Bridgewater County Boxed Set by Vanessa Vale

Author:Vanessa Vale [Vale, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bridger Media

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RORY

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My heart was racing as I sped to the Bozeman hospital. Cole had called me several times, but I’d had my phone on silent during my meeting, only to hear his frantic messages when it was over. Dread had my stomach churning. This was just like before. The same overwhelming cascade of emotions I’d had when I’d gotten the call that Cooper had been in an accident. That he was in the combat hospital being stabilized and readied for transport to Germany. Knowing his chopper had gone down, but not what his injuries were.

This sense of helplessness was sickening. Someone I loved was hurt and there was nothing I could do. If something happened to Lily…if she didn’t make it.

I cut off that line of thought before this anxiety turned into outright panic. Thinking of the worst possible scenario wouldn’t do anybody any good. But still, the ache in my gut refused to go away. The pain in my heart was excruciating. I couldn’t go through this again. Never again.

Fuck! I slapped my hand on the wheel and tried to catch my breath. I slammed on my brakes and parked in the fire lane, not caring if my car got towed.

I found Cooper and Ivy in the ER waiting room talking to Hannah. Ivy sobbed when she saw me and came running into my arms. I shot Cooper a terrified look.

“Lily’s okay,” he said, his voice steady, but full of emotion. “She’s got a concussion, no internal bleeding. She’s going to be fine.”

My knees practically buckled in relief. I was supposed to be the strong one, to take care of Ivy, but I felt as if she were the one holding me up, comforting me.

Cooper looked pale but happier than I’d seen him in months. I held Ivy closer and stroked her back as she cried in relief. A little while later a nurse came out to find us. She looked between the three of us. “Who are Lily’s parents?”

Ivy spoke first. “We all are.”

We all are. Cooper gave me a small smile over her head, but I was too focused on seeing Lily to think about anything else. My anxiety still hadn’t eased and I knew it wouldn’t until I saw her for myself.

She was asleep in her room when we arrived, but her cheeks were flushed and aside from an IV in her arm and a white bandage on her forehead, she looked whole enough. I took her tiny hand in mine and only then did I let myself revel in the realization that she really was okay. She was going to be just fine and she would be in our lives every day—no matter what. I didn’t care where. It didn’t matter.

When she opened her eyes and smiled up at us, I was sure my heart was going to burst out of my chest. I’d had no idea I could love anyone so much, or in such a short amount of time. It was different than the way I loved Ivy.

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