To Love and to Cherish by Kelly Irvin

Author:Kelly Irvin
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Abandoned Wives, Widowers, Amish, Christian, Domestic Fiction, Kansas, Family Life, General, Romance, Christian Fiction, Fiction, Religious, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780736943710
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Published: 2012-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Much to Emma’s relief, the entrance of Doctor Chavez ended the uncomfortable exchange with Luke. Her brother was right. She needed to finish her conversation with Carl when she returned to Bliss Creek. Then she could reach out to Thomas with a clear conscience, the past behind her. Resolute, she stood, her attention focused on the doctor and news about Josiah. “How is he?”

“He’s in the ICU. You may take a peek now.”

The walk back through the hallway seemed to take forever. Emma stood next to Luke at the window. Josiah looked very far away, but not so far that she couldn’t see his bruised face, swollen eyes, and purple lips. Machines made beeping noises in a monotonous tone that still seemed to shriek in the quiet of the ICU. A clear bag of some sort of liquid hung from a bar over his head, its tube running down to his arm. His shaggy brown locks of hair were damp and matted to his head.

“He’ll want his hat…now that he’s coming home.” It was a silly thing to say. As if Josiah would open his eyes and worry about his bare head. She couldn’t keep the tears in check. “We’ll have to fetch his hat.”

“Don’t cry.” Luke’s hoarse voice said the admonition was meant as much for him as for her. “Tears won’t help him.”

She swallowed hard and sniffed. “I’m not crying.”

Luke adjusted his own hat. “I’ll go then. The Carmichaels are waiting to take me to a hotel they recommend.”

Panic enveloped her. She pressed her hands against the glass, willing herself to be strong. “In the middle of the night?”

“Emma, it’s morning now. Day has dawned.”

Surprised, she looked around. With no outside windows, she’d lost all sense of time. Only the weariness in her bones told her it had been a long time since she’d slept. “So you’ll go. And I’ll wait here with Josiah.”

“We’ll drop Annie off here before we leave to go home. She’ll have the room key and all the information. The two of you can go back to the room so you may sleep and wash up.”

She couldn’t leave Josiah. What if he woke up? She simply nodded. Luke would be gone. What happened after that would be up to her.

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