Page 37 of Breaking Free (Guarded Hearts)
I hold my hand up. “Please don’t, the last thing I want is a lecture right now.”
“Go after him.” I whip my head in his direction.Overprotective brother say what?“I saw the way he looked at you, Holls. It’s the same way I look at Mads every day. Go after him.” I throw my arms around Carter, giving him a hug and working through the pain because I need it.
I run out of the reception hall, looking around frantically for Drew. I see him exit the front doors and I run to catch up to him. Once I burst through the doors, I yell to him. “Drew! Stop!”
He stops and turns my way, the look in his eyes seems to say he’s hoping that I came back to tell him I love him, too. Then I see it coming, but it’s too late. I scream but he can’t move in time. As the car crashes into him, Drew’s body flies onto the hood, rolling off once the car hits its brakes and stops.
“No!” I’m running but I feel like I can’t get there fast enough. I fall onto the ground beside him and stare into his eyes. “Someone call 911!” I scream and everyone comes running out of the hall. They all respect my space, though, everyone but Shawn who is pre-med. He runs to Drew’s side and start to feel for his vitals.
“Shit, his pulse is weak. Try to talk to him, Holls, keep him up.”
I squeeze Drew’s hand. “Drew, open your eyes! Look at me, dammit!” His eyes weakly flutter open and his mouth forms into a smile that seems like it hurts.
“You came…back.”
I smile at him as tears roll down my eyes. “I love you. I love you so much.”
He coughs and blood splatters my dress. “You don’t know…” He coughs again, barely able to finish his sentence, “…how much I wanted to hear that.”
He starts to close his eyes again. “No! Drew, you need to stay awake! You need to look at me!” His eyes close just as the ambulance is pulling up. “Drew! Drew! No, come back!”
Shawn’s arms wrap around my waist and pull me backward. “Let them work, Holls! You need to let them do their job.” I throw his hands off of me and run back toward them.
Nicole grabs my hand. “Listen, Holls, you need to let them work. You want to be near him, that’s fine, but you can’t interfere.”
I wrap my arms around myself and pace back and forth as they work on Drew. I can’t hear their conversation, but even if I could it’s not like I would understand any of that medical crap anyway. I just need to hear them say that he will be okay. I need to know that I didn’t miss my chance. I need him.
When the EMTs take a sheet and cover his body with it, I let out an animalistic scream. This can’t be real. I just got him back! He just told me that he loved me! I just…
Chapter Fourteen
“Holly.” Carter is shaking my shoulders and I look up at him. I’m breathing hard, but when I look around I’m back inside the hall. “You okay?” I have tears in my eyes but I nod my head. I look down at my dress and it’s clean, no blood.Oh my god. It wasn’t real. He is still here.
I run out of the room as fast as I can. As soon as I get outside, I see him getting into his black SUV at the curb. “Drew!”
He stops as he is halfway into the car. When he turns my way he smiles and I run to him, jumping into his arms as soon as I reach him.
“I love you. I fucking love you so much.” Before he can respond, I crash my mouth to his, soaking him up and taking everything I can from him. This is what’s been missing. This is what I need.
Drew. Fucking. Walker.
The End.
Epilogue
Drew
I’m so drunk right now I can barely see the girl in front of me. I laugh at her as she starts to cry. “If you’re gonna stay¸ you gotta stop the crying.” I swipe the lone tear that falls from her eye, knowing it will taste just as sweet as she does. “It isreallybringing down my mood, and I wanna have some fun.”
That’s when she hits me. For a girl her size, I’m impressed with the punch she lands. I don’t even have the chance to offer up a snarky comment as she runs out of the room. Leslie saunters over to me trying too hard to look sexy.
“I’mready to have some fun, baby.”
I take her hand and walk her to the door. “Feel free to have all the fun you want, just clean up whatever mess you make.”
I shut the door in her shocked slutty face. I need to clear my head. I go to my car and give Marco the address of the only place that I can imagine being right now.
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