Loving My SECRET (Corrigan & Co. Book 10) by Crystal Perkins Page B
Authors: Crystal Perkins
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to shame. I am honored to have
had the chance to mentor you all these years, and I am humbled by the
way you have chosen to lead this group I helped create. I hope that
you find what you need, and experience the things you feel you missed
out on, but please never doubt your worth. To me, to your friends,
and even if you don’t believe it right now, to my grandson. I love
you, Reina.”
“I love you, too,
Jane. Thank you. For everything. I didn’t mean to sound ungrateful
with the things I told you. I’m so grateful to you. I just need to find me now, and decide who I want to be.”
She nods, and then we
hug, holding on to each other like our life depends on it. I’m
scared, and excited at the same time. I know this is the right choice
for me. If I don’t go out and explore the world without any life or
death obligations, I’ll always wonder what I missed. Now I just
need Matt to wake up, so I can move on.
* * *
I don’t know how long
I’ve been asleep when I hear it. “Reina,” a weak voice
whispers.
I jump up and look to
the hospital bed. Matt is smiling back at me, and I want to just run
to him, and hold him, but I don’t. I can’t. Old habits die hard,
but I can’t give in.
“You should press
your call button so the nurse knows you’re awake.”
“I don’t want the
nurse. I want my wife. And some water. Can I have water?”
“I don’t know. Call
the nurse, Matt.”
“No.”
“For God’s sake. Is
it so fucking hard to just do one thing I ask you to do? Just one
thing,” I say as I walk over to the bed and push the button myself.
“I just wanted to be
alone with you. We need to talk.”
“Oh yeah we do. But
first, you need to get checked over.”
The nurse chooses that
moment to respond to the call. “Mrs. Corrigan?”
“He’s awake.”
Within seconds, the
attending doctor and several nurses have entered the room. They tell
us that Kendrick has been paged, and they just need to check Matt’s
vitals, and response time while we wait for him. I sit back down in
my chair, and watch them work. On occasion, someone steps between us,
but otherwise, our eyes stay locked onto each other. This time I’m
not scared of him running, because I’ll be the one leaving him
behind.
“I got down here as
fast as I could,” Kendrick says, running into the room, clearly out
of breath.
“No worries, Kenny.
They’ve got me covered. I would like some water, though,” he
tells him with a scratchy voice.
He nods to a nurse and
she brings a cup to Matt’s mouth. He takes a few drinks, and then
sighs before thanking her. The poor girl looks like she might faint.
Classic.
“How are you
feeling?”
“Like I’ve been
shot about a dozen times.”
“Fourteen. I removed
fourteen bullets from your body.”
“Thanks, man. I
appreciate it.”
“You should thank
Reina. From what I understand, the paramedics considered you dead
until she pointed a gun at them.”
“My wife is one
badass babe,” he says with a smile.
I manage a weak smile
back at him as the nurses practically swoon. I get it. There have
been many times in my life when I’ve swooned over Matthew Corrigan.
Those days are over, and well, good riddance.
Once he’s checked
over, and Kendrick has determined that he’s on the road to
recovery, he asks the other medical personnel to leave. After they
file out, he turns to me. “He needs to remain calm.”
“Then I should
leave.”
“The hell you
should,” Matt bellows, sending his machines beeping.
Kendrick sighs. “This
is what I’m worried about. He almost died, Reina. I need you to
give him a few more days to recover. We’ll get him to the
Foundation wing, and then you can fight like normal. If you do that
here, they’ll call security.”
“I don’t have a few
days, Ken. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it is.”
“And if one person
lays a hand on her, I’m coming off this bed.”
“Why? Why me, dead
Lord? I just want to be a good doctor.”
“You’re a
had the chance to mentor you all these years, and I am humbled by the
way you have chosen to lead this group I helped create. I hope that
you find what you need, and experience the things you feel you missed
out on, but please never doubt your worth. To me, to your friends,
and even if you don’t believe it right now, to my grandson. I love
you, Reina.”
“I love you, too,
Jane. Thank you. For everything. I didn’t mean to sound ungrateful
with the things I told you. I’m so grateful to you. I just need to find me now, and decide who I want to be.”
She nods, and then we
hug, holding on to each other like our life depends on it. I’m
scared, and excited at the same time. I know this is the right choice
for me. If I don’t go out and explore the world without any life or
death obligations, I’ll always wonder what I missed. Now I just
need Matt to wake up, so I can move on.
* * *
I don’t know how long
I’ve been asleep when I hear it. “Reina,” a weak voice
whispers.
I jump up and look to
the hospital bed. Matt is smiling back at me, and I want to just run
to him, and hold him, but I don’t. I can’t. Old habits die hard,
but I can’t give in.
“You should press
your call button so the nurse knows you’re awake.”
“I don’t want the
nurse. I want my wife. And some water. Can I have water?”
“I don’t know. Call
the nurse, Matt.”
“No.”
“For God’s sake. Is
it so fucking hard to just do one thing I ask you to do? Just one
thing,” I say as I walk over to the bed and push the button myself.
“I just wanted to be
alone with you. We need to talk.”
“Oh yeah we do. But
first, you need to get checked over.”
The nurse chooses that
moment to respond to the call. “Mrs. Corrigan?”
“He’s awake.”
Within seconds, the
attending doctor and several nurses have entered the room. They tell
us that Kendrick has been paged, and they just need to check Matt’s
vitals, and response time while we wait for him. I sit back down in
my chair, and watch them work. On occasion, someone steps between us,
but otherwise, our eyes stay locked onto each other. This time I’m
not scared of him running, because I’ll be the one leaving him
behind.
“I got down here as
fast as I could,” Kendrick says, running into the room, clearly out
of breath.
“No worries, Kenny.
They’ve got me covered. I would like some water, though,” he
tells him with a scratchy voice.
He nods to a nurse and
she brings a cup to Matt’s mouth. He takes a few drinks, and then
sighs before thanking her. The poor girl looks like she might faint.
Classic.
“How are you
feeling?”
“Like I’ve been
shot about a dozen times.”
“Fourteen. I removed
fourteen bullets from your body.”
“Thanks, man. I
appreciate it.”
“You should thank
Reina. From what I understand, the paramedics considered you dead
until she pointed a gun at them.”
“My wife is one
badass babe,” he says with a smile.
I manage a weak smile
back at him as the nurses practically swoon. I get it. There have
been many times in my life when I’ve swooned over Matthew Corrigan.
Those days are over, and well, good riddance.
Once he’s checked
over, and Kendrick has determined that he’s on the road to
recovery, he asks the other medical personnel to leave. After they
file out, he turns to me. “He needs to remain calm.”
“Then I should
leave.”
“The hell you
should,” Matt bellows, sending his machines beeping.
Kendrick sighs. “This
is what I’m worried about. He almost died, Reina. I need you to
give him a few more days to recover. We’ll get him to the
Foundation wing, and then you can fight like normal. If you do that
here, they’ll call security.”
“I don’t have a few
days, Ken. I’m sorry, but that’s just the way it is.”
“And if one person
lays a hand on her, I’m coming off this bed.”
“Why? Why me, dead
Lord? I just want to be a good doctor.”
“You’re a
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