Fire and Romance by Melanie Shawn

Author:Melanie Shawn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Contemporary
Publisher: Red Hot Reads Publishing
Published: 2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

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“I know that I’m going to forget something,” Sydney repeated for the fifth time as she rolled her jeans so she could fit more in her suitcase. “I always forget something.”

“How long are you going for?” Devon asked as she surveyed the clothes that were strewn over Sydney’s bed.

“Three weeks.”

“And you leave tomorrow?”

“Yep. Before dawn.” Sydney still couldn’t believe that she was doing this. She wasn’t sure if she was in denial or what.

“You know what’s sad, you taking this job is probably going to be a vacation for you. You’ll have one person to take care of instead of three, and I doubt Pops is as much work as my kids.”

As much as she loved her niece and nephew, she had to agree with her sister; they were a lot to keep up with. “It’s not work when it’s family.”

“Yes, it is! You’ve done so much for the kids and me.” Devon picked up a shirt and folded it as she sniffed back tears that Sydney saw forming in her sister’s eyes. “You’ve sacrificed a year of your life for me, for the kidlets. But, we’re good now. I’m good now. I promise.”

“I know you are.” There had been moments over the past year that she hadn’t been sure that would be the case.

Fourteen months, six days, and about seven hours ago, Sydney got the call that everyone dreads. The one that turns your life inside out because the person that you love the most in this world is hurt or sick or worse. In this case, the call was that her sister had been involved in a hit and run. Devon was hit by a car as she was crossing the street after teaching her yoga class.

Thankfully, a few of the women in her class had seen the entire thing and called 911. When they were unable to reach Devon’s husband, now ex-husband, they called Sydney, who was listed as her in-case-of-emergency contact on her employee paperwork.

By the time she got to the hospital, her sister had to be placed in a medically-induced coma because of intracranial pressure. Devon spent three days in that coma until the swelling of her brain decreased. It was the longest three days of Sydney’s life. She’d felt so scared and helpless.

Over the months that followed the accident, a lot changed in both of their lives. Devon had three surgeries that first month. The scariest of which was the spinal fusion due to fractured vertebrae. She’d also had a metal rod put in her hip and a surgery to repair to her jaw.

The second month, Sydney got back together with Simon. They’d reconnected when he operated on Devon’s jaw. Then they got engaged. And then they broke off the engagement.

Then her sister’s marriage fell apart. Paulo filed for divorce and moved his pregnant girlfriend into the back house.

Soon after, Devon was able to move back to Sunset Canyon while she waited for the divorce to go through and her alimony and child support to kick in.

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