Somewhere in Texas by Eve Gaddy

Author:Eve Gaddy [Gaddy, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2005-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

DELILAH SAW THE BLOOD DRAIN from Cam’s face as he talked to his mother. Bad news, obviously. His next words confirmed it.

“Did you call 9-1-1?” He waited a moment, then said, “Typical. Okay, forget EMT. Did you take an aspirin? Mom, stop crying and listen to me. Take an aspirin, then call one of the neighbors on your cell phone and ask them to take you to the hospital. If they can’t, I’ll come get you. Just do it, right now. I’ll stay on the line.”

While he waited, he said to Delilah, “My mother thinks she’s having a heart attack.”

“Oh, Cam, I’m sorry.”

“Damn EMT said it would be an hour before they get there.”

“Why don’t you go get her?”

“I would, but she lives twenty minutes away, in the opposite direction from the hospital. It will be quicker if she can get—” He broke off and spoke into the phone. “Yeah, I’m here. Good, I’ll see you there. And I’ll call everyone.” He smiled for the first time since he’d answered the phone. “You know they’d kill me if I didn’t call them. Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll be fine. I love you, too, Mom.”

He hung up and for a long moment he stood there, staring blindly.

“Cam?” She went to him and patted his arm. “Are you all right? Can I do something?”

He looked at her but didn’t seem to see her. “My father—” He didn’t say any more.

Delilah had never seen him so shaken before. He was always strong and in control, but he sure wasn’t now. “What about your father?”

“He died of a heart attack.” He looked so bleak and so lost, she just wanted to hug him. He scrubbed his hands over his face and with a visible effort, pulled himself together. “I have to call my brother and sisters.”

She waited while he called all of them. She didn’t want to intrude, but she wanted to help him, any way she could.

“I don’t know when I’ll be back,” he said after he hung up from talking to his sister Cat.

“I’m going with you.” He looked surprised. “In fact, I think you should let me drive. You’re obviously upset.”

“You can’t drive my truck. It’s a stick shift.”

“I’ve already driven it, remember?”

“I forgot.” He picked up his keys. “It doesn’t matter. I can drive, Delilah. I’m upset, not incompetent.”

Maybe he needed to drive, needed to feel in control. “All right. Do you want me to come with you?”

He hesitated. “You don’t have to do that.”

“I don’t mind.” She was prepared to argue with him about that, all night if necessary. No matter what he said, she didn’t think he should be alone. She knew from personal experience how it felt to be all alone when one of your loved ones was desperately ill. Once he got to the hospital and his brother and sisters were there, he’d be all right, but until then she was sticking to him like white on rice.

“Thanks.”

They got in the truck and pulled out. Delilah was glad to see it had stopped raining.

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