Stay With Me: A Best Friend's Brother Small Town Romance (Sugarland Creek Book 2) by Brooke Montgomery & Brooke Cumberland

Author:Brooke Montgomery & Brooke Cumberland [Montgomery, Brooke & Cumberland, Brooke]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brooke Writes Romance, LLC
Published: 2024-02-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Tripp

Waking up with Magnolia in my bed and in my arms is a wild dream come true. I hate that she got sick from all the sugar, but I enjoyed holding her all night.

It’s also the best night of sleep I’ve had in years. Typically, I have anxious thoughts and my mind doesn’t shut off for hours. But last night, I rubbed her back until her breathing evened, and then I passed out moments later.

Unfortunately for me, I have work, so I sneak out from under the blankets as quietly as possible. She typically opens for business at the farmer’s market downtown on Saturday mornings, but I’m not sure if she’ll be up for it, so instead of waking her to ask, I leave her a note.

Sunny,

I put a fresh glass of water on the nightstand for you and a couple Tylenol in case you have a headache. Call me if you need a ride home or feel free to stay as long as you want and make yourself at home. I work until 4 and then if you’re up for it, I’d love to hang out again tonight. I know I’m probably not as fun as Noah, but we can stay in and watch Dirty Dancing if you need another Patrick Swayze fix ;) No sugary foods, though.

Then I spend more time than I’d like to admit trying to figure out how to end it.

Love, Tripp

-Tripp

Always yours, Tripp

After several minutes, I say fuck it and just leave it without anything. She’ll clearly know it’s from me.

When I arrive at the family barn, I’m surprised when Dad greets me. He’s usually at the retreat or The Lodge first thing.

“Hey, old man. What’s goin’ on?” I slide on my gloves and grab a pitchfork to get started on stalls.

He leans against a stall, looking exhausted. “It’s Sydney. Been up with her half the night waitin’ on the vet.”

“Oh, shit. Does Landen know?”

He shakes his head. “Hasn’t answered my calls or texts, so figured he’s been sleepin’. Not much he can do anyway until we know what’s wrong. She won’t eat or drink. Hasn’t had a bowel movement in twenty-four hours. Pretty sure she has a fever, too.”

I look over the door and see Sydney lying down. My heart crushes seeing her in pain. Even though she’s a little shit toward Franklin, she doesn’t deserve this.

“She’s probably constipated. I can give her a natural laxative.”

“Tried that already…” He checks his watch. “Six hours ago.”

“Damn. He’s gonna have to go in and manually clear out the blockage before she gets worse.”

“Should be here within the hour to check her, but yeah, it ain’t gonna be a quick and easy fix. Even Franklin’s been worried.”

I chuckle at that and then, as if on cue, he releases a loud whine. Looking over at his stall, his head pops out and he lets out another one.

“It’s alright, buddy.” I go over and pet his nose, then check his stall to make sure he has droppings. He does, which means whatever Sydney has is most likely an isolated incident.

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