Arrow (Supernaturals of Las Vegas Book 4) by Carina Cook

Author:Carina Cook [Cook, Carina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-06T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 10

When the wizened old doctor came toward him in her oversized white coat, Vincent’s heart leaped into his throat. He’d heard that phrase many times before, and of course he’d been nervous once or twice, but it was nothing like this. Suddenly, he found it hard to swallow over the lump that lodged itself in his esophagus. His palms began to sweat. If not for the comforting presence of Lara at his side, he might have broken down altogether. But he knew that whatever happened, she would be there for him. He wouldn’t be alone. And he would do whatever was needed to make sure that Jin was okay. She just had to be.

The doctor wrinkled her nose as she walked toward them, like what she had to say was distasteful.

“Are you Miss Wang’s son?” she asked skeptically.

“Not legally,” he answered. “Why?”

She frowned. “Miss Wang is conscious, and she wants to see you, but ICU rules are relatives only.”

“She’s conscious?!” Relief made his limbs strangely heavy, like stress was the only thing that had been holding him up for the past couple of hours. Then again, that might be true of his whole life—or the part he could remember, anyway. “Oh, thank god.”

Lara squeezed his shoulder gently, and he smiled at her. It was one thing to say repeatedly to one’s self that everything would be okay, and another thing entirely to get the news that everything would be okay.

The doctor smiled a little, her eyes keen behind her thick glasses. “Not a son, but like one, eh?”

“Beg pardon?” Vincent paused as the meaning of what she’d said caught up to him. “Oh, you mean Jin? Yeah. Neither of us really have family. I mean, she’s got a son, but he never comes to see her even though she tries. I was thinking I should call him, but I wasn’t sure what to say.”

“So whatever she says to you will be repeated to the son?” asked the doctor.

“Within reason. If she calls him a no good idiot, I probably shouldn’t repeat that.”

The doctor tittered daintily behind one hand. “Yes, I can see that. Okay, we’ll make an exception this one time, but if anyone asks, you’re her adopted son, and I didn’t know any different, yes? Stupid hospital policy, anyway. Chosen family is just as valid as blood family. Sometimes even more.”

Vincent smiled gratefully at her. “I completely agree.”

Lara stayed behind in the waiting room, although she did caution him that she might head down to the cafeteria for some snacks. Then she grilled him on his culinary likes and dislikes, promising to get him something too. It was such a small thing, but it felt huge to Vincent. Of course Jin did that kind of thing for him. Sometimes she even baked for him, and she claimed to hate baking. But she didn’t know what he was, or what he’d done. Lara did, and she didn’t care. Maybe he should stop hiding too. Because he could admit that he hid from the world out of guilt.

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