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7:45PM
Me: Hey Baby Girl, about what time are you planning on getting back?
8:00 PM
Me: Darlin? What’s going on? Do you need a ride home? I’ll come get you.
8:10 PM
Me: While I understand that you are an adult, I still feel like I have the right to at least know you’re okay.
8:25 PM
Me: Goddamn it Indiana! When I see you again, I'm taking that fucking phone and turning the location on.
9:02 PM
Me: I’m pulling in now. I talked to Janie, I’ll be there in a minute, baby.
Chapter29
Indy
Isit in the hospital bed with Reegan while she sleeps against my shoulder. I can see her parents out in the hallway talking to the doctor. Reegan’s mom, Kelly, is crumpling against her husband, Allen.
“They act like I’m dying.” Reegan sighs, startling me. I shake my head at the girl.
“Maybe that’s because you just got done with chemo, and you passed out and fell down the stairs.” Reegan shrugs as she continues to lie on my shoulder.
“Better than dying.” She mutters, and I let out a dry laugh. It’s very common for people sick with cancer and those going through treatment to have horrible fatigue or dizziness. So her passing out is not unheard of and nothing to be alarmed about, but her falling down eight steps in her fragile condition is. And her poor parents are so raw from the journey so far. It’s no wonder they are breaking down.
“You dating doctor butthole yet?” I bark out a laugh at Reegan’s question regarding Liam.
“God no, I don’t like him any more than you do.” I laugh, tugging on the hat that I made her. She giggles before resting into my side.
“Good, you’re a pretty princess; you deserve a knight in shining armor.” She yawns. I stay with her until I’m sure she’s sound asleep, and her parents come back in before I take my leave.
Walking down the hall, I stop when I see Derek leaning against a window. He looks up at me, and I watch his stony expression wash away as he tucks his phone into his jeans pocket and stalks over to me. He pulls my face mask off before holding my jaw in both his hands and kissing me hungrily. I pull back, feeling somewhat off-balanced when I look up at him.
“Hi,” I smile softly. His face softens further, and he lets out a breath.
“Hi Darlin’, how are you? How is Reegan?” His question warms my heart. I reach up and give him another soft kiss.
“She’s alright, she fainted and fell down the stairs, but she’ll be okay.”
He visibly relaxes. “Okay, good. You weren’t responding, and I–”
“Oh! My phone died.” I laugh sheepishly as his head falls.
“I’m three seconds from spanking your ass.” My laughter dies down, and I raise a brow.
“Oh? You’re going to play daddy with me now?”
“Stoppp.” He groans as we start heading out of the hospital. “That client today ruined my already shaky relationship with that name.” I laugh as we head to his Yukon. While walking, I blink several times. My left eye seems to be having difficulty focusing. I choose to ignore it, not wanting to think about what it’s a symptom of or what said symptom means.
“She’s lucky I didn’t beat her ass,” I mutter, only half serious. While her flirting with Derek annoyed me and brought out a jealous side, I can’t really ever remember feeling before. I trust him not to act in any way besides professional.
