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“When she’s home we’ll have to have a cookout at the farm. Welcome you both to Great Falls properly so you both can meet everyone close by…and Sarah, you can invite Greg and, well his friend if you’d like,” I offer.
Sarah smiles. “I’ll ask him.”
I ignore the frown on Rae’s face, but Sarah notices and adds, “There are things that aren’t my story to tell, Rae. Aiden knows, which I’m relieved about.”
Rae glances at us both. “Well, as long as you’re free to be with Aiden then I won’t worry.”
“I’m not going anywhere,” Sarah adds.
No she isn’t.
15
Sarah
I’m floating on a cloud with Aiden and have been for the past three weeks, but I’m sure that I’m forgetting something…I can’t remember…my head feels heavy and nothing comes to mind other than…“Aiden.”
“I’m here, babe.”
His words sound like he’s underwater as I try to climb out of the ball of cotton wool that has wrapped around my head.
“Sarah, open your eyes,” Aiden asks. “Please, Sarah, honey,” he now begs.
I thought my eyes were open. What is he talking about?
“Sarah, I’m here waiting to see those gorgeous green eyes. Let me see them.”
I finally feel like the fog in my head is lifting and then I see Aiden leaning over me, worry marring his brow before his lips twitch and he smiles. “Thank you, God.” He breathes in relief.
I’m so confused but not for long as an incredible pain rips up my right arm to my shoulder, causing me to gasp. That’s when other voices penetrate my brain seconds before the pain starts to ease.
“The doc’s given you something for the pain,” Aiden tells me. His forehead drops to mine as he closes his eyes and breathes me in. I don’t know how long he leans over me like that, but when his eyes open they’re swimming with tears. “You scared the ever living heck out of me, Sarah,” he whispers.
“Why? What happened to me?” I suddenly think to ask now that more of the cobwebs have cleared.
“You don’t remember?” he asks, and drops into the chair at the side of the bed.
I feel that I should…wait…the horse. I groan when I realize that I made a rookie mistake while checking out one of the pregnant mamas on the De La Fuente’s farm.
“God, what an idiot.”
Aiden takes my hand and squeezes my fingers in a brief grip. “You’re not an idiot, although you took ten years off my life when Kasey yelled that you were unconscious.”
“I’m sorry. I should have been thinking about what I was doing instead of…” I don’t finish my thought because then Aiden will blame himself.
“Instead of?” he prompts.
“I wasn’t paying attention and leave it at that. The horse kicked out and snapped my arm but at the same time I was shoved into the post behind me and knocked my head.”
“That about sums up what Kasey said, although he says it was his fault.” Aiden raises a questioning brow.
“It wasn’t his fault. I’m the vet, the one who is supposed to know what I’m doing. I’m used to holding conversations while I’m working on the animals…Don’t you dare blame your brother for this.”
Aiden looks sheepish at my words and I groan knowing that he already has. “What did you do?”
“Nothing…much,” Aiden replies. “I didn’t hit him if that’s what you’re thinking.”
“Now I’m going to feel guilty for causing the upset between you both.”
