I rolled my eyes. "Jenny, you’re at my place of business, interrupting my work. You also tried to sell . I’ll speak to you however I want." I turned to walk away, but she grabbed my arm, squeezing painfully. "Let go," I demanded.
"My grandchild’s gonna fetch a pretty penny."
My blood turned cold and I settled my hands protectively on my belly. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"You can’t be watched all the ti, Lily."
"You’re insane." I turned to walk away, but she grabbed my arm, squeezing painfully, pressing sothing into my side.
"I will kill your spawn, girlie, if you don’t co with now."
"How did you get a gun in here?"
She tugged on my arm without answering my question. "You owe ."
"I don’t owe you anything," I hissed.
"Co with now."
"No!" I tried to pull my arm away again. "Let go," I demanded.
"Bitch, get your fucking hands off her now," a deep, angry voice seethed.
I glanced at Flea who was approaching quickly, his face contorted in rage.
Jenny removed her hands, raising them in surrender. "I was just havin’ a conversation with my daughter."
I shook my head. "She has a gun." I wasn’t going to waste my breath to remind her I wasn’t her daughter. I wasn’t even convinced she believed what she was saying; she was just trying to intimidate .
Flea tackled her to the ground and divested her of her gun, sliding it into his belt. A crowd had ford in the cafeteria now, and I felt embarrassed, but more than that, I felt guilt for bringing her crazy into what was supposed to be a place of healing.
Flea lifted her off the ground and held her with her arms pinned behind her back.
Jenny hissed, "Your ti’s comin’, little bitch. Hear now. You can’t hide forever."
"Bitch, you don’t fuckin’ walk away right now," Flea hissed, "I will kill you."
Jenny smirked and then turned and left the cafeteria.
"You okay?" Flea asked.
I swallowed convulsively as I nodded. "Why are you letting her go?"
"She won’t get far, babe. Got a couple of guys outside each exit watching for her. Right now, you’re my priority."
"Oh. Okay."
"Sorry I didn’t get here sooner. You’re supposed to text when you leave your station."
I pressed my lips into a thin line and nodded. "Sorry. I didn’t think it would be an issue if I stayed inside the hospital."
"Well, it is. Don’t do it again."
I blinked back tears. "I won’t."
"You okay?"
My heart was racing, and I shook my head. "I just need to call Mav."
"Okay, babe, let’s get you back to the break room."
He took my lunch from and wrapped an arm around my waist. I let him keep steady as we headed upstairs. Once inside the break room, I pulled my phone out of my scrubs pocket. L&D was a lot less strict than the ER was, and as long as there wasn’t anyone around who cared, I could keep my phone with . I dialed Maverick, and he answered imdiately. "Hey, baby."
"Hey."
"What’s wrong?"
I filled him in on my altercation with Jenny, my shaking finally subsiding as I told him everything.
"She threatened the baby?" he ground out.
"Yes." Tears stread down my face.
"Where the fuck was Flea?" Maverick snapped, and I jumped.
"He was there. I just didn’t think I needed to text him since I was just running downstairs to grab a sandwich."
"You text him if you’re pissing in a different bathroom, Lily. Hear ?"
I nodded.
"Lily? Do you hear ?"
"Oh, yes, sorry." I groaned. "She’s stalking , Mav. This is a whole new level."
"Yeah." He sighed. "I’ll talk to Dad. Are you okay?"
"Yes, Möosh." I rubbed my arm where Jenny had grabbed . It hurt... more than a little.
"How’s the baby?"
"Good, honey. We’re good." I laid my hands on my tummy. "Just hungry."
"Eat. I’ll check in with Flea and see you when I pick you up... unless you need to co now?"
"If only." I smiled. "I’m good, though."
"Okay. Love you, Lily."
"Love you too."
He hung up, and I unwrapped my sandwich. Now that things were a little calr, I didn’t know if I could actually eat. The thought of how close Jenny got to suddenly overwheld . This was getting all too real. I now knew how much Maverick had protected . I had no idea how close she’d gotten in the past, and I was well aware I didn’t know because my man was sheltering from her.
I took several deep breaths, covering my belly with my hands until my heartbeat leveled out. Luckily, the second I took a bite of my food, my appetite returned, so I finished everything, put the scary incident aside, and finished out my day.
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