tighter. She couldn’t remember a time other than when they were kids when she had ever seen him cry.
His father had been the cause of those tears as well. The rest o f her resistance melted. She knew she would be donating a kidney to that rat bastard that masqueraded himself as her best friend’s father. She held Blake and soothed him until he gathered his composure a few moments later.
He pulled her away from the nurse’s station for some privacy.
“I’m so glad you’re here Jaz. I can’t do this without you.”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t get here faster. Work was crazy and traffic, but you know what, that’s not important. I’m here now and I will be as long as you need me.”
He tugged on her curls, kissed her nose and hugged her once again.
“Jaz, no one knows better than you all the crap my dad put me through.”
She strok ed his hair back from his face and kissed his temple.
“But seeing him like that. I know you’ve been telling me for years to get everything off my chest. What if he doesn’t make it Jaz? What if neither of us is a match?”
“Blake you can’t think like that.”
“If you saw him you would think the same way. There’s so much I need to say to him. Is it selfish to do it now because I was too much of a coward to do it sooner?”
She wanted to weep for him.
“B, you are not a coward and your dad hasn’t exactly made you feel comfortable talking to him. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Look at it this way, if selfishness is what it takes to get some closure your dad is in no position to judge or call you out about it.”
He chuckled, “I guess you have a point. I should probably head back in there.”
She smiled, “I should pro bably stay out here for a while. I mean when I come in the room it can’t possibly help his health situation.”
He smiled as she’d hoped he would.
“Don’t be too long okay. My mom would love to see you.”
“Okay, give me just a few more minutes. I need to handle something.”
He kissed her hair and breathed in the scent of coconuts.
“Tha nks Jaz. I know this isn’t going to be easy for you so I appreciate you being here for me, even if you can’t be in the room for long periods of time.”
She pushed his hair back and kissed his temple again.
“Go. I’ll be there shortly.”
He turned back and asked, “Jasmine, what does it say about me that I want and need a relationship with a man that vile?”
She walked up to him.
“It says what an amazing man you are and just one more reason why I love you so much.”
He walked off smiling and yelled back, “Room 103.”
Now that Blake was gone Jasmine could focus on the woman who had been shamelessly hanging on to their every word.
She looked at her name tag, “Hi, uh, Ashley is it? Maybe you could help me out.”
Ashley was a tall forty-something blonde with eerily sparkling hazel eyes.
She smiled, “Yes, what is it that you need.”
“Wow your eyes are unlike anything I have ever seen.”
The nurse smile sheepishly, “Thanks. They’re a gift from God.”
Jasmine continued, “ It’s my understanding that the crotchety old man in room 103 needs a new kidney.”
A ghost of a smiled tugged at her lips, “Yes ma’am , that’s right.”
“Okay , so where can I get tested to see if I’m a match?”
Ashley let out a laugh that she disguised as a cough then said, “I’m sorry, what did you say?”
Jasmine smirked. She liked her already.
“Yeah , I need to see if I’m a match because even though I loathe the man I adore his son. Let’s just say I have a feeling that I have the power to be of help in this situation.”
“Please don’t be offended but I’m looking at your big beautiful curls and his deep blue eyes. Then I’m thinking of the man lying in the bed with the same blue eyes fighting for his life. I can’t quite understand how you two maintain a
His father had been the cause of those tears as well. The rest o f her resistance melted. She knew she would be donating a kidney to that rat bastard that masqueraded himself as her best friend’s father. She held Blake and soothed him until he gathered his composure a few moments later.
He pulled her away from the nurse’s station for some privacy.
“I’m so glad you’re here Jaz. I can’t do this without you.”
“I’m sorry I couldn’t get here faster. Work was crazy and traffic, but you know what, that’s not important. I’m here now and I will be as long as you need me.”
He tugged on her curls, kissed her nose and hugged her once again.
“Jaz, no one knows better than you all the crap my dad put me through.”
She strok ed his hair back from his face and kissed his temple.
“But seeing him like that. I know you’ve been telling me for years to get everything off my chest. What if he doesn’t make it Jaz? What if neither of us is a match?”
“Blake you can’t think like that.”
“If you saw him you would think the same way. There’s so much I need to say to him. Is it selfish to do it now because I was too much of a coward to do it sooner?”
She wanted to weep for him.
“B, you are not a coward and your dad hasn’t exactly made you feel comfortable talking to him. Don’t be so hard on yourself. Look at it this way, if selfishness is what it takes to get some closure your dad is in no position to judge or call you out about it.”
He chuckled, “I guess you have a point. I should probably head back in there.”
She smiled, “I should pro bably stay out here for a while. I mean when I come in the room it can’t possibly help his health situation.”
He smiled as she’d hoped he would.
“Don’t be too long okay. My mom would love to see you.”
“Okay, give me just a few more minutes. I need to handle something.”
He kissed her hair and breathed in the scent of coconuts.
“Tha nks Jaz. I know this isn’t going to be easy for you so I appreciate you being here for me, even if you can’t be in the room for long periods of time.”
She pushed his hair back and kissed his temple again.
“Go. I’ll be there shortly.”
He turned back and asked, “Jasmine, what does it say about me that I want and need a relationship with a man that vile?”
She walked up to him.
“It says what an amazing man you are and just one more reason why I love you so much.”
He walked off smiling and yelled back, “Room 103.”
Now that Blake was gone Jasmine could focus on the woman who had been shamelessly hanging on to their every word.
She looked at her name tag, “Hi, uh, Ashley is it? Maybe you could help me out.”
Ashley was a tall forty-something blonde with eerily sparkling hazel eyes.
She smiled, “Yes, what is it that you need.”
“Wow your eyes are unlike anything I have ever seen.”
The nurse smile sheepishly, “Thanks. They’re a gift from God.”
Jasmine continued, “ It’s my understanding that the crotchety old man in room 103 needs a new kidney.”
A ghost of a smiled tugged at her lips, “Yes ma’am , that’s right.”
“Okay , so where can I get tested to see if I’m a match?”
Ashley let out a laugh that she disguised as a cough then said, “I’m sorry, what did you say?”
Jasmine smirked. She liked her already.
“Yeah , I need to see if I’m a match because even though I loathe the man I adore his son. Let’s just say I have a feeling that I have the power to be of help in this situation.”
“Please don’t be offended but I’m looking at your big beautiful curls and his deep blue eyes. Then I’m thinking of the man lying in the bed with the same blue eyes fighting for his life. I can’t quite understand how you two maintain a
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