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“Fuck,” Phoenix says, standing beside Reece, catching a glimpse of me before I drop the shirt. He looks from me to Reece and cussing under his breath grabs hold of Reece’s arm. “I know you want to murder the bastard, and if the cops weren’t here I’d let you. But, Callie needs you with her right now, not locked up.”
Reece slowly starts to calm down and takes me back into his arms, but not as tight as before. He leans down and kisses me on the top of my head, keeping his lips against me.
I turn my head when I hear Thalia shouting Phoenix. “Let me go get my girl.” He walks off toward where a cop is stopping her f
rom coming through to us.
“Does anyone need medical attention over here?” an EMT guy asks.
“No,” I say.
“Yes,” Reece says at the same time.
“I’ve not got all night. Which is it?”
I nod my head.
“The fucker strangled her and…and…fuck.” Reece rubs the back of his neck with one hand while keeping me close with the other.
“My chest is bruised. He bit me,” I say with a catch to my throat still sounding like a frog.
The EMT looks at my neck before turning toward the cops, and shouting, “Pete, you need to get over here.”
~ * ~
“I don’t know why I have to spend the night in hospital,” I grumble feeling sleepy.
After the EMT started looking after me, the cops interviewed both Reece and I before they loaded me into the ambulance and brought me here to the hospital.
“It’s only for twenty-four hours to make sure you’re okay because of the bruising to your throat,” Reece replies sitting beside me in the chair he’s pulled up to the side of the bed.
He’s not left my side since he appeared in the alley, even when my mom and dad arrived he stayed with me, although, that might have something to do with me clutching his hand tightly.
I love this guy.
The door opens and my mom comes in quietly. “Oh! You’re still here,” she states the obvious.
“Yeah, I am.”
My mom didn’t seem to mind Reece when they met at the house, but since she arrived at the hospital she’s kinda been hostile, which is pissing me off.
“Well, you can leave now. I’ve just made arrangements with the hospital to stay the night. They’re going to bring a bed in for me. I’ll give you another five minutes then I’ll be back and expect you both to have said your goodbyes.” With that she goes back out the door leaving me stunned behind her and Reece looking pissed.
He rests his forehead against our joined hands. “I can’t leave you.”
“Then don’t,” I whisper. He lifts his head and our gazes meet.
We’re still connected when my mom walks back in, again. “For goodness sake. What is it with you.”
I feel Reece tense against me at my mom’s words so I squeeze his hand. “Reece isn’t going anywhere mom. I love you, but if anyone is staying with me then it will be Reece. I love him.” I start crying again, and when Reece starts to take me into his arms, I reach up around his neck and cling to him while I kick the covers off my legs and practically knock Reece on his ass and back into the chair with me in his lap.
“Babe, as much as I love having you in my arms, you need to be covered up in bed.”
“Callie, please stop being silly and let go of him.”
I shake my head. There isn’t anywhere else I want to be but in his arms. I need him surrounding me with his body and scent.
“C’mon.” Reece stands and places me back on the bed before untangling himself. He then faces my mom. “I love your daughter. Callie’s asked me to stay, and although I would have stayed anyway, I’m staying because she’s asked me too.”
