War Torn by Andria Large

Author:Andria Large [Large, Andria]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 25422403
Publisher: Andria Large
Published: 2015-05-01T04:00:00+00:00

~ Dennis ~

“Un-fucking-believable,” I bite out and rake a hand through my hair.

Lizette just told me what happened to my prosthetic. I’m so fucking screwed now. I have a broken ankle and no leg. Where does that leave me? Wheelchair bound. Just fucking great!

“I called your insurance company morning and they said that they will cover half of the cost for a new prosthetic. Beau and I will cover the other half. And I swear, if you say one word in protest, I will hurt you,” my darling pregnant sister says with such conviction that I can’t help but believe her.

I sigh and pull up my big boy undies. “Who am I to argue with a pregnant woman? Thank you,” I say begrudgingly.

She goes to reply but then her eyes get really big and she smiles as she places a hand on her very rounded belly. She’s almost seven months pregnant now. “The baby just kicked.” She giggles.

I grin. “Come here, let me feel!”

She sits down next to me and takes my hand. She places it on her belly where she felt the kick. A moment goes by without feeling anything, but then, there is it, a bump against the palm of my hand.

“Ha! I felt it!” I exclaim before looking over at her in awe. “That’s incredible.”

She nods. “I know. It’s so crazy.”

Another kick has us both laughing. It’s just the two of us in the room at the moment. Beau went to grab a coffee and Tucker just hasn’t gotten here yet.

“Are you and Tucker okay?” Lizette asks gently after our laughter dies down.

I give her belly a rub. “Yeah, I think so. We both apologized and now I don’t really have a choice in the matter, so he’s getting what he wants.”

“But he only wants what’s best for you, you know that.”

“I know,” I say quietly.

“He doesn’t like to see you hurting, and neither do I. I can’t believe you didn’t come to me sooner,” she huffs.

“It’s a lot of money,” I tell her.

“So? I have plenty to spare. Especially for you,” she coos and pinches my cheek.

I roll my eyes and swat at her hand. “Well, I do appreciate it.”

“I know you do, Denny.”

The door to my room opens and in walks Beau followed by Tucker and Duke. “Look who I found wandering the halls,” Beau jokes.

Tucker smiles when he sees that I’m awake and alert. Lizette slides off the bed to give Tucker room to lean in to give me a kiss.

“Hi,” he murmurs.

“Hey, babe.”

Duke gives me a fist bump. “Hey, man.”

“Hey.”

Tucker pulls out a piece of paper from his back pocket. “I…uh…I looked up a prosthetist for you and made you an appointment for next week. I hope you don’t mind,” Tucker says and I can hear the hesitancy and worry in his tone.

I hold my hand out for the paper and he hands it to me. “Thank you, Tuck,” I say gratefully, meeting his eyes.

He gives me a small smile. I can tell that he’s still not sure if everything is okay between us.

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