Finn (Hathaway House Book 6) by Dale Mayer

Author:Dale Mayer [Mayer, Dale]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Action & Adventure, Hathaway House, heartwarming military romance, Father & Daughter owners, Hathaway House Texas, Navy SEAL, Novella Length Story, Military Service, Marine Corps Veteran, Wounded Veterans, Injuries & Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine Specialties, Exercise & Fitness, Recuperating
ISBN: 9781773362762
Publisher: Valley Publishing Ltd.
Published: 2019-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

Finn went to bed with a smile on his face and woke up in the middle of the night, almost screaming in agony. He tried to stifle his cries, but it was hard. Very quickly, muted lights were turned on as people came running in. He tried to tell them he was okay, but he could only gasp in pain. It was his back, not his legs this time, as his back muscles were coming alive and were working harder than they ever had before.

Now they screamed with pain and cramped from an overwhelming amount of built-up acid. He lay here, desperately trying not to bawl as warm hands laid hot cloths on his back, trying to calm the agonizing muscle spasms. That eased the immediate pain. Hands coated in cream gently massaged the insertion point of each of the muscle bands, then smoothed down their lengths, trying to relax the knots.

Finally, when he could, he gasped out, “Thank you.”

“Do you want anything for the pain?” a woman asked.

He twisted his head. “Fiona, is that you?”

“Yes,” she said, “I’m doing a nightshift to help out a friend.”

“Lucky you,” he said. And then he groaned as she worked on one muscle deep in his back.

“Yes,” she said, “lucky me.” She gently worked his back muscles, her tone even and calm, as she helped reduce the stress on his system until finally, he could straighten again, and he rolled over onto his back.

“This isn’t exactly how I would want my night to be with you,” he said.

“Me either,” she said cheerfully. “We had dinner and a lovely evening, and now you’re having a rough night. Did you expect me not to come help?”

“I just wish there wasn’t the need for it,” he said softly. In all honesty, the sheet was soaked underneath him too, but he wouldn’t mention that to her. Finally, she gently stretched out his calves, pulling them up tight against his chest and doing several exercises to try to relax the rest of his body that had tensed with the initial shocking pain. After he’d done those, he lay here, shaking, but it was mostly a slight tremor now. He whispered, “That’s much better, thank you.”

“No problem,” she said. “Now I’ll get you to sit in your wheelchair, and I’ll quickly change your bedding.”

“No,” he said, embarrassed. “Just leave it.”

“Of course, I’m not leaving it,” she said. “Come on. Get up and into the chair with you.” He sat up and then realized that he hadn’t made any attempt to hide his colostomy bag. He stared down at it suddenly, but his silence had already alerted her. She looked at it and smiled and said, “Prissy, one of the nurses here, has purple and pink polka-dot bags.”

He looked at her in surprise. “One of the staff has one of these?”

“Of course,” she said. “Why wouldn’t they? Depending on the health issues, this is a hell of an answer.” She helped him gently sit in the chair.

He said, “It’s located in an odd space.

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