Vixen in Vegas (Sinful Novellas) by Nichols Emma

Author:Nichols, Emma [Nichols, Emma]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General Fiction
Published: 2013-08-11T04:00:00+00:00

Brenda was there, glaring me down and sobbing uncontrollably. George and Lucy were clinging to each other, unsure of how to behave towards me. And Ben just lay there on the concrete while the medics worked on him. His eyes were closed. I could tell that his breathing was shallow.

I listened as the medics spoke to one another, shouting all the necessary numbers, his BP, which was low, his pulse, also low. They turned to me for information on his condition and I was shamed once more, having to admit I didn’t have any. His sister gave me a smug look as she expertly responded to the questions.

They prepared to load him into the ambulance. “I’m riding with him,” she insisted. She moved to try to block me and climb in.

Tapping her on the shoulder, I held up my hand. “Well, I’m his wife. I’m pretty sure wife trumps sister every time.”

I held out my right hand so the medic could help me up into the ambulance. When I was seated on the bench, I turned to her. “Brenda, I’ll see you at the hospital.” I took a deep breath. “Ben is lucky to have a sister who loves him so much. I’m an only child.”

“Ladies, we have to go,” the driver said as he waited to close the doors.

I nodded. The doors slammed shut, and I could see her face as we drove off. She was crushed, for sure, scared, and hurt. Yup, that would make us the twins at the moment.

Turning to concentrate on Ben, I reached over and held his hand. There was an IV in it so I moved carefully. The medic was monitoring his stats and calling them in to the hospital. I took care to ensure I stayed out of his way, but I really needed to talk to this guy laying on the gurney who had my heart.

“You silly man,” I said quietly. “We had one tiny disagreement. Just one. And of the two of us, you had to be the drama queen? Why couldn’t you just yell or break shit like other men? Then you’d only have to apologize and replace things. Instead, you go for my heart.”

I took a few breaths to calm myself. It’s almost impossible to be in the back of an ambulance and have happy thoughts. Almost. I was determined to do it, however.

“I’m not through with you, Benjamin Everly. You don’t get to play the sick card to get away with your deception. Nope. You have a lot of making up to do.” My head dropped. I wasn’t going to cry. I don’t cry. I wouldn’t cry now. Time to be strong.

“I suppose you’ll want flowers,” Ben mumbled.

My head shot up and met his face. His eyes were slits. I looked at the medic to see if it was okay to speak to him, to potentially get him riled up. The medic nodded.

“Nope. I hate flowers. They remind me of funerals when they aren’t signaling the death of a relationship.

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