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The first thing Jensen became aware of was the intense pounding behind his eyes. He could feel his head pulsating to the quickened beats of his heart. He was sitting up. Something across his chest was forcing him upright, not that he could really slump forward with his pregnant belly in the way.
Slowly he became aware of the sounds around him. His fast-paced breathing doubled along with some slow movement he heard close by. He pulled his eyes open and immediately shut them. White was surrounding him; it was too bright. Maybe he had gone blind. No he swore he saw something other than white…a dashboard? Slowly he squinted into the light.
He was in Jared’s SUV. Both airbags had deployed, the engine was silent, and the windshield had a web of cracks patterning the glass but was holding it’s own.
How long had he been out? A thick layer of snow was coating the large pane of glass and sticking to the unbroken passenger side window. He guessed it couldn’t have been more than a few hours since it was still light out. He reached down with trembling hands to unbuckle his seatbelt groaning in relief as the pressure it had brought with it released. He gently felt where it had pressed on his belly knowing he would be bruised. He gently probed himself checking himself out. Besides the pounding in his skull, the bruise the seatbelt left, a little shortness of breath, and a constant ache from his whole body he seemed all right. His twins gave him a few gentle kicks to reassure him as well. During his search he realized, slightly embarrassed to do so, that he had wet himself.
After he assured himself that he was still alive, he became confused. He was supposed to be on complete bed rest. Why was he in Jared’s SUV? A sharp stabbing pain in his head along with seeing the quick puffs of mist his breath was forming brought it back to him. Jared was driving him to the Emergency Room during the snowstorm. This one was supposed to drop almost three feet of snow…
Jared!
His head almost spun around as he quickly looked to the empty driver’s seat. The driver’s door was completely obliterated. The window had been smashed and the door crumpled inward, but it looked as if it had been forced ajar. Jensen could see blood smeared on the remaining piece of shattered glass.
“Jared,” his wavering voice tried to call out. “Jared! Jared. Jar…ed…” His breathing had quickened along with his pounding in his head. He was trying to yell but it was painful to drag enough air into his lungs.
His back chose at that moment to seize up as the pain in his head spiked. One hand tried to reach around as he arched his back sending his belly almost into the dash, while the other tugged at his hair trying to alleviate the pain.
“Jar…ed…”