Falling for Leanne: A Taboo Older Man Romance (Taboo Temptations) by Annie J. Rose

Author:Annie J. Rose [Rose, Annie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-09T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

LEANNE

It was all a blur. I heard the words ‘heart attack’ and everything in the world narrowed down to one tiny pinpoint surrounded by darkness.

I cannot lose my daddy. He can’t die. I can’t lose him. Please don’t die. Please. Please.

My whole body was shaking, and I couldn’t even hold on to my phone. My knees buckled. I thought I was going to hit the floor, but something held on to my elbow, hitched my shoulder up and kept me on my feet. There were voices around me and one of them was talking to me. I started to cry, like a faucet, a waterfall. I’d never be able to stop. Arms were around me, cradling me and holding me up, keeping me together and safe.

At last, at last I could pull myself together. More because I needed to get to my dad’s side than because I was strong or embarrassed to cry in front of everyone at work. I was still at work, wasn’t I? Everything seemed bent and disoriented then, fractured through the lens of the worst thing that had ever happened.

My mom leaving had been devastating and had hurt me for years. But losing my dad would be something I'd never be able to recover from. He had been the constant, caring presence in my life for as long as I could remember. When I thought of all I put him through—another sob racked me. I wanted to nestle into those arms and hide. I bit down on my tongue to keep from bawling again.

Aaron’s handsome face was only inches from mine. I stared at him, just taking in how beautiful he was, the concern on his brow, the compassion in his eyes. Then he was taking me somewhere and I knew it was where I needed to go. I could trust him. He was taking charge. He was taking care of everything. Relief that he was in control swept over me. I rode to the hospital. When we got to the parking lot, he helped me call Rina so she would know what was going on. Then he took me inside the building and found out where we needed to go.

Follow him, that was all I needed to do. Except I wasn’t following behind Aaron. I was walking right beside him, clutching his arm with one hand, my other hand laced with his. I looked down in a sort of embarrassment as I realized I was clinging to my boss, but he didn’t seem to mind, and it was comforting, feeling the solid heat of his body as he led me through the corridors. I didn’t think I could have driven safely or asked the right questions or found the right door or the person to talk to. I was grateful to Aaron, or I would remember to be when my world stopped spinning out of control.

In the waiting room, the desk attendant told me that my father had been taken back for a triple bypass.

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