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Memories of this morning fill my mind. Camryn and I making eggs while Lexi sat at the island watching us. We got on the topic of Camryn wanting chickens and Lexi laughed and asked her if she was going to keep them in her closet since the landlord wouldn’t allow it.
Of course Camryn said we could have them at my new house and I decided to go right along with it.
Hell, I was sitting in my truck at five something this morning, looking up plans to build Cam a frickin mansion to put her chickens in.
Then a few hourslater Lexi gets hit when a guy runs a red light. Hitting her in the driver’s side going twenty over the speed limit, her car rolled and flipped into a ditch.
Kendall was the first person on the scene due to her father’s towing company being on the rural rotation. Immediately recognizing Lexi’s car, she called Sutton.
It all seems surreal, like a nasty nightmare I can’t wake up from.
“It’s all gonna be okay, brother,” Finn tells me but his voice sounds muffled and distorted. Like I’m beneath water, and he’s trying to communicate.
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONE
Lexi
“Follow the light,”a man in a lab coat asks me as he drags a tiny light over my left eye then my right. “We’re gonna need a head CT.”
Several people move around the room, but with my head in a neck brace it’s difficult to see most everything.
I continue to feel hands touching me, accessing my injuries I am sure.
Honestly the only things that hurt are my shoulder and my hip. The burn on my shoulder from the seat belt and the banging around as I rolled, my hip smacking hard against the center console. The entire thing felt as if it was in slow motion. It’s like it’s playing again and again in my head.
I wince when someone touches my left arm and again when they press my side.
“We need an ultrasound of the abdomen to rule out any internal bleeding,” someone directs and with each announced possibility my heart rate spikes. All I keep thinking is I feel fine. Achy yes, beat up a bit, of course, I mean my car rolled over.
“Hey you.” I feel someone grip my hand and look over to find Adley at my side. “If you wanted to come see me at work you could have stopped in for coffee. There really was no need for this grand entrance.” She forces a smile and I notice the unshed tears in her eyes.
“I’m fine,” I assure her and notice how her eyes shift up to look at the monitor above my head.
“Of course you’re fine,” she adds, still offering that most fake smile I’ve ever witnessed Adley possess. “But just to be sure we are going to run tests and clear you from head to toe.”
I roll my eyes and she laughs.
“I should also tell you that Bennett is on his way here and he’s gonna want to come back here.” I nod. “Good. Because I already told them when your husband gets here to call me.”
I furrow my brows.
“They will make him wait in the lobby otherwise,” she offers in explanation and I then understand.
I’m quickly shifted around from one place to another, getting test after test. They give me something for the pain that makes me drowsy and when I am settled into a room, I start to doze off.
I wake to the feeling of something lightly rubbing my hand and open my eyes to find Bennett sitting at my side.
“Hi,” I say and notice how hoarse my voice feels. My throat is scratchy which leads to a coughing fit. I’m wincing grabbing my side and rolling over trying my best to gain some control.
Bennett is up, grabbing the small glass of water and holding the straw in front of my mouth.
“Here,” he insists and I take a small sip.
I close my eyes, lay my head back against my pillow and focus on my breathing. Once I’m calm, I again peek over at him and find him watching me with concern. His eyes are narrowed and the frown lines on his forward are so definite as he leans closer.
Gently cupping my face, he begins to scan over me from head to toe and back again.
“I’m okay,” I tell him and he doesn’t seem to buy it at all.
