Letting Go by Stevens Madison

Author:Stevens, Madison [Stevens, Madison]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: romance erotic romance short story
Published: 2013-04-07T21:00:00+00:00

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When they pulled into the emergency parking, Sarah was thankful she hadn’t had to drive. He might drive a little faster than she was used to, but there was no way she would have been able to concentrate.

As they came to the front entrance, she turned to Jake. “It might be a long night. You can just drop me off if you want.”

His mouth formed a firm line. “What I want is to be with you.”

She couldn’t help but smile at his words and slipped her hand into his.

When Sarah talked with the nurse at the front desk, Jake thought over the last time he had been at a hospital. He knew Kurt wouldn’t make it. Hell, all of them knew. It was just a matter of time at that point. He shut down the night Kurt died. Feeling lost didn’t fit into his life of discipline and regulation. And it sure as hell didn’t fit into his training of doing things by the book.

Jake shook himself from his demons once they reached Sarah’s mother’s room. A slightly heavy set woman with short mousy blonde hair stood outside the door talking with a nurse.

“Aunt Patty!” Sarah rushed into her aunts arms as the nurse walked away. “Is Mom okay?”

“She’s fine, just a nasty spill. They want to run a few tests to be sure her levels are all right, but otherwise she’ll be fine.”

“Oh thank God. What happened?” Although the crease of worry across her brow had faded, the concern still crept out.

“She said she had some pain most of the day. When she went to get something in the kitchen, her left leg just gave out.” The older woman patted her hand. “I found her like that when I came home and it nearly gave me a heart attack. She had hit her head on the corner of the counter and there was quite a bit of blood around her head.” She chuckled a little. “Thirty years of nursing, you’d think I would be used to that.”

“What about the head wound? Are they worried?”

Aunt Patty shook her head. “Things seem to be alright. They were even able to just glue the gash closed. No worries, hun.” Patty pulled Sarah in for another hug. “Head wounds are scary, but it’s better to bleed out than in.”

“Can I see her?” Sarah peered into the door.

“Sure. Why don’t your friend and I go get a cup of coffee and wait for you around the corner?” She hitched an eyebrow at Jake.

It dawned on Sarah that she hadn’t bothered to introduce them.

“Oh I’m so sorry. Aunt Patty this is my…” Sarah searched for the right words. Friend? Boss? Neither fit, considering that her emotions ran much deeper than that.

“Hi, I’m Jake. I own the bar Sarah works in.” Jake stuck his hand out and smiled at the older woman.

“Well it’s nice to meet you Jake. Honey,” she turned to Sarah. “Why don’t you go on in? We’ll wait until you come out.”

Sarah gave a thankful smile to Jake.

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