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She reaches out a hand to Hays and then Holdyn. “It was a pleasure meeting such handsome gentlemen. I have to go, but I’ll see you at your first follow-up next Friday.”
“Can you come check on me tomorrow and bring Bas?”
Emersyn smiles softly at him. “I can’t, but thank you for the lovely invite.”
I watch as she steps out of the room without a glance back. When we are finally discharged, I don’t see Emersyn anywhere, nor do I see her family in the lobby. She’s running from me and thinks she’s going to get away, but we are going to discuss this.
ChapterSeven
EMERSYN
All weekend I avoided talking to Trevor. He actually used his son and mine to get to me. I’ve been focused on dealing with Bas’s revelation too. I left a message for my lawyer to call me as soon as he could. Maybe it’s time I find an attorney here in Eastport.
My phone rings as I’m walking out the back of the hospital toward my car. I pull it out and see Ryan’s number.
“Hello, Emmy, how is it going?”
“Good. Hey, would you ask your attorney if he could suggest a local family lawyer?”
“Is Caleb bothering you again?”
“No. Honestly, though, it’s only a matter of time. But I should get one in Eastport now that I live here and the judge in Boston deferred my case to this court system. Plus, I don’t want to pay my attorney’s travel fees to come here.” I laugh.
Distracted, I don’t see the person advancing on me until they are standing right next to me. I startle and squeal into the phone.
“Emmy, are you okay?” Ryan asks, and I hold my hand to my chest.
“Yeah, sorry. Someone just startled me.”
“Do you need to call security? Where are you? I have a friend I can call.”
“No. It’s fine. It’s not him. I have to go. Text me that information, and tell Collin I said hi.” I huff out a breath as I hang up the phone.
“You avoiding me, Syn?”
“Yes,” I answer him honestly. After everything we’ve done, he deserves that. “I can’t do this. I told you on Friday I wasn’t going to continue our…” I pause. “I can’t continue our contract if I’m treating your son.” He and I were not in a relationship.
Because of me.
That thought gives me pause and I watch Trevor for a moment. I miss him. Even though we wouldn’t have seen each other until tomorrow, I still miss him. I would have been anticipating our time together, but now I only have the memories of it.
He reaches for me and pulls me to him. I worry he’s going to kiss me, so I reach up and cover my mouth. Without the safeguards of the contract, there is no stopping him from pushing that limit.
“I’m not going to kiss you, Emersyn. I want to talk.” He releases my arms and steps back. I drop my hand and take him in completely. He’s dressed in a dark navy blue EMT uniform with the Star of Life emblem on the chest. It hits me then.
“You’re a paramedic.” It’s not a question but a statement of fact. I remember Hays saying his dad could set his nose. I also remember some of the things Trevor tried to share with me over the past month.
“My shift starts in a couple of hours, but I wanted to see you first. Emersyn, I want to see you outside of the club.”
“I can’t. I won’t jeopardize my license for another man.” I move past him, not wanting to rehash how fucked up my past was or why I can’t do this anymore.
“You can treat my son. You shouldn’t treat me, but you could, if you needed to. I looked it up.”
“It doesn’t matter. I won’t do it. It’s over. I had rules and you broke them. I can’t trust you now.”
He pulls me into his body, slamming me hard against his chest. I look up into his storm-filled eyes.
“You can always trust me. You just don’t want to. I’ll be waiting.” He pulls away after he drops a soft kiss on my forehead.
