, you knocked me up with not one, but three babies. Damn, you’re so lucky I love you.”

  Gordon’s grin, as he looked down at her, was full of male pride like he’d solely performed a miracle. “I guess I have super sperm.”

  Blinking, she stared up at his serious face before bursting out into giggles. Dawn may be terrified but she knew, with Gordon, they could tackle anything.

  ****

  They’d kept Dawn in the hospital for five days. Gordon knew his family name was one of the reasons they kept her so long. His family donated money to the hospital and had many influential friends. They were home now, and Gordon didn’t plan to let Dawn out of his sight for a long time.

  Both Mathew and his father had been trying to contact him, but Gordon was ignoring them. He was beyond furious at what they’d done. He was so angry that he didn’t know how much danger he and his wife had been in. The only reason he hadn’t strangled them with his bare hands was that Dawn was fine. The last couple of weeks, he’d been struggling with nightmares of what could have happened if the threat hadn’t been caught and they’d hurt Dawn. Seeing her pass out and on the floor in the tattoo shop had scared the life out of him. It made him realize he couldn’t live without Dawn, not after he’d had the blessing of being with her. They may not have been together long, but they’d sure been through a lot.

  Nathan buzzed his phone. “Your father is at the gate again. Can I let him in this time?”

  Pressing the button to reply, he snarled, “No.”

  “Your mother is with him.”

  “Hell no.”

  “Gordon, what is going on? Why won’t you let them in?” He snapped his gaze from the phone to see Dawn standing in his home office doorway, her hands on her hips.

  He hadn’t told Dawn anything about the threat. He didn’t want her to worry, and now, with the babies, he was even more determined to not only keep her stress free but safe. He’d given his statement to the police and had his own security on the case now. The threat was a rival company Gordon had barely heard of. From what the police and his own team had learned so far, he and his company weren’t the only ones they were trying to sabotage and kill.

  “Gordon,” Dawn snapped.

  He debated if he could distract her, or tell her he didn’t want his parents to interrupt their time together, but he knew she’d get pissed the longer he kept things from her. Groaning he growled, “Let them in,” to Nathan. He hoped, when she found out, she wouldn’t be too angry with him.

  Getting up out of his chair, he went to Dawn and gathered her to him guiding them to the sofa. He sat and placed her across his lap. “I’m angry with my father for keeping something major from me.” He rested his head on her shoulder. “I’m sorry I kept this from you too, but I only found out when you went to the hospital. I found out the day you passed out that I’ve had a major threat to me and that the accident I had over a year ago wasn’t an accident. Supposedly, there have been more occurrences, but I’ve been kept out of the loop. They’ve found the threat, and that was why my family’s head of security and my father were willing to finally tell me.”

  “Oh, my God, Gordon. I’m so sorry this was kept from you.” She cupped his face and brought it down so their lips meet giving him a gentle kiss.

  Relief she wasn’t angry settled over him. “I’m so sorry I kept this from you, but with you passing out and us learning of the triplets, I’ve been so worried about you. I don’t want to add any more stress on you.”

  “I underst—”

  “Triplets!” His mother screeched from the doorway.

  Hugging Dawn tighter to him, he rested his hands on her stomach. He didn’t bother to get up as his mother and father strolled into his study. “Yes. Dawn’s pregnant with our triplets.”

  His mother whole face lit up, and Gordon couldn’t remember the last time he’d seen her genuinely this ecstatic. “Oh, this is fantastic.” She looked down at Dawn. “Are you okay?” Gordon was shocked. This wasn’t at all like his mother.

  “I’m feeling much better. The hospital and staff have been amazing.”

  His mother nodded. “Good, good. The doctors wouldn’t tell us any information, besides basic things like you’d fainted and needed fluids and you were getting better.” His mother yanked his father around and pushed him forward. “You’re father has something he wants to say.” She nudged him.

  His father stared at him down to Dawn and to Gordon’s hands covering her stomach. “I’m sorry,” he mumbled.

  Dawn giggled when his mother elbowed his father. “Louder and like you mean it, you idiot.” Gordon had never been so shocked in his life. His mother never acted like this, let alone swore.

  His father cleared his throat. “I’m sorry, son. I shouldn’t have kept what was going on from you.”

  As much as he wanted to stay angry, Gordon knew he couldn’t. He’d kept things from Dawn, so he knew what it was like to be on both ends now. “No, you shouldn’t have. But I’ve done what you’ve done and expected to be forgiven, so I can’t be a hypocrite.”

  “Great,” his mother said. “Now that’s all sorted let’s focus on these babies. I can’t wait to tell them down at the club that my son is having triplets. I’m going to be able to shove how viral you are in their face for years.” Argh, there she was. That was more like his mother.

  Dawn’s hands settled over his, and he threaded their fingers together as they listened to his mother. Home, Dawn made any place feel like home, not just a place he came to sleep. Dawn was his family, the love of his life, his home.

  ****

  She lay in bed exhausted. Gordon’s parents had been around until late. Catherine, had started organizing exclusive appointments with baby places, and in the end, Gordon had to practically kick them out.

  Snuggling her head on Gordon’s chest, she sighed in contentment as his arms squeezed her tight to him. “Thank you for being so patient with Mother.”

  “It’s nice she’s taking an interest in the babies. We’re going to need all the help we can get.”

  “I’ll make sure we have only the best.”

  “I know you will. But I don’t want our children raised by other people, and that brings me to my next question. Are you going to go back to work now? I love that you’ve been home. I now know why you’ve been so over the top protective, but as much as I love you, I need you to go back to work because you’re driving me nuts.” Easing up so she could stare at him, she kissed his lips. “I know now how important my security is. I promise I won’t go anywhere without them. I want these babies just as much as you so I won’t miss taking my vitamins or eating the colossal amount of food and water I’m supposed to ingest.”

  “I’ll
trust you to do all that, but it’s just I’m scared. I love you so much. I don’t think I could function without you now.” He brushed kisses over my face before lingering on my lips. “I’ll go back to work. Just give me time. When you fainted, I swear I almost had a heart attack. I knew I loved you before that, but when I saw you there on the floor, it was like my whole world crashed. You, Dawn, are my world. Before you, I didn’t know what I was missing. I didn’t know what it was like to be loved and to love. You’ve giving me everything I wanted and more.”

  Dawn could feel the tears slide down her face, and before they got to her lips, Gordon brushed them away.

  “Oh, don’t cry. I didn’t, don’t ever want to make you cry.”

  “They’re not sad tears. I’m just so happy. If you would have told me two, hell, a year ago I would be this happy, married, and pregnant with triplets, I would have told you that you were high or on something. I never planned for any of this, but it turned out better than if I did. I love you, Gordon Wilks, and together, I know we can battle anything.”

  “I love you too, Dawn.”

  Resting her head back down on Gordon, she settled against him and let her contentment and love wash over her, as she closed her eyes, allowing sleep to claim her.

  Epilogue

  Jacob suckled on her breast, and every time Dawn thought he was done, and she went to take him off and give his sisters a turn, he’d suckle again like his life depended on it. If Dawn didn’t know any better, she’d swear he knew she and Gordon were going out tonight. She didn’t want to leave them as much as she knew they didn’t want her to go. Jacob was a mummy’s boy at three-and-a-half-months old. His sisters, Lillian, and Grace, were daddy’s girls even though they were still nursing. She breastfed as much as possible and supplemented with formula. Jacob hated the formula and very rarely drank it.

  “He’s hungry tonight,” Gordon said leaning down with Lillian cradled in his arm while he brushed his lips over hers.

  “I think he knows we’re going out without him. Watch.” Dawn showed Gordon what happened when she went to unlatch him.

  Gordon burst out laughing. “Oh, yeah, he totally knows somethings up.” Lillian blew bubbles and made happy noises at daddy’s laugh.

  Grace’s cry could be heard when Catherine entered the nursery holding her. “She’s hungry too and is not having the bottle I did up for her.”

  It was our one year anniversary. Gordon’s parents, her sister, and her nephew were there to help celebrate and look after her babies while she got ready to go and then went out for dinner. So far, Jacob, Lillian, and Grace were having none of her leaving them, even to get ready.

  Catherine, Gordon’s mother, was amazing, and the babies loved her, but she wasn’t one to change nappies or let them cry even for a second. She came around at least every second day to check on and be with them, and Dawn was grateful for any help. Gordon had hired a wonderful nanny Selena, but Dawn wanted to do as much as she could and not have the hired help always taking care of things. She loved her babies and didn’t want to a miss a moment with them. Selena stood by the door with Destiny ready to help when she asked.

  Gordon knelt down beside her, still cradling Lillian. He lifted her shirt, unhooked the maternity bra, and helped Lillian latch on. Gordon then went to her other breast and carefully detached their son and stood. “Buddy, you have to share. I understand why you don’t want to, but if I have to, so do you.” Dawn rolled her eyes at the serious way Gordon said it as he gazed at their son.

  Gordon was an awesome father. Dawn couldn’t ask for better. She was so proud of how he did everything, even changing diapers. She glanced around the room, seeing the faces of her loved ones and knew she’d been blessed beyond compare. Gordon came into her line of view again and eased down to the ground again, this time he held a whimpering Grace. He helped latch her on, and then instead of getting up, he sat down in front of her.

  “I can have something delivered and set up outside.”

  “You’re amazing right?” She smiled down at him.

  “I know you don’t want to leave them. So we’ll try baby steps. We’ll leave the house, but won’t be so far away you can’t come running if they desperately need you.”

  “Thank you. I love you so much.”

  Gordon got up off the floor with a smug grin on his face. “I know you do.” He leaned down and kissed her. Dawn savored the kiss like she did any from her husband. “How long will you be?”

  “Give me another ten minutes here, and then fifteen or so minutes so I can have a quick shower and change.”

  “That’s perfect. The chef told me he’d be ready in about thirty-five minutes?”

  “You knew?” Tears slid down her cheeks, and Gordon leaned down to brush them away.

  “Of course. I know my wife. I knew you wouldn’t leave the babies. You want to be close to them. It’s one of the many reasons why I love you. You’re a wonderful mother.”

  “I… I… saying I love you is just not enough. What I feel is deeper, is more, but I’ll say it again, I love you so damn much, Gordon Wilks.” Dawn could hear Catherine crying, but it was a happy cry as she was smiling. Dawn gazed over to see her sister grinning and wiping tears. Dawn didn’t know what she ever did to get so lucky. She had a wonderful family and an amazing husband that every day she fell more deeply in love with him.

  Her once-simple, carefully planned life was crazy and unpredictable, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.

  The End

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  About Hazel Gower

  A mother of four, Hazel spends her spare time, the little she has, writing and taking off into her own worlds.

  As a child, she spent a lot of time in her own dream world, and even had an imaginary friend. In primary school, she would constantly make up stories, which got her into lots of trouble. Her mother said she always had an overactive imagination and would be the perfect writer.

  Hazel started writing down her story ideas in high school and never really stopped. Writing is salvation.

  After she’s cleaned up and gotten all the kids in bed, Hazel sits at her computer—or sometimes a notebook with a pencil—to relax, write, and escape.

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