Heart Racer: A Billionaire Love Story by Starla Harris

Author:Starla Harris [Harris, Starla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Jacob

When I opened my eyes and saw Liv leaning over my bed, I knew in my heart that I’d never race again.

The doctors told me that my pelvic fracture had damaged the nerves in my spine and my legs. As I listened with an increasingly numb feeling spreading through my body, I knew that they were right. I knew that I wouldn’t walk again unless I put in the time and effort to retrain my body.

But I couldn’t lie. This was the second-most devastating thing to happen in my life, and I wasn’t sure how I could have taken the news like a man if Liv hadn’t been there, right beside my bed, smiling like she’d never left.

The truth was, I was a coward. When Liv left, I couldn’t process the reality. I couldn’t make myself accept that the only woman I’d ever loved had gone out of my life. So what did I do? Well, I started by calling my sister, Abby, and telling her all about my new girlfriend, Olivia Redwood.

Mom and Dad had been thrilled to learn about Liv. They’d always been on me to settle down and start a family. It wasn’t good enough that I was a champion racer. I was only twenty-seven, but for Oklahoma, that was definitely on the older side of bachelorhood. Most of my friends had gotten married right out of high school. Hell, most of them were divorced with kids by now. I’d always known that my life wouldn’t be like theirs, but it’s not like I could have said that to Mom and Dad. They never would’ve understood.

Abby, my sister, and I had always been close. We were only sixteen months apart, and while she was older, I’d always acted the part of the protective older brother. Even as in tune as we were, I knew that Abby didn’t truly understand how I felt, either.

It wasn’t until I’d met Liv that I finally had a woman who understood me. Now, I had to face the possibility of losing her all over again…what kind of a woman would want to be with a guy who couldn’t walk? While I refused to accept that I’d never walk again, I couldn’t even wiggle my toes. It could take months before I was back on my feet, and Liv didn’t deserve to wait around that long. Plus, I couldn’t imagine changing from our fast-paced life to a domestic one. What would we talk about if I wasn’t out there, winning races and kicking ass? What would Liv do if she couldn’t bet on me and walk away a rich woman?

I’m never racing again,” I said to Liv once Dr. Weiss and Dr. Dillard had left the room.

“Don’t say never,” Liv said. “You don’t know that.”

I shook my head. “I do, though,” I said quietly. “Every time I close my eyes, I see that car spinning toward me and I feel like my stomach is about to drop out of my body.”

“That’s because you went through some bad trauma,” Liv said softly.

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