The Unclaimed Mail Order Bride [Brides for the Garrison Brothers 3] (Siren Publishing Everlasting Classic) by Paige Cameron

Author:Paige Cameron
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2017-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

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ICU smelled of antiseptics and sounded strange, with several life support machines making a noise as they kept the person alive. The nurse escorted them to room eight.

“He’s doing good,” the nurse said. “Still very sleepy, so you can only stay fifteen minutes this time.” She took long strides back to the desk where rows of monitors showed the patients and their vital signs.

Fletch open the glass door, and they quietly slipped inside. Jack appeared to be asleep. Monitors and an IV were hooked to him. His face was almost as pale as the white sheets.

“Maybe we shouldn’t wake him,” Abby whispered.

“I think he’d like to know we were here. The nurse said we had fifteen minutes. She’d have kept us out if it wasn’t all right.”

“I guess so.” Abby walked closer to the bed and lightly touched his forehead. “It’s me and Fletch,” she said. Jack’s eyelashes fluttered, and then his eyes opened.

“My pretty niece,” he said in a weakened voice. He held up his hand, and Abby took hold and held tight.

Fletch stepped closer. “Hello, old man. How are you doing?”

Jack’s eyes twinkled. “My number isn’t up yet. What did the doctor say?”

“He said you’re too ornery not to recover. He repaired your leg and said your heart did well during the surgery.”

“Good.” Jack smiled at Abby. “Finding my lovely niece has given me a new lease on life. She and I aren’t alone anymore.”

“That’s true, but I hope you two will let me be a part of your lives.”

Jack laughed. “So, it’s that way, is it?”

“Yep.” Fletch took Jack’s hand. “I hope someday she’ll let me be part of your family.”

Jack glanced at Abby. “I understand you need time. Like me, you’ve been through a lot. But at the end of the day, when you feel more comfortable in your new life, you won’t find a better man than Fletcher Garrison.”

Abby laughed. “So I’ve been told by you and others, over and over. The nurse said we had only a few minutes. We’ll leave and let you rest. But I’ll be here right after I finish at work tomorrow. You keep being good and do as the nurses say.”

“Yes, madam, I surely will.”

Fletch whispered in her ear as they left ICU. “I plan to keep telling you what a good guy I am until you admit it.”

“At least you don’t give up easily.”

“I’ll take you home, but I won’t come in. I know you’re exhausted, and I admit to being a tiny bit tired.”

Abby smiled at him as he helped her into his truck. “It takes a big man to admit to being tired.”

“A bit tired.”

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