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“Aw, hell,” I breathe.
“Tom and Elise rushed over to cover for us. We all came over to see the horses. That’s the story.”
I cover my face with my hands. “I feel so stupid.”
The hospital bed dips and I feel his strong arms go around me. I can’t believe this has happened. We didn’t even tell my parents about the detour to Italy. Now my daddy is on his way here. This is terrible, this is so very terrible.
“It’s all going to be okay. Why don’t you just lie down and relax? I’m not leaving.”
“Okay, but will you hold me for a little while?”
“If that’s what you want.”
I scoot over in the bed. Trev kicks off his shoes and then shifts to lie down beside me. I snuggle in as close as I can get to him and absorb his warmth.
“That’s much better,” I breathe. “I’m going to miss you so much.”
“You can call me anytime,” he says.
“I’m going to get on your nerves,” I giggle.
“Never. You call me anytime you feel like talking. No matter what you want to talk about.”
Although it’s nice to hear, I know he has a life back at college. I couldn’t possibly intrude on it like that. This next year is probably going to be the hardest of my life.
I sigh when he buries his face in my hair as he strokes the baby hairs at my temple. Before I know it, my lids get heavy. It doesn’t take long before Trev is snoring lightly beside me. I smile and curl into him as best I can and fall out as well.
Trevor
I wakewith a sharp intake of air. I hadn’t meant to fall asleep. I look down and Lynn is staring up at me, watching me. I smile back at her and cup her face.
“How are you feeling?”
“Better. I’ve just been watching you.”
“Am I keeping you from getting comfortable? I should get up,” I say as I think about her injuries.
“You’re fine. You don’t need to get up. I slept some. Having you close is relaxing me.”
I look over at the tray of food. It’s still covered, but the Jell-O cup is empty. I sit up to lift the lid. Seeing the food is untouched, I turn to look back at Lynn.
She has her nose turned up and a frown on her face. I chuckle and lean to peck her lips. “You should at least try to eat something. You haven’t eaten since breakfast yesterday.”
She cups the side of my face with her good hand. “I would much rather kiss you than try to eat that mess. Come here, sugar,” she purrs.
I lean in and take her lips. I was so worried about her when she wouldn’t wake after her fall. I thought I lost her.
As all those emotions come back, I push my fingers into her hair and kiss her with all that I am. I pour all my love and passion into the kiss. She begins to fall back against the bed and tugs me down with her.
Careful not to crush her or injure her wrist or head, I willingly go with her. She releases a moan and I pull my hand from her hair, moving it to her throat.
I nip at her lips and pull away to look down into her eyes. She reaches to push my hair out of my face, her eyes sparkling at me. I kiss the tip of her nose and smile.
“I love you,” she whispers.
“I love you too, darlin’.”
I dip in for one more kiss before I get up to return to my chair. We shouldn’t get too comfortable like this. We’re going to need to start acting like nothing more than friends and neighbors.
