[Mallery Susan] Tempting(Bookos.org) by Tempting

Author:Tempting
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

When Dani arrived at the hospital, her brothers, Penny, Elissa and Lori were already there. Lori sat with a sobbing Kristie, who stood up when Dani entered the waiting room.

"I'm so sorry" she said, her voice thick with tears. "Oh, Dani, she just collapsed. She was doing so well. Just a couple of days ago we were talking about when my contract would end. With you staying there, Gloria was feeling comfortable being on her own at night. She's planning her own meals, scheduling her physical therapy, handling her meds. She's fine. Or she was."

Dani knew the other woman was just trying to help and maybe make herself feel better, but for Dani, the conversation was a one-way ticket to Guilt Land.

She had moved into Gloria's house. The expectation was that she would be home at night. But last night she hadn't gone home... she'd gone to Alex's. To be honest, after she arrived, she never once thought about her grandmother.

Okay, sure, she'd told Gloria about her plans and the older woman had teased her about having too good a time but neither of them had expected her to stay out all night.

Dani glanced at her watch. It was barely after two in the morning, but it was close enough to all night for guilt purposes.

"It's not you," Dani told Kristie. "It's me."

Lori shook her head. "Let's not argue about it. Neither of you could have prevented the collapse. Not unless you're secretly psychic and could have predicted what happened. In which case, it would be nice if you could tell us what's wrong with her, so we know how much we should worry."

Kristie wiped her face. "You're using logic."

"It seems like the right time," Lori said.

"You don't have to be so smug about it," Kristie muttered.

The two women hugged.

Dani was glad they'd worked things out, but she was still feeling like crap. She walked over to Cal and let him pull her close.

"I should have been there," she murmured.

"Want to tell me where you were?" he asked.

"Not really. I was off having fun, which is all that matters."

Penny came over and punched her lightly in the arm. "Stop it. You didn't make this happen and feeling bad won't help. Let's wait and see what the doctor says."

Dani scowled. "You sound like Lori."

"Really?" Penny looked pleased. "Because I like her a lot. She's so together."

"Meaning I'm not?" Elissa grumbled as she joined them. "I'm tough."

"You're practically titanium," Walker said as he put his arm around his fiancée.

"At least we can be neurotic together," Dani said, doing her best to hang on emotionally. The need to start crying was strong, but she was determined to beat it. She wanted to stay in control so she could be ready in case there was something she could do.

"Look at the bright side," Reid said. "Last time Gloria collapsed, no one gave a damn. Now we all care about what happens to her. That has to be good."

Dani nodded slowly. She understood his point, but in some ways it was easier when she hadn't cared.

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