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I play with his hair at the base of his neck, trying to soothe him. “It’s over now. You don’t have to think about it. I’m here. I’m safe. And I’m not going anywhere. Why would I? I have a man to stand with me. One who allows me to grow, catches me when I fall, and one who loves me just right.”
“I’ll be that man for always, Daisy.”
THE END
Epilogue
Cash
“Baby Doc! I’m so glad to see you today!”
Angelina turns in her chair and stands to meet me as I enter the rehab facility. She’s in scrubs that shouldn’t be sexy, but they are. The color only magnifies the blue in her eyes, making them feel electric. Her hair up in a ponytail shows off her delicate neckline. Everything about Angelina screams ‘girl next door’ to me.
And boy, does it make me want to move into her neighborhood.
“Cassius.” She calls me by my real name, which I normally hate, but when she says it, I don’t mind it. “Come on back.”
I follow behind her to the open room with equipment that’s meant to torture me. The rubber band bar to strengthen my shoulder. The pull up bar meant to increase the range I can raise my shoulder again. And the full mirrored walls that give me a hard on as I imagine Angelina and I facing them.
Wrapped around each other.
Naked.
Closing my eyes and letting out a breath, she directs me to the massage table.
“Lay down. I want to check the wound first, then I’ll warm you up and we can begin.”
She’s all very professional, but I know better. She’s teasing me with every word, never letting on to anyone around her, that I’ve already seen her naked.
Glancing at the clock, I count the hours until I get to see her again.
“I’m already hot, baby doc. It happens every time I see you.” I chuckle under my breath as she raises a brow and bites her bottom lip to keep from smiling. “Don’t hide that smile from me, Lina.”
Her eyes connect with mine and she laughs, unable to contain herself.
“You’re gorgeous.”
“Cash. Stop it. I’m working. And you’re my patient.”
“Can we play doctor, later?”
She swats at my good shoulder and slides my bad one out of my tank. Her hands trail my skin as she undoes the bandage. Her soft touch the only reprieve I get from the pain. “It looks really good, Cash. You’re healing so fast.”
“Good.” I mumble out, but it’s not good. I’m in a lot of pain. And yes, it’s healing, but I think there’s deeper damage. I know I’m supposed to tell her everything I’m feeling. The weakness, the numbness, the sharp twinges I get for no reason. But if I do, I’m afraid they’ll put me out on full disability.
I can’t be that guy who sits around. I’m thirty-five. I have my whole life ahead of me.
I put in four years with the military before getting out when my cousin was killed overseas. I wouldn’t take the chance of something happening to me and putting my family through that pain again. And if I’m let go from the force, what good am I to anyone?
I’ve only just found the girl of my dreams. We’ve got an uphill battle to fight once her father, my boss, finds out we’re together.
Though once he figures it out, he’ll probably fire me anyway.
She’s worth it.
She cleans around my stitches and places a soft bandage back over it just to keep it tidy while I work out.
“Come on, tough guy, let’s see what you got.”
