Falling for the Good Guy (NICE GIRL TO LOVE) by Duke Violet

Author:Duke, Violet [Duke, Violet]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance
Published: 2013-06-29T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

“OH THANK GOODNESS BRIAN, there you are.” Brian rushed over to meet Becky’s mother halfway in the crowded ER waiting room. “Skylar’s getting a brain MRI done right now. They’re going to let us know when they have her in the ICU. Until then, we just have to wait here.” Her words were tumbling out, frantic. “I was scared out of my wits the entire time, Brian. The past few hours have been a blur. I’ve been calling your cell phone and Abby’s nonstop since it happened.”

Brian cursed. “I know, I’m so sorry, Jean. We just saw all the missed calls. Abby and I both had our phones on silent throughout the prom and neither of us switched it back.”

“No, it’s okay. That’s what I figured, which is why I called Connor after we got here. I found his phone number on Skylar’s cell—luckily, he had Abby’s home phone number.”

“How long ago did this happen? Why are they only getting her into an MRI now?”

“Well, she was with the surgeon before that; they had to reattach her severed finger first.”

“Her what?” Brian almost throttled the poor woman on the spot. “I thought she had a seizure. Connor didn’t mention anything about a severed finger.”

“Sh-she had a seizure while she was helping get dinner ready.” Jean’s voice trembled as her eyes filled with traumatized tears. “Skylar was just slicing up some tomato wedges for the salad and the next thing we knew, she started convulsing.” She shut her eyes, her shaking hands gesturing raggedly as she spoke. “We had no clue what to do. She dropped to the ground and the convulsions hit her whole body. But her hand was still curled shut over the knife, almost like it was frozen; I was afraid for Beck to go near her. That’s when her skull started hitting the floor so hard...” A broken cry slashed through her words. “By the time George and I were able to restrain her, there was just blood everywhere, we didn’t even realize that her finger—”

Brian grabbed her hands and did his best to comfort her. “Jean, I’m so sorry you had to go through that. So, so sorry.” While he’d seen his fair share of seizures with Beth, they never got any less distressing to watch. “I’m sure you were all terrified.” His eyes widened with worry. “How’s Becky holding up?”

At the mention of her daughter, Jean’s eyes opened back up with pride, and wonder. “Can you believe she was the most calm out of all of us. There I was, a basket case and she didn’t even hesitate. The second we got the knife out of Skylar’s hand, Becky just grabbed on and didn’t let go of her, telling her everything was going to be alright. Heck, she sounded so sure, she even got me to calm down. When Skylar finally stopped seizing and started coming to, Becky just kept on talking to her and distracting her until the ambulance came.”

Brian shook his head in pure admiration.

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