Afraid to Lose Her by Syndi Powell

Author:Syndi Powell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Heartwarming
Published: 2017-07-20T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

SHERRI PULLED THE bright orange hoodie on, then zipped it up the front. It was her favorite, and she needed things she loved, especially today, her first day of chemotherapy. She put on a pair of jean shorts and slipped into flip-flops before grabbing the tote bag with items that April had suggested. She double-checked everything. Puzzle book. People magazine. iPod filled with her favorite songs and earbuds. She’d grab two bottles of water from the fridge on her way out.

The doorbell rang, and she left her bedroom and walked down the hall. She put the tote bag on one of the kitchen stools and checked her watch. Mama was early. She opened the door and stared at Dez filling the door frame. “I made arrangements with the captain to go with you to your first appointment today.”

“You didn’t have to do that.” But she was glad he had. Having him there would help calm her and bolster her spirits.

“I know, but that’s what friends do.”

Right. Friends. There was a time last week in Dez’s car when she’d been sure he’d been feeling something more, and then again, when they’d watched that movie, but he hadn’t said a word, so she hadn’t, either. She ran a hand through her hair and pulled it to fall over one shoulder. “Mama will be here in a few.”

“Did you eat breakfast?”

She shook her head. The thought of food made her belly jump and roll as if she stood on the deck of a ship in rough waters. “Too nervous. I’ll probably regret it later.” She went to the fridge and pulled out the bottles of water and put them in her tote bag. “I just don’t know what to expect.”

“Didn’t your cancer friends have any advice?”

She raised an eyebrow at this. “Cancer friends?”

“You know what I mean.”

She thought back to the dinner conversation with Page and April. “My reaction to chemo could be different than theirs,” she reminded herself and explained to him.

She played with the handles of the tote bag until Dez reached over and put his hands on hers. She looked up at him, and he brought her into a hug. “It’s going to be okay,” he said. “I have faith in you.”

Sherri brought her arms around him and let him hold her. Closing her eyes to savor this feeling, she felt as if his strength was transferring from his body to hers. They stayed entwined until a knock at the door broke them apart.

Sherri let Mama in, who didn’t seem surprised to see Dez there. He leaned down to kiss Mama’s cheek. “I’ll have to take my own car, since I’ll have to leave for work right from the hospital after Sherri’s appointment.”

Mama nodded, walked to Sherri and put a hand on her cheek. “Ready, mija?”

No, not at all. But she followed them out of her apartment. She didn’t remember if she locked the apartment door, though she was sure she had. Just like she didn’t remember

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