Evenings With Bryson by Tina Martin

Author:Tina Martin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love, secrets, deception, memory loss, heartbreak, trust issues, abandoned spouse
Publisher: Tina Martin

CHAPTER 21

At the hospital now, Bryson pulled up in the fire lane. “Go ahead and find your mom. I’m going to go park.”

“No, Bryson,” she said looking at him. “You’ve done enough by bringing me here. I don’t expect you to stay.”

“I want to stay.”

“No,” she said softer than a whisper and with the saddest expression he’d ever seen on a woman. “Go home. I’ll be fine.”

He exhaled a worried breath. If he didn’t stay he’d only be at home, worrying about her. “Are you sure?” he asked, concerned.

She sniffled. “Yes. She pulled the handle to get out of the car. “Thanks for the ride.”

“You’re welcome, Kalina,” he said downcast. He wanted to be there with her but he could understand that this was a private family matter and he wasn’t…family. Before she could get out of the car, he reached for her arm and once he had her attention, he said, “If you need me for anything, I don’t care how big or small, I want you to call me, okay?”

“Okay.”

Bryson watched Kalina walk to the front entrance of the hospital, the automatic, sliding glass doors inviting her inside. The sinking feeling of fear and worry that something bad was going to happen to her was all the confirmation he needed to confirm what he knew was already true – he’d let Kalina into a place he promised he’d never allow a woman to touch – his heart. After learning her, knowing her story and getting to know her as a person, he felt a closeness he hadn’t felt to a woman in a long time.

He shifted the car in gear but was reluctant to drive away. Kalina told him she would be fine, but he wasn’t so sure about that. Judging by her reaction in the restaurant and the way her body trembled in fear on the ride to the hospital, she wasn’t okay. She was far from it. She needed help and if she didn’t get it, she would end up with some stress-related illness. He was sure of it.

Bryson slowly drove away from the hospital. Everything inside of him was telling him to go back. His only solace was that Kalina wasn’t alone. Her aunt was with her. If something happened, at least she had some support.

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