Page 161 of His Big Bad Stick

I shut my laptop and turn on the TV.

Of course I go right for the channel where the hockey game is going to be aired.

It’s still a couple hours away.

There’s some show with guys taking about all kinds of sports.

It’s a snooze-fest for me, but I secretly just want to see Colver on TV.

I want to know things are okay or will be or…

I think I might have to fall out of love with him.

I don’t want to though. I don’t want to fall out of love with Colver Caspian.

I want him to love me.

Just love me, Colver!

The voice screams in my head and then I felt a sudden electric sting in my lower back.

It hits so hard I jump forward and almost off the couch.

A dull ache radiates around my stomach and down to my inner thighs.

It feels like a cramp almost.

I’ve been sitting too long.

That’s all.

I stand up and start to pace the living room.

The feelings subside.

I close my eyes and exhale a long breath.

That was my warning. I need to calm down. I need to relax. I need to just breathe and let things happen as they’re meant to be. Last thing I need is-

The next jolt of pain makes me cry out.

I lose my breath and feeling in my right leg.

I start to fall and quickly run and hop toward the couch.

I’m not able to sit down.

Instead, I fall to my knees in front of the couch.

Trying to keep any sense of panic away, I reach for my phone and call Jess.

I groan.

The pain only gets worse.

Jess answers after the third ring.

“Hey,” she says. “Are you feeling any better than earlier?”

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