Fighting for His Life: (The Men of River City book 1) by Nola Marie

Author:Nola Marie [Marie, Nola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-20T16:00:00+00:00

“Go, Zane. Run!” I yell at the television in my room. The Raptors are down by fourteen point and halftime is ten seconds away. My brother caught a thirty-two-yard wide-open pass from Jax. He’s been running for fifteen yards with fifteen more to go. The defense is quickly catching up to him. I know there’s still another half to be played, but they need to be in a better position for the second half. Then he dives into the endzone. “Yeah!” I yell not caring who hears.

“Didn’t anyone tell you that it’s a sin not to be a Giants fan in New York,” I hear that sweet melodic voice at the door.

I look to Janie and grin. She’s working her psych rotation for med school here, but she’s quickly become a friend. “The Raptors are my home team, but I’m always going to root for my boys so tell the Giants to sign them and we’ll have a deal.”

“Those two seem pretty unstoppable together,” she observes.

My heart is bursting with pride at her acknowledgement. They are unstoppable together. They’ve played together for so damn long; they don’t even have to look to know where the other is on the field. “They are unstoppable. It’s what happens when you know someone so well.”

“How are you today, Zoey?” she asks. I know its because it’s her job, but one of the reasons I’ve grown to like her so well the last ten days is because she genuinely cares.

“Therapy this morning was the hardest yet,” I answer honestly. As much as I hate to admit it, talking about everything has helped. I thought it would be like ripping open old wounds, but the truth is you can’t rip open what hasn’t closed. “I finally talked about what happen that night a bit. Not the details but what I felt.”

A glimmer of pride filters through her golden eyes. “You’re really doing well, Zoey. But how does that make you feel? Do you feel any kind of relief? Do you feel like maybe you’re starting to move on?”

I frown at her. “No. But I feel like I can see the value of all of this. Like maybe, even though I still feel hurt and broken, I can see the path to get to where I was before.”

“You know what? That’s a very important thing to realize. It’s wise, in fact. You don’t have any expectations of instant results. You realize this is a journey. A long marathon, not a sprint.”

“I have a long way to go. I know that. I’m just ready to get home.”

“Where’s home, Zoey? Back to River City or your apartment?”

“My home is where Jax is. I’ve always known that.”

“So, if that’s the case, why did you leave him in the first place?”

I consider her question for several seconds. The same answer always comes to me. “Because I didn’t want to see how what happened affected him.”

“That’s it?”

“No. I didn’t want to be around either of them. I didn’t want them to look at me with pity.

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