Falling for His Nurse by Liz Isaacson

Author:Liz Isaacson [Isaacson, Liz]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AEJ Creative Works
Published: 2018-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Love you, bye.

Anxiety ate a hole through Holland. It had been gnawing since she’d sent that text the previous evening. She wasn’t sure how she’d fallen asleep at all, but she had.

And now she had to face her sister knowing that Elliott had seen her accidental text. What would he think? Would he call her back right away? And what had he meant by Love you, bye?

It was said so flippantly, Holland didn’t think he even knew he’d said it. He didn’t really love her—and she didn’t want him to say it like that if he did. She really wanted him to call her back, and she checked her phone to make sure she had service in this wing of the hospital. She did. Her phone didn’t ring.

At least her mom had caught her in the hall and given her one of the paper bags full of food. “We can really eat this in Lisa’s room?” Holland asked.

“Yep. I even asked the nurse.” Her mom slid her a glance. “Have you seen Brenda yet?”

“Yes.” Holland sighed. “I ducked into a closet so I wouldn’t have to face her and Jordan alone.” Holland didn’t want to see them at all. Ever. Just thinking about them set her back in her progress toward a happier, healthier future.

Hang in there. Elliott’s encouraging words rang through her mind. Thirty minutes, she told herself. Just get through the next thirty minutes.

“Lisa and I will be your buffer.”

“I’m still gonna have to talk to them,” Holland said as she pushed the button to enter the maternity ward.

“Lisa will tell them to behave,” her mom said. “She pretty much laid down the law for Brenda’s visit.”

“She did?” Holland thought of her youngest sister, usually the shy one half a step behind everyone else.

“She did. She said she would already be going through a lot of turmoil, and she didn’t want Brenda causing problems.” They approached Lisa’s room, and Holland’s steps slowed automatically.

Her mom entered first, and Holland slipped in behind her. “Food’s here,” her mom said, and Brenda turned from Lisa’s bedside, a wide smile on her face.

Holland stepped behind her mom and put her bag of food on the counter. Jordan lingered across the small hospital room, the bed between them, which was just fine with Holland. He met her eye and looked away quickly, a small triumph for her.

“Burgers for everyone,” Mom said. “Even you, Jordan.” She handed them out without emotion, and Holland took hers though she had no desire to eat it.

“Hey, sis,” Brenda said, nudging her red-skirted hip into Holland’s.

“Hey.” Holland unwrapped her burger and took a bite so she wouldn’t have to further the conversation.

“How’s Gold Valley?” Apparently Brenda didn’t understand the cold vibes Holland was putting off. And why would she? Holland wondered. She’d thought it was okay to kiss Jordan while he was still with someone else. And not just someone else. Her very own sister.

The tangled web that seemed so thin and silky in Gold Valley suddenly choked Holland.

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