Page 56 of Connectio
A groan leaves Will’s mouth, and his eyelids flutter open. “W-What happened?”
“Oh thank God!” I mutter, finally able to breathe again.
He shoots upright and nearly knocks me out too. “The kid? Where’s the kid? Is he okay?”
“Yes! Yes, he’s fine.” I scoot closer again, this time guiding his head back down to rest on my lap, crimson staining the side of his face. “Just stay still.”
He exhales and relaxes into my embrace. “He’s okay?”
“Yes, he’s okay. You, on the other hand, aren’t.”
His eyelids grow heavy. “I’m good.”
“No, you’re not. Just… just take it easy. The ambulance is on the way.”
“Don’t need an ambulance.”
“Yes, you do.”
“Don’t.”
“Damn it, Will, stop being stubborn for once.”
He reaches up, touches my cheek, and slurs, “You’re an angel.”
“What?”
“Beeauutiful.”
“Shut up, you goose. You don’t know what you’re saying. You’ve hit your head.”
“Go out with me, Elizabeth.”
Staring into his glassy eyes, my heart practically in my throat, I shake my head as I smooth his hair away from his face. “No.”
“I might die.”
I chuckle. “No, you won’t.”
“You’ll regret it.”
Drawing in a deep breath, I let it out slowly. “Fine, I’ll go out with you.”
He smiles, and his eyes fall shut.
