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“Oh God, Evan, that’s terrible. I’m so sorry that you had to go through that.”
“I was angry at the time and I haven’t trusted any woman since, until I met you. I want a future with you, Ava. Colton and I both do.”
She smiled at him as the tears filled her eyes.
“I lied to you and didn’t tell you about the surgery and the cancer. You must have felt horrible,” she whispered.
“I was angry, but I understood why you felt you needed to hide this. It seems we’ve all had our share of bad times, of heartache, but just as you have helped us take a chance on opening up our hearts, we’re hoping you’ll take the chance to open your heart to us, too.”
She reached up and placed her palm against his cheek. “You two are special. Just be patient with me. I’ll get over this and we’ll be together.”
“Well that’s a given. I can’t get you out of my mind, and I don’t plan on trying to either,” Colton said then hugged her to his side. She closed her eyes and absorbed the feel of both men holding her. This felt right. Colton and Evan were part of her already.
Chapter 8
“Okay, so how did you get Colton and Evan to let me bring you to get the stitches out and not them?” Susanna asked as they drove to Dr. Nickles’s office.
Ava felt bad, but she had to stick to her guns here. Colton and Evan wanted to bring her. They wanted to be part of this time to support Ava, but she didn’t want their relationship to start off like this. She promised that she would come by to see them afterward.
“I told them that I would come to see them afterward.”
“And that worked?” Susanna asked as they pulled into a parking spot outside of the hospital. Dr. Nickles’s office was on the second floor.
“Pretty much. I need to handle this and be done. I’ll go to see them when we get home.”
Susanna shrugged her shoulders as they exited the car and went into the building.
An hour later, they were headed out and Ava was feeling a lot better having the stitches removed. The doctor told her no heavy lifting for at least a week and she was grateful that the small scar wasn’t too bad at all. There was some bruising, but nothing too extreme. She even had bruising still on her arm, where the nurse had placed the IV before surgery. It was another reminder of her procedure.
As she exited the office, she saw Jeremiah. He was waiting for her with a bouquet of flowers.
“Jeremiah, how are you?”
He smiled wide. “The question is, how are you, Ava?”
“I’m doing great. I just had the stitches removed,” she told him as they walked into the hallway and stood by the elevator.
“That’s wonderful. I wanted to stop by to bring these to you. I heard from Juliet, at Dixie Chix last night, that you would be here today.” He passed the beautiful bouquet of yellow roses to her.
“Those were my wife’s favorite,” he said.
“They’re beautiful. That was so nice of you to get them for me. We’re headed out to lunch, right down the street. Would you like to join us?” Ava asked and he smiled as his eyes lit up.
“I wouldn’t want to intrude.”
“Are you kidding me? No way are you intruding. Let’s go.” Ava looped her arm through Jeremiah’s as the elevator doors opened.
Ava inhaled the scent of the lovely yellow roses in the glass vase. They were beautiful.
“These are truly lovely, Jeremiah. You really didn’t have to.”
“Of course I did. I’ve heard through the grapevine that you’re always offering help to others even in secret,” he whispered and she felt her cheeks warm in embarrassment. Sure she loved to help people, but she didn’t like to be recognized for it. It was just the type of person she was.
“You have that straight. Since patrons at Dixie Chix found out about Ava’s surgery, they’ve been sharing stories about how she’s helped them out here and there. I was quite surprised myself to find out just how many people she has helped. But then again, I know she’s an angel,” Susanna said then winked at Ava.
“Oh, cool it. I haven’t done anything that either of you or another Dixie Chix wouldn’t have done.”
