Exposed: Book One of The Love Seekers Series by Vickers Maria

Author:Vickers, Maria [Vickers, Maria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-09-06T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Bryan

The moment I rang Emma’s doorbell, I wanted to kick myself for showing up unannounced. I didn’t even know why I came to see her except that something told me to do it. I had this inherent need to check on her.

And when I heard her stumble, I started to panic. Sheer willpower prevented me from banging on her door and then breaking it down. I wanted to encase her in bubble wrap so that no harm could come to her anytime she tripped or fell. Hell, if they existed, I would probably force her to live in a bubble.

While all of that sounded ideal to me, I knew she’d fight me every step of the way.

One of the things I had discovered in the last several weeks was that Emma had a fierce and independent personality. I admired her for it, and wished she had that “in your face” attitude when it came to love too.

She still had days when she wanted to give up, to stop fighting, but she never did. She continued to fight for herself and others. For whatever reason, Emma felt alone, and yet, she sometimes told me about different MG Flakes—as people with MG called themselves. The words she used, I could tell she cared about them, even if she’d never met them in person. She supported and passed on information on other topics besides MG: depression, anxiety, lupus, MS, and many other diseases. Emma may not share her home with anyone, but she was never alone because she was surrounded by friends, fellow warriors, and love. No one could ever take that away from her.

She looked different now that I was seeing her again in person after almost a year. Granted we were in a karaoke bar with bad lighting, an overused smoke machine, and flashing lights. Anyone would transform when they left those conditions. Her lips seemed fuller, and her skin more like porcelain than I remembered. I always knew her hair was brown, but now I could see the strands of red and blond hiding in the mix. Her brown, twinkling eyes were sharp and noticed everything. And I didn’t recall them being so intense or the color of deep dark chocolate. Weren’t they only brown before?

My eyes roved over her body. Dressed in dark jeans and a black t-shirt with some sort of anime character on it, her hair pushed back in a headband, her toes painted florescent pink, she looked comfortable and completely at home in her surroundings.

Her appearance wasn’t the only thing that had morphed. How she carried and presented herself changed. On the night we all met for karaoke, she acted self–conscious and fidgety, unsure of herself. And now, the very air around her exuded confidence. Confidence I knew she didn’t always feel. This woman would make men fight each other for the opportunity to have her at their side.

Today, she used a cane that seemed to match her toenail polish, and I briefly thought both her toes and her cane could probably glow in the dark.

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