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I wasn’t sure if that was true.
If it was bullshit, then why did I want to punch and kiss Atlas so badly?
Chapter Forty-One
ATLAS
I staredat my daughter and rubbed my chin.
My eyes felt so heavy, desperate to close, even for just a minute or two.
I stood up and stretched my neck.
There was no way I could bring myself to walk away from my daughter now.
Somewhere in my heart I believed little Juniper Evelyn was going to open her little eyes and turn her little head, then look at me and smile.
Then I’d be able to open up the contraption she rested in and hold her.
Walk her out of the hospital and take her home.
And where is that, Atlas? Where is this baby’s home at?
My jaw tightened so hard I thought my teeth were going to shatter.
Somewhere else in my heart I thought Hazel and I could squish into her hospital bed and look for a place to live. Use my phone and let her scroll, dream and choose anything she wanted.
“Knock, knock,” a voice whispered behind me.
I turned and saw Tucker.
I lunged for him, threw my arms around him and hugged him.
My agent’s back cracked.
“Jeez, Atlas,” he groaned. “I guess I can cancel my chiropractor appointment now.”
“Sorry,” I said.
“Don’t be,” he said. He made fists and hit my chest. “What’s the news?”
“The same,” I said. “It’s going to take some time. She’s fighting. She’s doing good.”
“Good. I bet time is standing still here, huh?”
“Yeah. Everything is standing still right now, Tucker. I hope you can respect that.”
“All the way, Atlas,” he said. “I didn’t come here to talk business. I came here to check on you. And the baby. And Hazel.”
“We’re just here, Tucker. It’s been emotional as hell. Hazel found out about the Boston thing in the worst way too. So it’s just… a lot…”
“If you need anything, you call me. Same goes for Hazel. She needs anything. Got it?”
“Got it.”
“I’m also here to send my love from Ellen. And Oscar.”
I rolled my eyes. “Oscar, huh?”
