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“The doctor says that she’ll eventually be alright. But I could barely stand to see her like that. She’s always been so full of life, ya know. To see her lying there with tubes attached to her, I couldn’t take it.”
Without thinking, I rushed to him and gripped his shoulder. If I had thought before I did it, I might not have. When he didn’t pull away, I was glad I had.
“The doctor says she’s gonna be alright?”
He nodded confirmation.
“That’s really good. I can’t tell you how happy I am to hear that.”
As if regretting he had given me a peak under his mask, he quickly straightened up and pulled away.
“Thank you. And, I’m so sorry about what happened to your car. My mother has insurance. It will take care of it.”
“Seriously, don’t worry about it. You just worry about your mother and everything else I’m sure you have going on.”
“I’ll be fine. But you didn’t answer my question. Do you have anywhere to go?”
I wondered what I should tell him. I had already said that I would be fine. He hadn’t accepted that answer. Deciding I should tell him the truth, I shook my head, no.
“Then, you’ll stay here,” he said kindly.
“But the room is gone.”
“You’ll stay in my room,” he said confidently.
My mouth dropped open as I stared at him wondering what he was suggesting. He quickly clarified.
“I’ll stay in my mother’s room. My room isn’t much but…”
“No, thank you. I’m sure it’ll be more than enough,” I said as relief washed through me.
“You’ll need to give me a few minutes to straighten it up and maybe change the sheets,” he said with his fair-skinned cheeks turning red.
“Don’t go through any trouble.” I implored.
“No, just give me a minute. I’ll be right back,” he said hurrying up the stairs.
I watched his ass as he left. Damn!
Chapter 2
Cali
As I led him down the hallway to my bedroom, I pictured the guy following me. His tousled, curly hair fell halfway down his forehead. And his wide eyes and full pink lips reminded me of a Kewpie doll. He had to be the hottest guy I had ever met.
This was not the time to think about that, though. I had other things to worry about. My mother was in the hospital. It was hard not to blame myself for her being there.
Ever since I learned that Titus, Claude, and I were brothers, things had been tense between my mother and I. When I had confronted her with it, she had tightened her lips and walked away. She knew. For my entire life, she knew that I had brothers and hadn’t told me. Why? How could she do that to me?
“Here it is,” I said, turning back to the shorter, lean guy behind me.
“Are you sure this is okay?” he asked, his eyes hinting to his vulnerability.
“It’s no problem,” I said, staring at him blankly.
The gorgeous guy continued to look at me as if there was something he wanted to say. I couldn’t imagine what it would be. Staring back, I had an ache in my chest. Overwhelmed by a desire to pull him into my arms and slip my fingers into his nest of hair, I looked away to gather myself.
“Do you think your mother will be coming home soon?” he asked, drawing my gaze.
