How Much I Love: Miami Nights Series, Book 3 by Force Marie

Author:Force, Marie
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781952793097
Publisher: HTJB, Inc.
Published: 2021-06-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

DEE

My dad encourages us to go home since it will be a while before we know if the antibiotics are working. Maria, Nico and Milo are with us, and we can’t talk Dad into going, too, so we leave him with orders to check in later and let us know how she’s doing.

We walk out into late afternoon sunshine so bright it makes my eyes hurt after the manufactured light in the hospital.

My siblings and I are like the walking wounded as we absorb the shock of yet another crisis in our mother’s cancer journey.

“She’s going to be fine, guys,” Wyatt tells us. “Port infections are far more common than you might think. The antibiotics work most of the time. Try not to worry too much.”

I can see his words make a difference to the others, even Maria, who’s a nurse. It can be difficult for her to rely on her professional know-how when her emotions are all out of whack.

“Do you guys want to get some pizza or something?” Milo asks.

The others quickly agree with his idea, and they settle on Crust, which is close to home. I don’t want to go, but I defer to Wyatt.

“You know me, babe. I can always eat.”

“So it’s already ‘babe,’ huh?” Nico asks.

Wyatt never blinks when he says, “Yep.”

“MYOB, Nico.” I use Nona’s favorite acronym from when we were kids and constantly minding each other’s business. Some things never change.

“I’m just askin’,” Nico says with indignance.

“No worries, man.” Wyatt puts his arm around me. “I love your sister. We’re together. It’s kinda simple.”

It’s not easy to shut down Nico, but Wyatt succeeds beautifully.

Maria sends me a smug look that tells me she’s thinking the same thing I am.

We head for our cars, and Wyatt holds the passenger door for me.

As I get in, I notice that Nico is watching us, and I wonder what his problem is. Not that I plan to let him bother me. I’ve got enough on my mind without him adding to the load.

“Well done with Nico,” I tell Wyatt when we’re on our way to Little Havana.

“I was hoping you’d think so. What’s his deal, anyway?”

“Who knows? He’s always poking at someone or something. That’s how he rolls. Mostly we ignore him.”

“Siblings can be annoying that way.”

“Yep. He’s a button pusher. That’s why Nona calls him Button.”

“That’s cute.”

“He doesn’t think so, but he’d never tell her that. She’s the one person he never messes with because she could destroy him with a few sharp words. And he knows it.”

“I love that. Your grandmothers are awesome.”

“I have a third one who lives in Palm Springs—my mom’s mother. We aren’t as close to her as we are to Nona and Abuela. My mom thinks her mother is jealous because we’re close to Abuela, which is so dumb. Abuela was at every sporting event, concert and play we did as kids. We hardly saw my other grandmother, and she’s jealous? People are ridiculous.”

“They can be. That’s for sure. My grandparents were a big part of our lives growing up.

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