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.”