Blaze: A small town EMT romance. (Bradford Station Book 3) by Laramie Briscoe

Author:Laramie Briscoe [Briscoe, Laramie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laramie Briscoe Books
Published: 2023-05-11T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWELVE

Chance

Having her in this house is enough to make me angry all over again. Imagining the life we could’ve had together pisses me off. It’s something I’m going to have to come to terms with, otherwise we’re never going to be able to overcome any of this.

“Do you like your room?” I crouch down so that I’m on the same level with Gavin.

He nods. “Love it!” He runs across the carpeted floor and grabs hold of the bear I bought him. He hugs it tightly to him. The warmth that spreads across my chest is unexplainable.

I turn so that I’m facing Delia. “We brought all your stuff over from the station. There’s glass in some of it, but it looks like most of it is salvageable. The impact did ruin a few things, but you two are some of the luckiest people I’ve ever seen in my life.”

“I believe it. When I saw the truck tumbling toward us, I knew we couldn’t help it. We couldn’t move, and all I knew how to do was brace for impact. Lots of stuff flashed through my mind.”

I want to ask her if any of those thoughts flashing through her mind was that she felt bad about not having me in her life anymore, but I can’t force myself to ask the question. Gavin yawns loudly. “Are you tired?” I ask him.

“This is his normal nap time,” Delia interrupts.

The type of shit I should know, and things I’m going to have to get used to. “Do you want to put him to bed?” I ask, not sure how any of this goes.

“I’d love it if you could do it with us,” she offers an olive branch.

“Okay,” I stick my hands in my back pockets, rocking back on my heels. I wonder if other people are this uncomfortable around their wife and kid. “There are clothes in that drawer,” I point toward the dresser. “I picked them up at the store last night and washed them.”

She gives me a real smile. The first one I’ve seen since she showed back up. “Chance, that’s the sweetest thing you’ve done.”

I hold back the fact I did the same for her, but I don’t expect her to acknowledge it. “I tried to think of the types of things that would make me feel at home. I want him to be comfortable here. Since I don’t know all the important things about him…” I trail off.

She reaches over, grabbing my hand with hers. “You’re gonna learn all the important things. He’s a kid, he loves sharing with others. At some point he’s going to get on your nerves with all the sharing he does,” she laughs.

The laugh, it reaches her eyes. Something I can’t remember happening in the months before she left. As I look back, I think it’s time I realize I might’ve had a hand in pushing her to leave. I didn’t ask questions, or talk to her about her worries, and if it wasn’t for her writing all of these things down, I still wouldn’t know.

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