My Fiance's Brother by Shanora Williams

My Fiance's Brother by Shanora Williams

Author:Shanora Williams [Williams, Shanora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Shanora Williams


Chapter Seventeen

MARLEY

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Mom’s treatments were over around seven that night. I drove her home, but she didn’t come the same way she went. She looked sicker already and had even vomited before we reached my car. She assured me she was fine.

It hurt me to see her this way, so fragile and weak. So close to . . . dying.

As soon as we entered the apartment, I helped her get undressed and into bed. She vomited once more before I tucked her in.

“I’ll grab you some ginger ale,” I murmured as I pushed her hair back.

“That would be great. Thanks, honey.”

I went to the kitchen to grab a can, knowing she always had ginger ale around. It was her favorite drink. I remembered because she would always send me to the nearest corner store to grab some and would even give me a couple of bucks for my own bottle of Mountain Dew if she had it.

Of course, Luke would take my sodas and chug them, leaving me with nothing, so I started hiding them outside, behind the shed.

I came back to the room with a glass full of ice and a can of the ginger ale, but she’d already fallen asleep. With a sigh, I placed it all down on the nightstand and then walked out, leaving the door halfway open.

I raked my fingers through my hair, knowing damn well I wasn’t going to check in at my hotel tonight like I had planned. I’d already booked it, but I would cancel and pay the fees.

I went to the car for my luggage and came back, freshened up, changed into a pair of jeans and a pink V-neck shirt, and then went to the kitchen to see what I could find to munch on.

There were a lot of chips and sodas. Plenty of fruits and vegetables, to my surprise. I grabbed a green apple and ate it, tapping my fingers on the counter, contemplating something I shouldn’t.

Several minutes later, a knock sounded at the door, and I went for it in a hurry, checking the peephole. I swung it open as soon as I saw it was him, grinning up at my cousin Ryan. He’d already told Mom he was on the way, so his arrival was expected and highly anticipated.

“Holy fucking shit!” he bellowed, immediately scooping me up into a bear hug. He was a big guy. Huge, really. Most would describe him as burly, maybe a little husky. He looked intimidating, with his brown skin, hard, dark-brown eyes, and black beard, but he was far from it. Ryan was nothing but a big softy on the inside. “How the hell have you been?” he boomed, voice loud enough to be heard by the neighbors.

I laughed when he placed me back down on my feet. “I’ve been great!”

“Have you, really?” He smiled hard as I took a step aside to let him in. “I guess you have, huh? I got your wedding invitation. Little cousin Marley is getting married, huh?” He chuckled, running his fingers over his buzz cut.



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