The Runaway Bride's Vow by Jennifer Faye

Author:Jennifer Faye [Jennifer Faye]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lazy Dazy Press
Published: 2024-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

It was a close call. Too close.

Logan had spent the night in the hospital under observation. He didn’t regret his actions. He was relieved that he’d acted fast enough to save Mabel.

There had been a moment in the fire when he thought he wasn’t going to get to see his little girl grow up or Brooke’s bright, shining smile again. In that moment, he’d realized just how much Brooke had come to mean to him—to mean to his daughter.

He loved Brooke.

He hadn’t wanted to. He’d promised himself that he wouldn’t put his heart on the line again after his divorce. He’d put up walls to protect himself.

And along had come Brooke with her brilliant smile and amazing kindness. She’d broken through every wall he’d put up. She reached his heart and brought him back to life out of his zombie-like existence.

Now he couldn’t imagine his life without her in it. He just hoped she felt the same way. He was still worried about vocalizing the depth of his emotions for her. What if he scared her away? What if she didn’t feel the same way? It didn’t matter. He couldn’t put this off any longer.

He’d attempted to tell Brooke how much he cared about her at the fire scene, but his problems breathing had prevented that. And since then there had been medical staff and co-workers in and out of his hospital room. When they were finally alone, he was so exhausted that he didn’t even remember falling asleep.

The next day, he was released from the hospital. The first place he went was to Mabel’s hospital room. He was relieved to see she was doing well. A number of known health issues had contributed to her passing out while cooking chicken, which had started the fire. She would be in the hospital for a few more days until doctors were certain she was stabilized.

Clara had been by the woman’s side since she’d been brought in. She promised Mabel she would help her find an assisted living apartment. Mabel wasn’t sure she liked the idea, but without having her house to return to, she was willing to give Clara’s idea a try.

Brooke and Selena picked him up, since Brooke’s hand was injured and she couldn’t drive for the time being. On the way back to his place, they’d taken a detour to the site of the fire. He’d wanted to get his pickup and see if the chapel had sustained any damage. He didn’t think that would be the case as there was a reasonable amount of distance between the two structures. But he’d been in the firefighting business long enough to know that all it took was one gust of wind and a burning cinder to spread a fire. And there was plenty of wind on the coastline.

Selena dropped them off in the parking lot. She hesitated to leave them, but she had to get back to the bakery. They both assured her they’d be fine.

They moved to the edge of the parking lot and stared at the yellow tape around the debris from the fire.

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