Meant To Be Different by Amelia Foster

Author:Amelia Foster [Foster, Amelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-07-08T23:00:00+00:00

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Wyatt

Wyatt pushed up on his forearms to readjust on the couch and sucked in a sharp breath of air. Damn, that hurt. Nearly everything did. Especially the ass he wasn’t allowed off of. Being still was never his strong suit.

But the tap at the oak framing the entrance from the front hall brought a grin to his face.

“Hey there, Gigi.”

He was starved for the sight of her and drank in every inch from the fishnet stockings that disappeared beneath the black plaid skirt to the onyx skull necklace hanging around her neck. She had been vehement about staying by his side in the hospital until he was discharged, even though that wasn’t until past one a.m. after all the x-rays and tests had been run, but once he was settled at home, she vanished and hadn’t been back for three days.

“Well, damn, you’re a sight for sore eyes. And ribs. And femur.”

She stood just far enough in the room that the toes of her clunky black boots touched the edge of the area rug covering the hardwood floor but didn’t take a step closer to him. Didn’t touch him. Didn’t kiss him. “And a lot of other stuff you just don’t want to mention, right?”

Her eyes were vacant and her voice monotone. This wasn’t his feisty, fiery Angel.

Wyatt pushed his palms into the cushion again and scooted forward slightly. “What’s wrong? Is it your mom? Is she okay?”

Hazel eyes rolled to the ceiling. “No, she’s not okay. She’s dying. And I gotta tell you, one person in my life dying right now is about enough.”

He swung his legs to the floor and stood, keeping his weight off the wrapped left ankle, and hobbled over to her. “In case you couldn’t tell, Angel, I am basically completely alive. I missed you like hell though, so that could be up for debate.”

Gigi pulled her arms away and stepped back from his attempted embrace. “Alive with a concussion, three fractured ribs, and a severely sprained ankle. All from one freaking fall in a training exercise, Wyatt.”

Tears collected in the corners of her eyes and spilled over. His arms ached to hold her, but when she folded her own across her abdomen, he read the signal. Stay. Away. “Look at me, I’m okay. A bump and a bruise here and there, but I’m okay.”

“You’re okay? Then how come you have to stay home from school for a week to recover? How come you aren’t allowed to train for six weeks?” She spread her arms out wide. “If you are just so freaking okay, then why do I wake up from nightmares of you breaking your back o-o-or worse?”

This time he closed the space between them and held her tight against his chest. He could promise her that would never happen, but they both would know it was a lie. His passion held risks that were higher than most careers, but it was the driving force behind every decision he made, and he couldn’t give it up.

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