Cancer And The Playboy by Zee Monodee

Author:Zee Monodee [Monodee, Zee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

It felt good to have her so near him. His arm itched to open itself and gather her to him, like he’d done the day before at the hospital, but he couldn’t. She wouldn’t allow it, possibly. This wasn’t the beaten and forlorn Megha. No, this here was his warrior girl. Not only was she battling cancer and the aftermath of chemo, she was also putting up with the womenfolk of his family. That alone would be enough to recommend her for sainthood.

His step had faltered when he’d come in, seeing her lying there on the sofa with his sisters, dressed the same as them, as if she belonged completely in this setup. A part of his family. The girls seemed to adore her, and so did his mother—she’d told him downstairs how much she liked the young woman sleeping above in one of their numerous guest bedrooms. She had praised Megha’s perfect manners and genuine heart, and in a way, it had felt like the compliments had been bestowed on him rather than her. Because he was the one who had brought her here. At the time, it had seemed like the best thing to do, but as the day had gone by, he hadn’t been able to hide from the truth.

He’d wanted her there—a part of him had needed to see how she would fit in his world. If only … But there wouldn’t be any of that, would there? Megha tolerated him at best. Who was he to even imagine that a strong, beautiful woman like her would ever look at the empty husk of a man he was?

But this, having her this close, he’d take it. He wouldn’t get more, and he’d resigned himself to that. People thought things had come easy for him, but they hadn’t. Yes, he was rich, with a family name that would open even the doors of Buckingham Palace simply through being spoken at the gates. Poor little rich boy, they’d say. But rich boys had feelings, too. They were people, as well. People with very common yearnings and needs. Like the love of a good woman … You didn’t choose love; it chose you. Bloody hell that he’d had this slammed into him this way. He seemed to have everything, except for her.

As she squirmed next to him, he directed his attention back on her. Wrong move—if he tilted his head just so, he would be able to touch her lips with his. He still remembered how cracked and dry they had seemed last night, and upon that sight, he had prompted her to swallow some warm water he’d dribbled into her mouth. She’d had a light fever, too, not enough to warrant medical attention, but Siobhan, the nurse, had told him this could happen. So he’d kept watch, bathing her face with a cool cloth until the fever had appeared to break and she’d fallen into a deep sleep.

She hadn’t given any indication she knew he’d been there, and this was just as well.

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