Good.Maybe he realised what he’d done had risked so many lives.
She ignored him as the soldier showed her how to strap in correctly and in no time the helicopter rose into the air and flew away.
She kept her eyes on the deck until it was out of sight, but didn’t see Damien or Jared.Her chest squeezed as she closed her eyes.
Would she see Damien again?
She pushed away the pain and turned to Ethan.“Have you got someone waiting for you back home to pamper you?”
Sadness crossed his face.“No.”
Something about the way he said it made her pause.“Have you got anyone?”
“I’ll be in hospital for a long time still.Plenty of rehabilitation.”
She hated the idea of him going through it all alone.“Parents?”
He shook his head.
“Partner?”
“I abandoned the only girl who ever loved me for the army,” he said, regret filling his tone.“It’s no life for someone you love to always worry when you go away.”
Damien had mentioned that.Mila frowned.“Did Chelsea say that?”
“How do you know that name?”
“You mentioned her when you were drugged.”
He grimaced.“No, she didn’t.”
“What did she say?”
He looked embarrassed.“I didn’t give her a choice.”
Mila gaped at him.“What?You loved her and you left her without telling her why?”Was that why Damien hadn’t said goodbye to her?
“She was better off without me.We were both too young to know our hearts.”
Well that was the biggest load of rubbish she’d heard.Was it a common misconception with military people?“How long ago?”
“Ten years.She’s got her own life now.”
“Married?”
He shook his head.“Not that I can see.”
So he kept track of her.Mila hid a smile.“Maybe you should reconnect while you’re recovering.”
“Hell no.I’m not putting her through this.”
He had a point.It was probably a bad time to be coming back into her life.“Then maybe when you’re back on your feet.”
He shook his head.“Tell me what happened after we left you on the island.”
Subject closed.Topic changed.
Understood.
