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“You had surgery. You’re in the recovery room.”
“For what?”
“There was a reason your stomach hurt, sweetie. Although it wasn’t really in your stomach.”
“What wasn’t?”
“You had a mass on your right ovary that needed to be removed immediately. It was so big that if it had burst, it might’ve killed you.”
“What time is it?”
“A little after four in the afternoon.”
“I’m sorry. I can’t keep my eyes open,” she murmured.
“Go back to sleep, sweetie. Just let yourself rest.”
When she woke up again, she was in a different room, and Ava was still by her side.
“There she is,” Ava sang, just like they did when either of them went to get Sam out of his crib after a nap. “How are you feeling?”
Aine didn’t feel much of anything except tired. She tried to roll to her side, and that’s when she felt pain.
“Don’t do that,” scolded Ava. “You almost rolled on your incision.”
“Tell me again what happened.”
“You had surgery, sweetie.”
“I know that part.”
“The surgeon removed a large mass on your right ovary and three smaller ones on the left. He said you must’ve been in considerable pain. Why didn’t you say anything?”
Aine rested her head against the pillow and closed her eyes. Ava leaned over and kissed her sister’s cheek.
When she opened her eyes again, Striker was sitting in the chair where Ava had been.
“Where’s my sister?”
“Razor insisted Ava take a break. I think he took her home to spend some time with Sam.”
“You don’t have to stay.”
“I’m not going anywhere.”
She tried to shift into a position that was more comfortable but couldn’t find one. Striker stood and picked up a pillow that was sitting on one of the other chairs.
“Let’s try this,” he said, tucking it under her right side. “Better?”
“It is. Thank you.” Her eyes drifted closed. “I’m sorry. I’m just so tired.”
“Sleep, sweetheart,” he whispered as he ran his fingers through her hair.
She remembered him doing that in the SUV on the way to the hospital.
“Why are you here, Griffin?” she whispered right before she closed her eyes.
In her dream, he told her it was because he loved her.
