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“I wanted to. You don’t need to be going through this alone.”
“Thanks, Riley.”
“Of course.”
“I have never been this sick in my life.”
“How far along are you?”
“Almost nine weeks.”
“From what I’ve read, you’ve got about another month of this.”
“I read that, too, and hope it’s right. I’m concerned this will last throughout the rest of my pregnancy. It was that way for my mom when she was pregnant with me.”
I held up my hand. “I’m crossing my fingers that it isn’t that way for you. Are you taking anything to help with your nausea?”
“No, I don’t want to take any medicine. I sip on Sprite and nibble on Saltines. It helps a little.”
“Good.”
“Oh, God, I feel another wave coming on.”
Destinee turned around and leaned over the toilet. I pulled her long brown hair into a ponytail while she threw up what sounded like her toes this time. After that wave passed, I dried her pretty face again and walked her over to the cushioned bench in the restroom so she could sit down. Then I heard a light knock on the door. When I opened it, Reagan and Rhys were standing in front of me.
“Give this to Destinee,” Reagan said, handing me a bottle of Sprite and a sleeve of crackers.
“Where’d you get these?”
“They were in an insulated bag in my truck. I’ve learned to take them with us whenever we’re out and about.”
“What an attentive husband you are.”
“I do my best,” he chuckled.
“You guys go back to the service. I’ve got Destinee.”
Reagan thanked me, gave me a hug, and walked off. Rhys didn’t, though. He kept looking at me with his sparkling blue eyes.
“I love you,” he whispered.
“You better.”
CH 34 - #forever
Riley
“RHYS, WHAT’D YOU do with my car keys?” I asked, my arms crossed over my chest.
“I didn’t do anything with them.”
“You’re smiling, so I know you did.”
“I’m smiling because my ghost came back to Cypress Hills with you and is here and doesn’t want you to leave.”
“You don’t want me to leave.”
“That’s true, but I didn’t hide your keys. Promise.”
