Stormy Attraction by Danielle Stewart

Author:Danielle Stewart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random Acts Publishing

Chapter 13

Just let him be alive. No matter what. I can take care of him. No matter what is wrong with him. Just make sure he’s alive.

“Junie!” Tommy saw her first and jumped to his feet, the others seeming to come up as though they’re were attached to him with a string. They all sprung up and charged toward her as Hugo released her hand and stepped back. Respectfully? Out of fear? It wasn’t clear and in this moment it didn’t matter.

“How is he?” Junie asked, her mouth pressed to Tommy’s shoulder. For all their flaws and foolishness there was no one else in the world who shared her memories. There were no other people in the world who knew what Christmas morning at their house was like. No one else understood what it was like to wake up to their mother singing old Irish songs from her childhood. Standing in Tommy’s arms brought back every moment only they could know.

“They say he’s waking up.” Tommy released her and practically passed her to Nicky. It wasn’t until every brother had squeezed her half to death that someone gave her a real update.

Tommy stuffed his hands in his pockets and bit at his lip as he explained. “They aren’t sure if he’s going to be all right in the head. That’s what they are worried about.”

Nicky, humor always his shield, couldn’t help himself. “I don’t know how they’ll be able to tell the difference. I never thought he was right in the head to begin with.”

“Dude.” Tommy’s voice boomed loudly as he shoved Nicky back. “Why do you always have to be a wise ass? That’s not what we need right now.”

“Yeah. What do we need, oh wise Tommy?” Nicky was rubbing the spot on his shoulder where he’d just been hit.

Every eye turned to Junie as though she’d brought with her some secret knowledge they’d been waiting for. “We just wait.” It wasn’t fancy or brilliant but it seemed to be what they all needed to hear. “If he’s waking up, that’s a good sign. The doctor will talk to us and we’ll deal with whatever it is. Just like we always do.”

“He’s got no insurance.” Brian rubbed at his tired eyes and flopped back into his chair.

Junie looked at them all standing together and felt the emptiness of not having Loch in the mix. The boys were all copies of each other with only small variances in their size and shape. One with slightly bigger ears. Another with a crooked smile. But the canvas they were all painted on was the same. It made them easy for teachers in school to spot and anticipate the trouble they might bring. Would this O’Malley brother be better or worse than the one they taught last year? It was a gamble.

“They have to treat him. It doesn’t matter if he has insurance.” Junie patted her brother’s shoulder. “And we can deal with the bills later.”

Tommy crumpled his hands into fists. “How the

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