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THEO
Excitement tingles in my chest as I nod at the nurse manning the desk in the ward that Raine has been kept in for the last four days as she’s recovered from the worst of her injuries from the crash.
She was lucky. Really fucking lucky.
And fuck am I relieved.
I get to take her home today. Get to tuck her up into my bed and take care of her.That concept isn’t something I thought I’d ever be looking forward to.
But I am.
I want to be the one making her soup and bringing it to her in bed. I want to be the one to help her into the shower and reapply her dressings after. Fuck, I just want her.
In my arms, in my life, in my bed.
If I thought I wanted her before all of this happened, I was gravely mistaken. Because watching her almost die in that collision has turned my addiction to her up to the max.If I had my way, then I wouldn’t have left this place. I didn’t for two days, but once she woke, she looked at me with pain darkening her eyes and I knew what was coming.
She’s ashamed of her past, of the things she’s done. Been forced to do.
But she shouldn’t be.
I’m in love with her.
Her.
Not only her past. Not only her future. Not just parts of her.
All of her.
She’s incredible. Strong, independent, wild, funny, intelligent, resilient. Hot. Did I ever mention hot?
My fists clench as the image of her curled up in my bed that’s been helping get me through the last few days flickers through my mind again.
Fuck, I can’t wait.
Voices hit the second I step into her room, and I find Trudy helping Raine into her hoodie.
My teeth grind at the sight. I should be the one doing that.
“Ah, look. Here is your taxi,” Trudy says with a wide smile.
But while Raine’s lips twitch in the right direction when our eyes meet, she’s nowhere near as excited as her social worker.
I’ve told her over and over since she woke that I don’t care about what’s happened. That none of us care about her past. But she can’t get past it. She doesn’t believe she’s good enough for me, for us, for this life, and I fucking hate it.
“All the discharge paperwork has been completed. She’s a free woman,” Trudy says with a smile as I grab the small bag of belongings Raine’s collected during her short stay.
Silence follows her words, and she looks nervously between the two of us.
“I’ve got this. None of the staff here have anything on Doctor Theo Ashworth,” I announce arrogantly, and thankfully, Raine scoffs a laugh.
“There’s my girl,” I whisper, reaching out to cup her jaw. “Ready to go home, sunshine?” I ask, searching her eyes.
They shutter and she nods. Although if I weren’t touching her, I’d have no idea she’s done it.
“Okay, well. I’m just getting in the way,” Trudy says. “I’ll swing by and see you tomorrow, Raine. See how you’re settling in.”
When Raine doesn’t respond, Trudy gives us a lingering smile before dipping out of the room.
