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I winced when he touched it and when I looked down at it, I could see it was already bruising, the skin turning shades of purple and black.
“I think it’s broken,” he said and I appreciated how gentle his voice was because I was on the verge of panic. “We need to get you to the hospital.”
I couldn’t think of what to say so I just nodded and I felt Jeremy lifting me effortlessly to my feet. He kept his arm around me as we made our way off the field. Aubrey was standing with Noah and Sophie by the bleachers. Noah looked worried, but Sophie held his hand.
“Oh my gosh, Beth. Are you okay?” Aubrey asked.
“I think my wrist is broken,” I winced.
“I need to get Beth to a hospital, Aubrey. Would you mind taking Noah back to your place?”
“Of course not,” she said and then looked at me. “Don’t worry about anything. Noah will be fine with us.”
I barely knew this woman, but I trusted her completely for some reason. I looked down at Noah then. He still looked confused and frightened and I knew I had to suck up the pain so he wouldn’t be scared.
“Noah, baby, I hurt my hand. Jeremy’s taking me to the doctor, but I’ll be home soon. You go with Ms. Aubrey and Sophie, okay?”
“I wanna go with you!” he called out and started to cry.
It was times like these I felt most helpless and most like a failure. If Darren hadn’t destroyed everything, then Noah would have two parents here and his father could work on comforting him while I focused on myself.
“Noah, honey,” I pleaded with him. “You can’t come with me. It’ll be okay.”
He didn’t stop crying though. He grabbed onto my leg instead and I didn’t know what to do. The pain was searing now. I felt Jeremy’s arm leave my shoulder and I watched as he squatted down so he was eye to eye with my son.
“Listen, buddy,” he said, using that same gentle voice he’d used with me that had calmed me so much. “I need you to be brave right now. Your mommy’s hurt and I need to get her better.”
“I wanna go though,” he sniffled.
“I know you do, but your mommy can’t worry about you while the doctor’s fixing her up. She needs you to go with Aubrey so she doesn’t have to worry. Can you do that for me?”
Noah sniffled some more and didn’t say anything at first, but then he nodded, wiping his nose with the back of his hand.
“I love you, Noah. Be a good boy,” I said, kissing his wet cheeks.
“Love you, Mommy.”
He squeezed me tightly and then Jeremy helped me to my feet again.
“Thank you, Aubrey. Thank you so much,” I said to her.
“Don’t even mention it. He’ll be fine.”
“Can you dig in my bag and get my car keys?” I asked Jeremy and he did, pulling them out a second later. “Noah’s car seat is in there. Feel free to use my car or move the seat into yours.”
“We’ve got it covered,” she said, looking over to her husband who was just joining us.
“Hell of a play there, Beth,” Kevin said. “Feel better.”
I smiled through the pain as best I could and then I felt Jeremy’s arm around me again, leading me to his SUV.
He got me situated in the passenger seat, even buckling my seatbelt for me. I wondered what was wrong with me that even though I was in agony as he strapped me in, I managed to notice how good he smelled and blush at how close he was to areas he shouldn’t be close to.
“You scared the crap outta me, Beth,” he said as he drove too quickly out of the parking lot, heading down the road.
I knew there was no hospital directly in Travers Cove, but there was one in the next town over. It would only take about fifteen minutes, but I knew it’d be one of the longest quarter hours of my life with how badly my wrist was throbbing.
“I scared myself.”
“I can’t believe you even ran on that play. You should’ve stayed at third base.”
“You should’ve hit the ball better,” I said, surprised at the
“I think it’s broken,” he said and I appreciated how gentle his voice was because I was on the verge of panic. “We need to get you to the hospital.”
I couldn’t think of what to say so I just nodded and I felt Jeremy lifting me effortlessly to my feet. He kept his arm around me as we made our way off the field. Aubrey was standing with Noah and Sophie by the bleachers. Noah looked worried, but Sophie held his hand.
“Oh my gosh, Beth. Are you okay?” Aubrey asked.
“I think my wrist is broken,” I winced.
“I need to get Beth to a hospital, Aubrey. Would you mind taking Noah back to your place?”
“Of course not,” she said and then looked at me. “Don’t worry about anything. Noah will be fine with us.”
I barely knew this woman, but I trusted her completely for some reason. I looked down at Noah then. He still looked confused and frightened and I knew I had to suck up the pain so he wouldn’t be scared.
“Noah, baby, I hurt my hand. Jeremy’s taking me to the doctor, but I’ll be home soon. You go with Ms. Aubrey and Sophie, okay?”
“I wanna go with you!” he called out and started to cry.
It was times like these I felt most helpless and most like a failure. If Darren hadn’t destroyed everything, then Noah would have two parents here and his father could work on comforting him while I focused on myself.
“Noah, honey,” I pleaded with him. “You can’t come with me. It’ll be okay.”
He didn’t stop crying though. He grabbed onto my leg instead and I didn’t know what to do. The pain was searing now. I felt Jeremy’s arm leave my shoulder and I watched as he squatted down so he was eye to eye with my son.
“Listen, buddy,” he said, using that same gentle voice he’d used with me that had calmed me so much. “I need you to be brave right now. Your mommy’s hurt and I need to get her better.”
“I wanna go though,” he sniffled.
“I know you do, but your mommy can’t worry about you while the doctor’s fixing her up. She needs you to go with Aubrey so she doesn’t have to worry. Can you do that for me?”
Noah sniffled some more and didn’t say anything at first, but then he nodded, wiping his nose with the back of his hand.
“I love you, Noah. Be a good boy,” I said, kissing his wet cheeks.
“Love you, Mommy.”
He squeezed me tightly and then Jeremy helped me to my feet again.
“Thank you, Aubrey. Thank you so much,” I said to her.
“Don’t even mention it. He’ll be fine.”
“Can you dig in my bag and get my car keys?” I asked Jeremy and he did, pulling them out a second later. “Noah’s car seat is in there. Feel free to use my car or move the seat into yours.”
“We’ve got it covered,” she said, looking over to her husband who was just joining us.
“Hell of a play there, Beth,” Kevin said. “Feel better.”
I smiled through the pain as best I could and then I felt Jeremy’s arm around me again, leading me to his SUV.
He got me situated in the passenger seat, even buckling my seatbelt for me. I wondered what was wrong with me that even though I was in agony as he strapped me in, I managed to notice how good he smelled and blush at how close he was to areas he shouldn’t be close to.
“You scared the crap outta me, Beth,” he said as he drove too quickly out of the parking lot, heading down the road.
I knew there was no hospital directly in Travers Cove, but there was one in the next town over. It would only take about fifteen minutes, but I knew it’d be one of the longest quarter hours of my life with how badly my wrist was throbbing.
“I scared myself.”
“I can’t believe you even ran on that play. You should’ve stayed at third base.”
“You should’ve hit the ball better,” I said, surprised at the
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