Twice Blessed by J J DiBenedetto

Author:J J DiBenedetto [DiBenedetto, J J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Clean Romance, holiday romance, Wholesome Romance, Sweet Romance, thanksgiving
Publisher: Writing Dreams
Published: 2019-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“This is ridiculous!” Yes, it was. When he had gone over to The Last Page, Mike hadn’t expected to be pressed into service as an ambulance driver. “Basic training, Ranger training, twenty-three jumps and I never set foot in a hospital. One hour stocking the shelves at Allie’s store and I break my ankle. You tell me how that makes any sense!” Allison’s cousin Tyler was not coping well with his injury.

Mike had been about to say yes to Allison’s offer of what might have possibly been a date, when they’d heard the shouting from the storeroom. Her cousin – veteran of basic training, Ranger training and twenty-three jumps – had slipped on a slick patch of floor, lost control of a box of books, and gone down hard.

“It really doesn’t,” Mike agreed. “But honestly, I don’t think it’s broken.”

“Allie didn’t mention you had a medical degree.”

Mike knew the man was in pain, so he let that pass. “It’s just, if you broke it, it would have swelled up a lot more by now. My best friend broke his ankle in college. Playing ping pong, if you can believe that. Anyway, it swelled up about twice as big as normal, and the doctor in the ER said that’s a quick way to tell.”

Tyler considered that. “I don’t know. Maybe you’re right. But it hurts like...” He caught himself, remembering that there was another passenger in the car, one whose ears were more sensitive.

“Just be brave, Uncle Tyler,” Lucy said from the backseat. “That’s what Mom always tells me when I hurt myself. You can do that, right?”

Her words did the trick. He clearly wasn’t willing to look cowardly in front of a nine-year-old girl. He also must have realized that Allison would never have allowed her daughter to accompany him to the hospital if she thought it was serious. “You’re right, Lucy. It’s not bad, really. I’m sure I’ll be walking out of the emergency room in time to get you home for supper.”

It ended up being almost that quick. They only had to wait twenty minutes to go back to an exam room, and once there, only another half hour to see a doctor. The doctor took two minutes to confirm that Tyler’s ankle was merely sprained, and to have the nurse wrap it tightly and put a plastic splint on. They were all back at Allison’s house on First St. by six-thirty.

“I made your favorite, Tyler. Meatloaf with ketchup gravy, and mashed potatoes. I figured you’d need some comfort food after your ordeal.” She said it with a teasing grin. “And if you’d like to stay, Mike, there’s plenty for you, too.”

She said that with no teasing at all, and why should she have? She’d asked him out on a date - well, coffee, anyway – and he’d been about to say yes when her cousin had to go and sprain his ankle. “Sure, I’d love to.”

“Good call,” Tyler told him. “You can’t beat meatloaf with ketchup gravy.

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