Life Before Damaged, Vol. 4 by H.M. Ward

Author:H.M. Ward
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New Adult Romance
Publisher: H.M. Ward Press
Published: 2015-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

SURPRISE ME

August 7th, 10:38am

Wednesday morning. Commonly known as hump day. Oh, if only…

I’m back to the ol’ routine, sitting at my desk, looking at spreadsheets with numbers and dollar signs and statistics.

Every once in a while, I allow my thoughts to drift. I swivel on my chair, chewing on the tip of my pen and staring at the newspaper in front of me. Coma guy is still coma guy and I can’t help feeling responsible for him, even though he may be the one of the people responsible for starting the fire. Erin says he’s an asshole and to forget about it, but how can you be an asshole while you’re in a coma? Is he popping out his IV all the time, pissing off the nurses? So he has a criminal record and a long list of misdemeanors, I just can’t help but feel like he deserved his own chance at redemption. I flip the newspaper over and knock over a picture frame. I put it back on my desk and look at it. Anthony. I let out a long sigh. Now that is another issue altogether.

Erin’s words have hit a strong chord and I just can’t shake them off. I need to find a way to fix the problems between me and Anthony or I’ll be miserable for the rest of my life. I need to make this second chance at life count. I refuse to spend it coasting along on neutral for the sake of others all the time. I want to feel passion and heat, and I need to feel desired by the man I’m most likely to marry.

Step one is bringing back the spark in our relationship. He’s promised me a night at his place this coming Friday and I have just the plan to make the most of it. I hope this works. I can't live in a relationship with no passion whatsoever for the rest of my life. My parents would be crushed if I broke up with him. I have to fix this. We’re so close to being engaged, it’s just a simple formality of putting a ring on my finger.

“Regina?”

Charlotte’s voice comes out of the speaker from my desktop phone, making me jump out of my daydreams. My pen goes flying out of my hand and I let out a little squeak. Putting a hand over my heart, I take a deep breath and answer,

“Yes, Charlotte?”

“I have a message for you. You have a lunch date today at noon with Anthony at the French café by the hospital, the one you usually go to. Oh, and I cleared your schedule so that you can go. You can thank me by bringing me back a chocolate croissant.”

This is a surprise. How come he never told me about this and why didn’t he call me himself? I’m suddenly hopeful this is the turning point I was wishing for. Maybe my little nighttime escapade at my parents’ house got him thinking about me in a different way and he just couldn’t wait until Friday.

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