Dante's Decision (Heroes for Hire Book 28) by Dale Mayer
Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Military, Romance
ISBN: 9781773367705
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2023-03-20T18:30:00+00:00
Chapter 9
Laura stayed in the hospital room beside her son, until he fell asleep. After several attempts to get a hold of Dante, she wasnât getting any replies. When her phone finally rang, she heard him on the other end, yelling at her.
âAre you okay? Laura! Are you okay?â
âYes, Iâm fine.â She frowned into the phone. âWhatâs wrong?â
âOh, thank God. Just for a moment there, I had this terrible feeling.â
âI donât know what could possibly go wrong,â she muttered. âIâm still here at the hospital.â
âAnd howâs Peter?â
âHeâs okay. Heâs sleeping again. Iâm sure itâs the pain meds pulling him under all the time.â
âYeah, so I guess thatâs good.â
She heard the sound of the truck engine through the phone.
âIâm on my way to you.â
âFine, but no need to panic. Iâm here. Donât rush and end up in an accident.â
âNo, not gonna happen.â
âDid you find the guy, by the way?â
âI sure did,â he muttered. âIâll be there in a minute.â
And, with that, she put away her phone. She looked up at to see someone walking in. Aurora. Laura stared at her and then jumped to her feet and walked over. âOh my God, I havenât seen you in ages.â
âI know.â Aurora reached out for a hug. âI wasnât even sure if I should stop in. But I recognized your voice when I was going by, and I poked my head in and realized it really was you.â
âWhat are you doing here?â Laura asked.
âMy father was just getting some tests done,â she shared, âand Iâve sent him home now. I wanted a chance to talk to the doctor in private.â She sighed. âThatâs not easy to do.â
âI know,â Laura agreed. âI still have yet to see the doctor.â
Aurora looked over at Peter in the bed and asked, âOh, isnât that your brother?â
Not knowing what else to say, Laura nodded. âYeah,â she muttered. âHe met up with the wrong people last night.â
At that, her friend stared at her. âOh my, I am sorry. Heâs always been a bit of a handful, hasnât he?â
Realizing that there had been more than a few times that Laura had expressed the same sentiments to Aurora, Laura nodded. âYeah, I was hoping that he would grow out of it.â
âWe can always hope. Sometime itâs almost like they donât care,â she said, raising both hands. âMy brother was like that.â
âI donât remember your having a brother,â Laura noted, surprised.
âThatâs because heâs been gone a long time,â she said, with a shrug. âIt sucks.â
âHey, weâve both had a few rough years.â
âYouâre not kidding,â she agreed. âAfter Richard died, I was kind of lost.â And then she flushed. âI probably shouldnât even say anything because you lost him as well.â
âRichard and I had already broken up,â she said dismissively. âI had absolutely no contact with him, so no tears there.â
âNone?â her friend asked.
âNo, none. Why?â Laura asked.
âI was pretty sure he contacted you.â She frowned in thought. âOr maybe he mentioned how he would contact you.â
âI donât know. If he did, he never got through.
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