He scowled in concern but knew he couldn’t fight her on it at the moment.
“I’ll be right here.”
She closed the door.
He listened to the toilet flush a moment later, and then the running water.Finally, the door opened.He caught her around the waist and lifted her.
“No arguing, Baby.You’re about ready to fall on your face.”
She stayed silent until he got on the other side of the bed.“Set me down on the bed, please.”
He froze.“Are you sure about that?”
“Yes,” she murmured.
He wondered if the sedative they gave her was causing her not to remember, but after he lay her down and caught sight of the expression on her face, he knew she remembered everything.
She closed her eyes and shuddered after he pulled the blanket over her and tucked it in at her shoulders.He set the other blankets they used at the end of the bed.
He stood over her.“Baby, I don’t mind holding you.”
She shook her head without opening her eyes.“No.That couldn’t have been comfortable holding me for hours.Can you adjust the bed?I’d like to sit up for a while.”
He leaned over her and placed his hand on the other side by her hip.“I love holding you.”
She stared up at him before looking over his shoulder out the window.Night had fallen.“How did you know I was here?”
He sat on the side of the bed, facing her, and watched her continue to look beyond him.
“Joel called and had someone track me down.”
Her gaze swung to him.“I’m sorry he did that.I hadn’t had a chance to tell anyone ...that we ...were not seeing each other anymore.”
“I fucked up, Baby, and I’m sorry.”
Her brows pinched together.“What do you mean?”
“I saw you the day before yesterday with Joel.”
She looked even more confused.“Yes, I had lunch with him and his wife, Rebecca.”
“I didn’t see her.I just saw you run into his arms and...”
“And?”she asked.
He stood abruptly, walked to the window, stared out, and shoved his hands deep into the pockets of his dress pants.
“He was perfect.He was whole, and I felt you deserved a whole man.”
He waited for a long moment.
“I don’t know what I dislike the most.You're not trusting me or thinking you know what I need better than I do.”
“I don’t know what’s been going through my head for the last few weeks.It started when you came to my building, and every man turned to watch you.You are so incredibly beautiful.I can’t understand why you’re with me sometimes.”
“You know something, I never really saw the scars, and not once did I think they took away from how handsome you were.You beat every man because not one of them compared to you in my head.”
He came back and sat on the side of the bed, and before he could talk, the door opened, and the doctor and nurse came in.
