A Forever Family (Forever #6) by Sandi Lynn

Author:Sandi Lynn [Lynn, Sandi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781511676298
Amazon: 1511676299
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2015-07-01T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 24

Connor

A couple of weeks had passed and Julia started her dialysis. She had asked that we didn’t come right away the first day since she was going to be there a few hours and she only wanted Jake there. Ellery and I had taken Brayden for a while until we went to the hospital to relieve Jake. When we walked in, a sick feeling overtook me. The blue reclining chairs lined up against the wall. The machines. The I.V. poles that were placed in each section reminded me all too much of when Ellery was getting chemo. If this was this hard for me, I could only imagine what Ellery thought. I swallowed hard as I saw my princess sitting there, reclined back in the chair hooked up to a machine. Tears began to fill my eyes and I needed to get a hold of myself. I couldn’t fall apart on her.

“Hey, princess.” I smiled as I kissed her head and handed her Brayden.

“Hi, Daddy. Hi, Mom.” Ellery bent down and gave her a kiss, grabbing hold of her hand and holding it tight.

“How are you doing, baby?” I asked with concern.

“I’m doing fine, Dad. Stop worrying about me.”

“That’s the problem, princess. I’ll never stop worrying about you.”

She gave me a small smile and sat Brayden on her lap.

Jake, I’m going to get some coffee. Why don’t you come with me?” I spoke.

He followed me out of the room and I stopped in the middle of the hall and looked at him. “I know how you’re feeling right now and it’s okay.”

“It’s so hard watching her go through this, Connor. I don’t know how strong I am.”

I placed my hand on his shoulder. “You’re a lot stronger than you think. One of the hardest things I ever had to do was watch Ellery go through the most horrific treatments of her life. The pain, the screams, the crying, the doubt. It was so much to handle and, at times, I didn’t think I was going to make it through. But then, I would look at her and just think about how much I loved her and my strength pulled us through. Julia needs you to be her strength.”

“I know and I promise I will be.”

“If you ever just want to talk and let everything out, you know where to find me.”

“Thanks.” He smiled.

Julia had another hour and a half left and I desperately wanted to be alone with my daughter. Brayden was crying on and off and he looked so tired.

“Jake, take him home and put him down for a nap,” Julia spoke.

“I don’t want to leave you, baby.”

I looked at Ellery. “Since Julia only has about an hour and a half left, why don’t you go with Jake and help with Brayden. I’ll bring Julia home when she’s finished.”

She knew exactly why I wanted her to leave and she was more than happy to oblige.

“Come on, Jake. Let’s get this little guy settled and get things ready around the apartment for when Connor brings Julia home.

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