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“My brother is a stubborn asshole, but he’ll come around.”
“Have you seen him?” I can’t resist asking. Even though I’m so angry with him right now, it doesn’t stop me from caring.
“Not since last night. Ace talked to him though. He’s...” Conner hesitates.
“Yeah.”
My heart aches.
For Cole.
For me.
For the baby that might be growing inside me.
For Ace and Remi and Conner.
I even feel sorry for James.
This family is so broken, so lost. I’d wanted to help. To reach Cole in a way they hadn’t been able to. But everything is different now, and something tells me things will never be the same again.
“Hadley?” Remi calls, and Conner goes to open the door.
“The patient is awake.” He shoots me a playful wink.
“The doctor just got here. I wondered if you wanted some moral support.” She gives me a knowing glance.
“Yes,” I say. “That would be nice.”
“I’ll leave you two girls to it then.” Conner salutes and slips around her.
“Hey, it’s good to see you awake.”
“I barely slept.”
“I’m sorry.” Her expression falls.
“It’s not your fault.”
Remi pulls out the chair and wheels it over to my bed. “So I was thinking... you should tell the doctor you think you might be pregnant.”
“Remi...”
“I know, I know. It’s the last thing you want to deal with. But you can’t pretend it’s not happening either. I heard James mention some blood tests. He could easily run the test discreetly.”
“What’s the deal there, anyway?”
“He’s a family friend. I get the impression this isn’t the first middle-of-the-night house call he’s made.”
“I guess it helps to have friends in high places.” My family has a doctor on retainer. Along with a lawyer, a publicist and various other staff.
Maybe there is more to James Jagger than meets the eye.
“Do you know what happened last night?” I ask.
“Ace wouldn’t tell me. He just said that we didn’t need to worry about Donny anymore.”
“So he’s gone?”
