Romance: Altered Engagement (Wild Hearts, Contemporary Romance Book 1) by Adams Nancy

Author:Adams, Nancy [Adams, Nancy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Published: 2015-10-27T04:00:00+00:00

7

Darren called as Katie was lying there, after Kylie had gone to unpack her things in her own room, upstairs.

“Hey,” he said when she answered. “How did the physical therapy session go?”

“Well, we found that I'm getting little bits of feeling back, in my thigh, at least. The doctors all say that's encouraging, and means there's a good chance I'll get better sooner.”

Darren was quiet for a moment. “What about—I mean, are you able to move anything, your legs, I mean?”

Katie closed her eyes. “Not yet,” she said, “but it's only been a couple days, Darren. We've got to give it time.”

“I know,” he said, and she realized that he sounded tired. “It's just that the wedding is only two weeks off, just about, and we've got all the preparations made, and if you can't make it...”

“Wait a minute, of course I can make it!” Katie said. “Darren, are you saying you want to put it off if I can't walk by then? What has my walking got to do with whether or not you love me, or I love you? Yes, I believe I'm going to walk again, but I can't guarantee it'll happen this soon; if it doesn't, are you going to go on to St. Louis without me?”

There was silence on the line for a moment, and then Darren sighed. “I have to report to work up there in just a little over a month, Katie Lou. They won't understand if I can't make it because I'm dealing with this problem.”

Katie stared at the ceiling above her bed, as she lay there with the phone to her ear. “Are you saying that if I can't walk, that's a problem you'd have to deal with? That it might be an inconvenience to your career plans? Is that what you're trying to say?”

“No, Katie Lou, of course not, but—well, I have to start work. If I'm here, waiting for you to hopefully get better, then that would be like saying I didn't want the job, or all it offers for the future.”

“But why would you have to be here, dealing with it, as you put it? Why couldn't we go right ahead with the plans we've made, and get married, and go on our honeymoon, and move into our new house together? What has my being in a wheelchair got to do with making all of that so much more difficult?”

“Katie, you don't understand,” Darren said. “Matthews and Johnson had plans for me, big plans, and they need me to be able to focus on the work I have to do to help make those plans become reality. If I'm trying to cope with your handicap, then I won't be able to stay focused on the...”

“So what you're saying is that I've become a liability? If I can't walk and take care of myself, then I'll only be in your way, is that it? Because if that's what you're trying to say, Darren, then I don't understand why you've been telling me you love me for the past year.

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