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But I wasn’t sure if I could.
I had never seen Jaron lose it. Even after everything that had happened to us, he never reacted or allowed me to see that side of him. Not until Brynlee was taken from us, had I truly seen him break.
Cyrus pulled up the chair behind me, gave Jaron’s arm a gentle squeeze, and left the room. As soon as Jaron and I were alone, a breath left me. I didn’t know what to do or say. I had heard of people being in a coma and their loved ones talking to them, but Jaron wasn’t in a coma. He just hadn’t woken up from surgery yet. But I needed him to. I needed to see his gray eyes as he told me he loved me. I needed to feel him as he whispered dirty words and sinful truths into my ears.
Slipping my fingers between his, I brought our joined hands up to my mouth and kissed the back of his knuckles. “I love you, Jaron,” I whispered.
Just then, Greyson and Eve entered the room.
It was a blur of emotions as Eve cried for her son and Greyson tried to console his wife while keeping his own feelings in check.
I wasn’t sure how much time had passed but when I was once again alone with Jaron, he moved. I gasped, shooting to my feet.
His eyes remained closed, but his brow furrowed in the middle. He started struggling, the beeping of the machines becoming faster.
“Nurse!” I screamed, watching Jaron shift and move as he was probably trying to figure out what the hell was going on and why that damn tube was down his throat.
Several people filed into the room, yelling instructions to each other and trying to calm Jaron down.
I was pushed back. A young nurse came into my line of sight, her lips moving over words I couldn’t hear.
Jaron was struggling, fighting the nurses and doctor.
Pushing past the nurse standing in front of me, I placed my hands on Jaron’s shins. “I’m here, Jaron. Stop fighting them so they can help you, baby.”
His body seemed to relax a bit after that.
When he finally calmed down, the nurses and doctor removed the tube from his throat and continued making him as comfortable as they could. His wounds were checked, the machines were silenced, and further instructions were given to each other. But no matter how much they spoke, I couldn’t hear anything but the pounding of my heart.
***
(Jaron)
I was alive.
That much was clear anyway.
But my body hurt like a bitch. Time was lost on me, so I didn’t know when it was or even what day it was. I tried thinking back to the moment at the motel with Price. He was shady as fuck, popping off one of his own guys before shooting me, just to make a point. Truth was, he didn’t scare me. No. Instead, I had been terrified for my daughter. I didn’t want to call out Price on his bluff over the shit he had said about training her. Add to the fact that he had wanted Piper, something inside of me snapped and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in the hospital.
My parents had visited briefly once they found out I was awake. My mom cried. My dad choked back his own emotions. It was hard but warranted.
“How did you and Brynn end up in that motel room?” my dad asked me.
“Price’s men put us in that room. I must have passed out, but I woke up for just a second and saw them standing over me.” I pinched the bridge of my nose, trying to ward off an incoming headache. “Price came into the room after them and shot one of the guys. I don’t know why he did it. With him, it was probably for no reason at all.”
My mom looked up at my dad. “Greyson, stop.”
Dad wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulling her into his side. But even though he had his wife close, I could still see the rage trembling through him. I saw it and felt it.
Nothing else was said about what happened. Instead, Brynlee was brought to me.
“Dada,” she cried out.
I hugged her close, kissing her little nose. She was beautiful. Just like her mama.
“Where’s Piper?” I asked my parents.
“She went to get some food with Cyrus and Sammy. She hasn’t eaten much while you’ve been here,” Mom said softly.
