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Authors: L. L. Collins
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arm. I-I can’t stand seeing him like that. He should be at home, out working the horses…”
Brant stepped forward and wrapped his arms around his mother’s slender shoulders. She shook as she sobbed into his chest. “He’s strong, Mom. He’s a fighter. You have to believe.” She nodded, and then Brooke and Heather stepped up and joined them, and the four of them stood there silently, holding onto each other, wishing and praying that he would be okay.
She hadn’t heard from Brant in days. He had called the receptionist and explained the situation, but hadn’t asked for her. She figured that was for the best. Max was still at the vet, and he was doing really well. She spent as much time with him as she could, staying late and coming in early, so he didn’t seem to be out of sorts. She knew it had to be killing Brant, leaving Max there, but she also knew he wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t completely necessary. Lacey had thought about taking Max home with her, but she didn’t want to overstep. She felt bad, but she couldn’t make herself contact him, figuring he was too busy with his family for her to bother him.
His dad had suffered a heart attack, as well as had an injury, and even after his open heart surgery, was hanging in there. She thought briefly about going to see Brant at the hospital, but she couldn’t. First, she didn’t want to give him the wrong idea about her interest in him, and second, she stayed away from all hospitals as much as she could. It didn’t put her in a good place, and that was nothing Brant needed to deal with right now.
Sam was coming home tonight, and she was so excited to see her best friend. With Sam’s crazy schedule now, the time they got to spend together was few and far between. She couldn’t wait to hold her ‘niece’ and see how big she had gotten while they were gone.
Her phone sounded with a text, and she saw that it was Aubrey.
Doctor’s office called to remind us of our appointments. Did you get the message?
Lacey groaned. It was that time again. How could she forget? They had to go every year and be even more poked and violated than the normal woman, due to their family history. Because their mom died before the hereditary testing was available for the breast cancer gene, they had to be monitored like they were high risk.
When Lacey was eighteen and had to start being monitored more closely, she discussed doing a voluntary double mastectomy just to eliminate any chance of it happening to her, but her doctor wouldn’t do it. Last year, at twenty-five, she was supposed to do her first mammogram but she had put it off. She knew the doctor would yell at her for it, and she knew she was being ridiculous. Aubrey hadn’t had to have one yet, being only twenty-two. Lacey was scared. She felt fine, did her monthly breast exams, and her doctor had never had any cause for concern. When you lose someone so close to you in that way, sometimes all you want to do is stick your head in the sand and pretend it’s not a possibility for it to happen to you, too.
Didn’t check my messages yet today. When is it?
Friday. Want me to pick you up at work, or meet me there?
Lacey sighed. She wished she never had to go there again. I’ll meet you there. Thanks, Aub.
Grabbing her purse, she went to say goodbye to Max and head to Sam’s house. She needed a night to put all of this craziness swirling around in her head to the side and just relax.
Lacey pulled into the massive estate that was Sam’s house, stopping at the gate to say hello to Butch, who waved her through with a big smile. She remembered when she used to be able to just drive up Sam’s driveway, park, and go see her. Now she had to be ‘let in’ by security. That was so crazy.
Pulling up next to Sam’s SUV and Ellis’ Mustang, Lacey stepped out of her car and looked around. This house was something out of a magazine. When Sam had bought it right after she and Ellis had gotten together,
Brant stepped forward and wrapped his arms around his mother’s slender shoulders. She shook as she sobbed into his chest. “He’s strong, Mom. He’s a fighter. You have to believe.” She nodded, and then Brooke and Heather stepped up and joined them, and the four of them stood there silently, holding onto each other, wishing and praying that he would be okay.
She hadn’t heard from Brant in days. He had called the receptionist and explained the situation, but hadn’t asked for her. She figured that was for the best. Max was still at the vet, and he was doing really well. She spent as much time with him as she could, staying late and coming in early, so he didn’t seem to be out of sorts. She knew it had to be killing Brant, leaving Max there, but she also knew he wouldn’t do it if it wasn’t completely necessary. Lacey had thought about taking Max home with her, but she didn’t want to overstep. She felt bad, but she couldn’t make herself contact him, figuring he was too busy with his family for her to bother him.
His dad had suffered a heart attack, as well as had an injury, and even after his open heart surgery, was hanging in there. She thought briefly about going to see Brant at the hospital, but she couldn’t. First, she didn’t want to give him the wrong idea about her interest in him, and second, she stayed away from all hospitals as much as she could. It didn’t put her in a good place, and that was nothing Brant needed to deal with right now.
Sam was coming home tonight, and she was so excited to see her best friend. With Sam’s crazy schedule now, the time they got to spend together was few and far between. She couldn’t wait to hold her ‘niece’ and see how big she had gotten while they were gone.
Her phone sounded with a text, and she saw that it was Aubrey.
Doctor’s office called to remind us of our appointments. Did you get the message?
Lacey groaned. It was that time again. How could she forget? They had to go every year and be even more poked and violated than the normal woman, due to their family history. Because their mom died before the hereditary testing was available for the breast cancer gene, they had to be monitored like they were high risk.
When Lacey was eighteen and had to start being monitored more closely, she discussed doing a voluntary double mastectomy just to eliminate any chance of it happening to her, but her doctor wouldn’t do it. Last year, at twenty-five, she was supposed to do her first mammogram but she had put it off. She knew the doctor would yell at her for it, and she knew she was being ridiculous. Aubrey hadn’t had to have one yet, being only twenty-two. Lacey was scared. She felt fine, did her monthly breast exams, and her doctor had never had any cause for concern. When you lose someone so close to you in that way, sometimes all you want to do is stick your head in the sand and pretend it’s not a possibility for it to happen to you, too.
Didn’t check my messages yet today. When is it?
Friday. Want me to pick you up at work, or meet me there?
Lacey sighed. She wished she never had to go there again. I’ll meet you there. Thanks, Aub.
Grabbing her purse, she went to say goodbye to Max and head to Sam’s house. She needed a night to put all of this craziness swirling around in her head to the side and just relax.
Lacey pulled into the massive estate that was Sam’s house, stopping at the gate to say hello to Butch, who waved her through with a big smile. She remembered when she used to be able to just drive up Sam’s driveway, park, and go see her. Now she had to be ‘let in’ by security. That was so crazy.
Pulling up next to Sam’s SUV and Ellis’ Mustang, Lacey stepped out of her car and looked around. This house was something out of a magazine. When Sam had bought it right after she and Ellis had gotten together,
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