Safe With You: Forget-Me-Not Series by Reina Torres

Author:Reina Torres [Torres, Reina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-23T16:00:00+00:00

8

His heart stopped like a car engine hit by a train.

When Molly fell from the chair, he dove for the ground and barely got his hand under her head so she didn't hit it against the hard floor.

"Molly?"

Her eyes were closed, and she was unconscious, but he could see her eyes moving quickly behind her eyelids. Back and forth, left and right, as if she was looking at something in front of her.

Working himself up onto his knees, he cradled her head in his hands. "Mol? Come on, sweetheart. You're scaring me."

Jacob turned his head, looking for his phone. He was afraid he was going to have to call 911 if she didn't open her eyes soon.

He'd left his phone on the kitchen counter and he didn't want to let go of her head in case she ended up having a seizure or something. He didn't know a damn thing about medicine or head injuries besides the knocks to the head that he'd taken during his life.

"Come on, Mol. God, I wish I knew what you were going to say before you-"

"I shouldn't have said anything."

"No. No, Molly."

"I'm glad you did."

His brow furrowed as he listened to her.

He didn't know what she was talking about, but it sounded like she was reading a transcript of a court hearing or something.

Or something? His mind argued. She's saying her own name.

"Then I'm glad I said it." She laughed softly. "I'm not usually good with words."

Her words. But not her words.

As he listened to them, his mind working overtime to figure out where he'd heard them before.

"You can practice on me anytime."

What? Wait.

You can practice on me anytime.

Hadn't he just said that?

"It's easier on the phone." A moment of silence. "Talking, I mean."

His brain was working overtime, making it ache in his head, and then something sank into the pit of his stomach. When she spoke again, he spoke at the same time, blending their voices together.

"Well, I'm not trying to make things hard on you, Mol. That's the last thing I'd want to do."

It was uncanny and made him feel more than a little confused.

"What's happening with you, gorgeous?" He shook his head and used his thumbs to gently stroke the gentle rise of her cheeks. "Come on, Molly. Look at me."

Her eyes fluttered open, but she squinted and turned away from the light. "Hurts."

Jacob moved his hands and loosely cupped his hands around her eyes.

Molly sighed. "Better."

"Close your eyes, sweetheart. I'll take you back into the bedroom."

While her expression barely changed, her hands reached out and grabbed his forearms. "Sorry."

"Babe? You don't have to apologize. I feel like I should since I can't figure out a thing that I can do to help you."

She tried to sit up, but she was struggling.

"Let me help, Molly."

Jacob felt the moment she allowed herself to lean on him. It eased the strain in her muscles and the tension in her face relaxed as well.

He scooped her up in his arms, gently shifting her so she could lean her head on his shoulder as he moved her from one room to another.

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