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the time for you to get wrapped up in us.”
“I already am.” He cupped the side of her cheek. “I told you before I’m going to be with you through Destiny’s treatments, and we’ll get through this together .”
“You don’t have to.”
“I want to.” His trailed his thumb along her cheekbone. “I want to be with you and Destiny. Don’t push me away.”
“I have no intention of pushing you away, I just wanted to give you fair warning that you should be running in the opposite direction.”
“You won’t catch me running anywhere unless it’s toward the two of you.” He rested his head against her forehead. “The next few months might be trying. Destiny is going to have good and bad days, but never doubt that I’m in this with you completely. You’re not alone now.”
“Thank you.” A tear rolled down her cheek and he used his thumb to wipe it away.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry.” There was something about the tears that rolled down her cheeks that made him want to fight for her, fight so he’d never have to see another tear of sadness fall from her eyes again. She brought out an honor and goodness within him. He was falling in love with her.
Chapter Ten
Wrapped in Brian’s arms, Nora wanted to say something to convince herself that what they were doing wasn’t wrong. She wanted to push her doubts away, but they kept creeping back at the worst moments. He was her husband’s best friend, shouldn’t he be the one person who was off-limits?
She couldn’t stop her body from reacting to him, her thoughts entangling themselves with him, and she couldn’t stop this desire to be with him. She had never felt this way with anyone but Jim, and now he was gone. She couldn’t be the lonely widow her whole life. Brian was just the man to change that.
“Mommy!” A screech tore through the house and through Nora’s heart.
“Destiny.” She stepped back out of his embrace and tried to push away the fears that were rising within her. She knew going so far from the hospital was a bad idea.
“Don’t panic.” He followed her toward Destiny’s room. “It might be nothing.”
“We’re so far from the hospital if something’s wrong.”
“Little mother, it’s going to be fine.”
She pushed open the door to Destiny’s room. “Sweetie, what is it?”
Greta peeked out of her bedroom. “Is everything okay?”
“Mommy, the light went out. It’s dark.” Destiny was curled up in the corner where her bed met the wall, hugging her teddy bear to her chest, tears running down her face.
“Everything’s fine,” he told Greta before stepping into the room behind Nora. “The light bulb just went out. I’ll get another one.” He pulled his cell phone from his pocket and turned on the flashlight application, holding it out to Destiny. “Here, sweetie, will this work until I can get the lamp fixed?”
Her little hand reached out and grabbed it. “Thank you.”
Nora sat on the edge of the bed while Brian slipped out of the room to get the new bulb. “It’s okay, sweetie, Brian will have a new light in the lamp in a few minutes. Why don’t you lay back down?”
“I woke up and it was so dark.” Destiny scooted down into the bed and Nora covered her. “I don’t like it.”
“I know, sweetie, you’ve gotten used to having the light from the hospital. It’s hard to sleep in the dark and in a new place, but it’s going to be okay.” Her stomach started to calm, now that she knew her daughter was okay. Everything was going to be all right.
“I’ve got a new light bulb.” Brian held it in his hand as he strolled across the room toward the lamp. “We’ll have this room bright again in a few moments.”
“I’m thirsty.” Destiny pointed the flashlight toward where Brian was changing the light.
“If you’re okay now, I’ll get you a glass of water. Brian will you stay with her.” She patted her daughter’s arm.
“We’ll be fine, go ahead.” He twisted the
“I already am.” He cupped the side of her cheek. “I told you before I’m going to be with you through Destiny’s treatments, and we’ll get through this together .”
“You don’t have to.”
“I want to.” His trailed his thumb along her cheekbone. “I want to be with you and Destiny. Don’t push me away.”
“I have no intention of pushing you away, I just wanted to give you fair warning that you should be running in the opposite direction.”
“You won’t catch me running anywhere unless it’s toward the two of you.” He rested his head against her forehead. “The next few months might be trying. Destiny is going to have good and bad days, but never doubt that I’m in this with you completely. You’re not alone now.”
“Thank you.” A tear rolled down her cheek and he used his thumb to wipe it away.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry.” There was something about the tears that rolled down her cheeks that made him want to fight for her, fight so he’d never have to see another tear of sadness fall from her eyes again. She brought out an honor and goodness within him. He was falling in love with her.
Chapter Ten
Wrapped in Brian’s arms, Nora wanted to say something to convince herself that what they were doing wasn’t wrong. She wanted to push her doubts away, but they kept creeping back at the worst moments. He was her husband’s best friend, shouldn’t he be the one person who was off-limits?
She couldn’t stop her body from reacting to him, her thoughts entangling themselves with him, and she couldn’t stop this desire to be with him. She had never felt this way with anyone but Jim, and now he was gone. She couldn’t be the lonely widow her whole life. Brian was just the man to change that.
“Mommy!” A screech tore through the house and through Nora’s heart.
“Destiny.” She stepped back out of his embrace and tried to push away the fears that were rising within her. She knew going so far from the hospital was a bad idea.
“Don’t panic.” He followed her toward Destiny’s room. “It might be nothing.”
“We’re so far from the hospital if something’s wrong.”
“Little mother, it’s going to be fine.”
She pushed open the door to Destiny’s room. “Sweetie, what is it?”
Greta peeked out of her bedroom. “Is everything okay?”
“Mommy, the light went out. It’s dark.” Destiny was curled up in the corner where her bed met the wall, hugging her teddy bear to her chest, tears running down her face.
“Everything’s fine,” he told Greta before stepping into the room behind Nora. “The light bulb just went out. I’ll get another one.” He pulled his cell phone from his pocket and turned on the flashlight application, holding it out to Destiny. “Here, sweetie, will this work until I can get the lamp fixed?”
Her little hand reached out and grabbed it. “Thank you.”
Nora sat on the edge of the bed while Brian slipped out of the room to get the new bulb. “It’s okay, sweetie, Brian will have a new light in the lamp in a few minutes. Why don’t you lay back down?”
“I woke up and it was so dark.” Destiny scooted down into the bed and Nora covered her. “I don’t like it.”
“I know, sweetie, you’ve gotten used to having the light from the hospital. It’s hard to sleep in the dark and in a new place, but it’s going to be okay.” Her stomach started to calm, now that she knew her daughter was okay. Everything was going to be all right.
“I’ve got a new light bulb.” Brian held it in his hand as he strolled across the room toward the lamp. “We’ll have this room bright again in a few moments.”
“I’m thirsty.” Destiny pointed the flashlight toward where Brian was changing the light.
“If you’re okay now, I’ll get you a glass of water. Brian will you stay with her.” She patted her daughter’s arm.
“We’ll be fine, go ahead.” He twisted the
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