Her Texas Dom by Isabella Kole

Author:Isabella Kole [Kole, Isabella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2019-05-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Audrey felt as if the bottom had fallen out of her world. Her dad had always been the picture of health, strong as an ox. How could he have cancer?

Kaci was the first to speak. "What type of cancer?"

"Thyroid, stage two," her dad told her. "Doc says we've caught it early. I'm scheduled for more tests this week, and then I'll have surgery."

Mrs. Carter added, "After the surgery, there will be chemotherapy and a radioactive iodine treatment."

"Wh-what are the d-doctors saying, Dad? Tell us everything," Audrey stammered as she wiped the tears from her face.

"They're saying my chances for survival are good. Now, I don't want you girls to think about that. I want you to be around to help your mom out while she nurses me through this. She'll need your support. I've got things taken care of at the office for now."

Brent spoke up and said, "We'll do whatever we can to help. You know that."

The rest of the evening was spent discussing the surgery and subsequent treatments.

Both girls were in a state of shock, and it was their mother who tried to comfort them. "If you'd like to speak to Dr. Johnson, come with us to the appointment later this week. He'll be referring us on to someone else, but he can at least answer some of your concerns."

"Yes, I think I'd like to do that; how about you, Kaci?" Audrey asked as she looked over at her sister.

"Of course, just let me know the day and time, and I'll arrange it."

By the time they'd called it a night, Audrey was numb. She drove to the loft with tears rolling down her cheeks. Trying to convince herself as she drove across town that the prognosis was good, she knew they all had a long, hard road ahead of them. But they would do it, and they would do it as a family. No matter how much she'd strayed away from the social life of her family, they were still her family, and she loved them.

When she locked the door of her loft behind her and kicked off her shoes, she went straight for her laptop. Firing it up, she searched the web for information on the type of cancer her father had been diagnosed with and the treatments. She read as much as she could about it, and by the time she'd filled her head with all it could hold, she looked at her watch. She hadn't realized how late it was. Her cell was ringing and as she reached for it, she saw that it was Beau.

"Hi, Beau," she said.

"Is everything okay? When I didn't hear from you, I began to get worried. Did you have dinner with your folks?"

"Yes, yes, I did. We got some shocking news after dinner, I'm afraid," she replied sadly.

"Baby, tell me. Can I help?" he offered sympathetically.

"No, I don't think you can. My dad's been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. They're saying it's treatable, but it's still scary."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, babygirl.

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