fall by Fall (mobi)

Author:Fall (mobi)
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The drive to the hospital felt too quick.

Cullen was quiet, his eyes determined, his emotions hidden. Ivy decided not to push, not to ask questions or probe him about his mental state.

She already knew he hadn’t wanted to do this surgery, didn’t believe he was up to the task.

But he was doing it anyway, and knowing that was enough to tell her that Cullen needed his own space right now. He was trying to get himself mentally ready for the challenge that lay before him.

Ivy’s only job was simply to support that as best she could.

As they drove, she could see his knuckles turn white on the wheel, and his jaw flinching, his eyes growing cooler and cooler and cooler.

By the time they pulled into the hospital parking lot, the old Cullen Sharpe had returned.

He glanced at her. “You just stay with me, and do as I tell you,” he said in a flat voice.

“Yes,” she said. “Anything you need…”

But he wasn’t listening for her response. He was already getting out of the car and moving at high speed. She rushed to keep up with him as he walked towards the main entrance.

Even his stride was fast, efficient.

Once they were inside the main lobby of the hospital, Cullen led the way through a mazelike hall and a set of elevators. They took the elevators up in silence.

Cullen’s face was a mask of cool, calm detachment and Ivy sensed that this was a form of protection.

He’d been avoiding this moment since the day she’d met him. He hadn’t wanted to perform this surgery, hadn’t asked to be put in this position.

In fact, he had clearly been dreading it and trying to stave it off at all costs. Now that it had come to this, he was trying to get on with the task at hand and the last thing Ivy wanted to do was distract him in any way.

The elevator doors opened and he gestured to the right, towards a set of double doors, through which she could make out a waiting room. “That’s where you go,” he said. “I’ll be out when I’m done.”

“Okay,” she said, her throat tight with nervousness. She wanted so badly to tell him he was going to be great, that he could do this.

Cullen nodded, turned on his heel and went the opposite way, through a different set of doors, and disappeared.

Ivy let out a breath, realizing she’d been holding it ever since they’d gotten in the car to head to the hospital.

Slowly, she made her way into the waiting room.

The second she got inside, her eyes fixed on the woman sitting with Kleenex in a death grip in one hand. It was Peg Woodhouse.

Sitting next to her was an older, gray haired, heavyset man with a tough, haggard face.

Ivy didn’t want to have to talk to Peg Woodhouse at a time like this, but there was no way to avoid it. The waiting room was nearly empty, and she couldn’t ignore her.

When Peg saw her walking towards them, she grabbed the older man’s forearm.

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