My body went rigid and blood drained from my face.

"I will text her the hospital address," Mark said, then the line went dead.

"Oh God," sensing the urgency of the situation, Lucas quickly rolled off me, and I jumped out of bed. "Lucas, I need to get there quickly." I didn't bother to search for the clothes we had blindly flung across the room. I ran straight to my wardrobe and reached for the first outfit I saw—a dress shirt.

I reached for my underwear and strapped it on. My hands trembled as I struggled with the buttons of the shirt. Lucas suddenly appeared before me. He gently and...