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She seemed to force herself to wake up and to eat a few bites. “I have no idea why I’m so wiped out. It’s weird.”
“Was it like this when you were sick?”
“Sometimes, but mostly after I had chemo. Haven’t had that in more than eighteen months now. Doesn’t make sense.”
“Do you want to use the restroom while we’re stopped?”
“Sure.” She released the clasp on her seat belt and started to get out of the truck, stopping suddenly. “Whoa. Head rush.”
“Wait for me. I’ll help you down.” Max went around the truck and opened the passenger door to give her a hand.
The second her feet hit the pavement, she fainted.
What the hell?
In a panic, Max dropped to the ground to cradle her head. “Lexi!”
“Is she okay?” someone asked from behind him.
“I don’t know,” Max said. “She fainted.”
“Do you want me to call the rescue?”
Max was so afraid of what was happening to her that he could barely croak out a “yes” to tell the other man to go ahead and call.
Something was wrong, and the thought of what it might be had him gripped with fear.
Lexi cameto and couldn’t figure out where she was. Her eyes darted around and landed on Max, sitting across from her.
The scream of a siren jolted her out of the fog.
“What happened?”
“You passed out.”
“I did?”
He nodded, looking as tense as she’d ever seen him.
“My stomach…”
“What about it?”
“I feel like I’m going to be sick.”
An EMT held a bag for her to vomit into.
For the first time since exhaustion had overtaken her, she was truly afraid of what was happening. She hadn’t felt this bad in a long time. Not since…
No, don’t go there. It’s not that. You just had a perfect checkup a few weeks ago.
Though she could tell herself not to panic, her heart beat fast and hard, and her stomach ached. What the hell was going on?
They arrived at the hospital and were taken to a treatment room in the ER.
A nurse named Beverly came in, rolling a computer on a stand. “What’s going on, darlin’?” she asked in a thick Southern accent.
“I’m not sure. Apparently, I fainted at the rest stop.”
