Accidental Love for Three

Accidental Love for Three by Rachel Clark Page B

Book: Accidental Love for Three by Rachel Clark Read Free Book Online
Authors: Rachel Clark
Ads: Link
harder.
    "They've taken her in for a CT scan." His words were broken, his breathing choppy, his voice rough. "They took her in just before you got here."
    Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
    Report ebook piracy to [email protected].

    10
    Rachel Clark
    Exhaustion pulsed through her as the adrenaline rush from her frantic dash to the hospital began to wane. She tried to tilt her head back so that she could ask another question, but he held her tighter and she realized his need to hold her and to be held. They stood that way for several minutes, the strong muscles in his chest quaking with the emotions he tried to wrestle under control. After a few more moments, his breathing calmed a little and his arms eased their death grip on her upper body.
    Lee carefully angled him toward a row of seats and gently pushed him backward. He resisted for a brief second, but slowly stepped back and dropped into the nearest plastic chair. She sat beside him, grabbed his hand and held tight as she tried to get more information.
    "What happened?" she asked quietly.
    "Drunk driver ran a red light, nearly killed her." His hand tightened against hers as his anger grew again. Lee tried to swallow the lump that threatened to choke her.
    "What's the scan for?"
    "She has facial injuries," he said, swallowing hard, "and they think she may have a cracked skull or…" He took a deep breath, held it for a moment and then let it out in a loud whoosh . "They're checking for pressure on her brain as well but...."
    "But?" she asked softly when it seemed he wouldn't or couldn't go on.
    "But they don't know anything for sure."
    He wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her onto his lap. She curled into his arms, feeling scared and overwhelmed for both Tracey and Gavin. Lee held on as Gavin rocked her in his arms, instinctively knowing that he needed to offer comfort as much for his own sanity as for hers.

    * * * *

    Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
    Report ebook piracy to [email protected].

    Accidental Love for Three
    11
    Tracey was swimming in molasses. Everything seemed to move in slow motion and every movement took super human effort. Sounds seemed strange, somehow muffled, like someone had turned down the volume of her ears.
    Her eyes fluttered open as she fought her way to consciousness, but she struggled to make sense of the confused signals her eyes and ears collected.
    "Lee?" she breathed through swollen lips when she realized someone held her hand. She turned her head as she tried to pry open eyelids that seemed determined to stay shut. She tried to sit up but a strong hand on her shoulder held her still.
    "Trace," Gavin's familiar deep voice crooned, "hi, honey. Don't try to move just yet, okay?"
    A tear trickled over her swollen lids as she heard his voice, emotion zooming through her body at a million miles an hour, her entire being grateful to be alive. She definitely knew she was alive.
    No way would death be this painful. A panic-stricken half laugh turned into a sob as her sore and swollen throat protested the movement.
    "Shhh... Honey, you're okay. You're going to be okay. The doctor will be here in a minute. Just try to relax."
    Cool fingers wiped across her brow as he pushed her hair away from her face. The movement felt strange, the hair seeming to stick against her skin and she grimaced against the uncomfortable feeling.
    Gavin quickly pulled his hand back.
    "Trace," a familiar feminine voice said, "you're in a hospital. Do you remember what happened?"
    Tracey closed her eyes again, no longer able to hold them open against the intense pain and the glaring overhead light. Did she remember? She had vague flashes of something scary, but she couldn't quite explain how she got here.
    " 'o. Why 'm 'ere?" she asked unsteadily, unable to get her lips moving properly. Her tongue seemed far too big for her mouth, and Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
    Report ebook piracy to

Similar Books

Winter Song

Roberta Gellis

Blame: A Novel

Michelle Huneven

A Match for the Doctor

Marie Ferrarella

V.

Thomas Pynchon

06 Educating Jack

Jack Sheffield