She remembers that she has been hit by a bullet, but luckily it has only hit her shoulder.
Jamie is always optimistic and very good at taking chances. She already feels lucky that the bullet hasn't hit her heart, but her shoulder.
Luckily, Bunny is fine.
When she looks down, she sees Bunny lying on the head of the bed.
Jamie slowly reaches out her fingers. She tries not to tear her wounds and gently pokes Bunny's soft cheek.
As soon as she pokes him a few times, Bunny wakes up. He looks up and sees his mom's gentle and loving eyes. Then he raises his eyebrows and says happily, "Mommy!"
"Don't shout. I'm not deaf." Jamie knows she's in the wrong for waking him up, but she's always been good at being cheeky, so she blames Bunny instead.
Bunny doesn't argue with her. He wants to give her a big hug, but he's worried he'll touch her wounds, so he holds back.
"Where's your daddy?" Jamie looks around. She licks her dry lips and her mouth is also dry with little moisture.
Bunny sees her move and knows she wants a drink of water. He pours a glass of water from the side of the kettle and takes a straw so Jamie can bite on the straw and drink without having to sit up.
After finishing a glass of water Jamie still feels thirsty, so she lets Bunny pour two more glasses. It is only after she drinks that she feels better all over.
"Daddy's gone home to get a change of clothes. You woke up just after he left." Bunny puts down the glass of water and blinks at Jamie. A touch of guilt emerges from his big eyes.
"Why are you looking at Mommy like that? It's not just a day or two since Mommy was so beautiful. If your daddy sees you staring at me, he's going to be jealous again." Jamie looks at Bunny and feels he’s a little strange, so she teases.
It is rare that Bunny doesn't roll his eyes at her, but hugs her uninjured arm and says, "Mommy, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have gotten hurt."
"Don't be ridiculous. Mummy doesn't blame you. Besides, what mother in the world would watch her child die without saving him?" Jamie says and reaches up to poke his little face, "If you're feeling guilty, get your mommy some cherries. I don't know what's going on lately, but I like sour foods more and more."
And she keeps feeling sick to her stomach.
It can't be that she's been living an irregular lifestyle lately, and then all this has caused something to happen to her body, can it?
Jamie shivers just thinking about it. She isn't going to add a new injury to her old one, is she? She feels bad!
Maybe if she has been too busy dealing with Jack and fighting with him, so she is overly nervous. Jamie just thinks it is because she is stressed and not paying much attention to her period. Plus, she'd been more likely to eat sour foods than sweet since she was a child, so she was even less worried about it.
Bunny's little face changes instantly. He looks at Jamie with a touch of disgust, "Mummy, you've got a little sister in your tummy. You have been a mother at least, can you stop being so careless?"
If she'd found out sooner, how would they feel comfortable letting her confound Jack? They'd have taken a rope and just tied her up at home.
"How did you know it was a little sister?" Jamie follows Bunny's words and asks.
After a second, two seconds, three seconds....
Bunny resolutely covers his ears. Then in the next second, Jamie's growl rings out, "What did you just say?! What, what little sister?!"
Bunny waits until she's done growling before letting go of her little hand. He looks at her calmly, "The little sister in Mommy's tummy is two weeks old."
She's, she's got, a little, little sister inside her?
Jamie's watery eyes widens in horror. She can't care less about the injury on her shoulder and touches her belly with her hand under the blanket.
The surprise comes so suddenly, she can't digest it for a while...
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