The Object of His Obsession (The Alexanders Book 4) by Tina Martin Page A

finally his turn.
Finally.” Tyson ended the call and tossed the phone in the
passenger seat. How could his life feel like a dream come true one
day and the next, it felt like the world was caving in around
him?

Chapter 16
     
     
    “What are you doing here,
Tamera?” Gabrielle asked. Gabrielle was standing at the door with
tears in her eyes. She looked a mess. Her hair was out of control
and her nose was red, probably from being wiped so much.
    “Gabrielle, what’s going
on? Everybody was at the baby shower waiting for you and Tyson to
show up then all of a sudden, Padma, Heshan, Lalita and Prasad
jumped in Padma’s car and drove away in a panic.”
    “Where’s my dad?” Gabrielle
asked instead of answering Tamera’s question. “Where’s Carmen and
Destiny?”
    “Everybody is still over
there at Padma’s house for the baby shower. I told your father I
would call him to let him know that you were okay. Jeez. What’s
going on?”
    Gabrielle rubbed her eyes
again and sat on the couch.
    Tamera sat down with
her.
    “Tyson thinks I had an
affair with Dilvan,” she cried. “And he thinks the baby isn’t his.”
Gabrielle broke down in tears, crying loudly and clearly in pain –
physical and mental.
    “Why would he think
that?”
    “I don’t know, Tamera. I
would never cheat on him. I don’t know why he’s doing this to
me.”
    “Maybe Dilvan made up a lie
so he could break you guys up. I can see him doing something like
that.”
    “But still, why didn’t
Tyson give me a chance to explain? He wouldn’t even listen to me.
And then he took a gun out of the drawer and said he was going to
take care of Dilvan—”
    Tamera snapped her head
back. “A gun?”
    “Yes. He left here in a
rage to go to Dilvan’s house. I called Padma and told her what was
going on.”
    “Oh, so that must be where
Padma and the gang rushed off to. Let me call somebody so I can
find out something. I hope my brother didn’t...” Tamera stopped
talking. She couldn’t bring herself to say the rest. She dialed
Tyson’s number first and when she didn’t get an answer, she called
Padma. Still, she didn’t get an answer. “Jeez, nobody’s picking
up.”
    “Ah...” Gabrielle moaned,
feeling a sharp pain rip through her. “Oh my gosh, Tamera. I think
the baby might be coming early.”
    “You have another four
weeks to go,” Tamera said. “Those are Braxton-Hicks contractions
you’re having, right?”
    “Ah!” Gabrielle shrieked in
pain again. “No. These are real, not Braxton-Hicks contractions.
These contractions hurt. Get me to the hospital. Please!
Ahh!”
    “This cannot be happening,”
Tamera said. “Are you sure?”
    “Yes! I’ve been having
contractions for a couple of hours now and they’re getting worse,
Tamera. Please take me to the hospital. Please. Ahh!”
    “Okay, okay,” Tamera said,
in a panic. “Um...do you already have a bag packed?”
    “Yes. It’s in the
closet.”
    “Okay.”
    Gabrielle cried out in
pain again.
    “Alright,” Tamera said. She
leaned over so Gabrielle could use her for support to get off of
the couch. “Can you walk?”
    “Yes, I can
walk.”
    “Okay. Let’s slowly get you
to the car. Once I get you in, I’ll come back and grab the
bag.”
    Tamera carefully guided
Gabrielle out of the door, down the stairs and to the passenger
seat of her car. Then she ran back in the house to get the bag and
drove to the hospital. On the way there, she tried to call Tyson
again, but there was no answer.
     
    * * *
    At the hospital, Gabrielle
was in more pain. The baby was coming quickly and she was too far
along to be given an epidural.
    Tamera tried to call Tyson
and when he didn’t answer, she left a voicemail:
    Tyson, Gabrielle is in
labor at Regional. Where are you? Please get here now!
Hurry!
    Tamera then stepped back
into the room, hoping to be of some solace to Gabrielle, but she
was screaming at the top of her lungs. Child birth was no
joke.
    “Okay, I see the head,”