He sighs. “I don’t know. Dylan waved me over, and when I got to her, she was disoriented.”
My hands begin to sweat.
“Did she say she was going to be sick? Is it food poisoning or something?” My mind is racing, my body filled with more adrenaline than when I was in my car, traveling over two hundred miles per hour.
Beck shakes his head, and for once, he remains quiet.
“Has this happened before?” I ask.
Does she have a medical condition that I’m unaware of? Is this a common thing? Was it nerves?
I clearly don’t know everything about her.
Sure, I know the noises she makes when she’s turned on, and the way her eyes flutter closed when she’s falling over the edge with pleasure. I know the exact shade of her eyes and the way her soft hair feels in between my fingers, but that’s all physical.
Now, I find myself wanting to knoweverything.
I want all the in-betweens.
What is she afraid of? Aside from Vanstone, what else does she want in life? Marriage? Kids? Me?
“Rome, come on.” Beck is standing outside of the car with the door open.
Thoughts of Tessa’s deepest wants and desires scatter when my foot lands on the pavement. I spot her on the stretcher, already hooked up to an IV.
Her eyes open and close, her thick eyelashes drifting up and down. She glances around in confusion, her lips parted and chest moving quicker than it should.
I step into view, and we lock onto one another.
My heart skids to a complete stop.
Tess.
Her tiny shoulders relax, the fear lessening the longer I keep her attention.
I’m here.
Chapter Thirty-Five
TESSA
I can’t stay awake.
Every time I’m able, I peel an eye open, only to close it when I realize how blurry my vision is.
There are voices in and out and a beeping noise.
I shake my head and try my hardest to keep a steady view of what’s going on in front of me.
Where am I?
It’s so bright in here.
I reach on the top of my head for my sunglasses and pout when I don’t find them.
My blinks are slow, and thankfully it helps steady my vision instead of make it worse. There’s a TV in the corner, and the race is on.
I sit up quickly. I fling the blankets off my legs and scrunch my nose at the hospital gown I’m wearing.
