Come Back Tomorrow by Amy Argent

Author:Amy Argent
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Turning Tree Press

Chapter 20

I wake up on Monday with a smile on my face and bounce through my morning routine. It’s a rare sunny day in Seattle, and I feel as if it’s just for me. I blast the radio on the way to the hospital, singing at the top of my lungs—I know I look silly, but I couldn’t care less because I’m happy.

As I approach the nurses’ station, Jenny’s eyebrows rise as her jaw drops.

“Wow! What happened to you?”

“He kissed me.”

Jenny squeals excitedly. “I just knew that would happen this weekend! Was it only once?”

“No, it was more than once.”

“Okay, spill,” she orders, grabbing my arm and shepherding me to the nurses’ lounge. “I’ve been waiting weeks for this. I can’t possibly wait until lunchtime.”

I laugh at her eagerness, and to my surprise, I end up telling her everything as if we were in high school. She oohs and ahs in all the right places, and by the time I reach the end, she’s grinning from ear to ear.

“I told you he had feelings for you!” she says, whacking me on the arm.

“Yes, you told me so. Are you happy now?”

“I’m completely happy, and so are you!” She gushes, almost knocking me over with a hug.

“Yes, I am happy. I don’t know what the future holds, but I’m so glad I decided to just let things happen.”

“I’m glad you did too. But I wasn’t sure things would turn out this way even if you did make that decision. I thought there was a chance Will would pull away at the last minute. He’s so set in his ways about certain things, and this wasn’t part of his plan.”

“Well, I did have to reassure him more than once that this was what I wanted too, and I encouraged him to let go and enjoy himself. And although I’m thrilled about it, his pulling me closer kind of worries me. He was so bound and determined not to. The change makes me nervous about his emotional stability. I don’t want to be the reason he falls apart even though I think, in some ways, it might be good for him.”

“I’m sure he’ll be all right; he’s tough,” Jenny says, patting my arm. “Speaking of Will, shouldn’t you be waking him up about now? It’s almost eight-thirty.”

“Jeez, you’re right! I have a nine o’clock, so I need to get moving!”

I push Will’s door open slowly, and I’m met with what’s become my very favorite sight in the whole world: Will sleeping peacefully. He is utterly still this morning—a hopeful sign that he might have yet another good day. I walk right over to his bed, but I indulge myself in a few minutes of staring at his beautiful face and morning-wild hair before I finally reach up to push a few strands back from his forehead.

“Good morning, sweetheart,” I whisper.

Will pulls his head away a little, scrunching up his face in a wince as his arm curls unconsciously over his belly. I scowl, hating that every move he makes causes him pain even in sleep.

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