I smile as Alex squeezes my hand, and I say, “She is his grandmother, and me….” I swallow arduous, about to confess one thing I have not even informed myself out loud. “I am his girl.”

Alex’s grip tightens as Shelly lets out a sob whereas Crow states proudly.

“I am certain my daughter-in-law right here is able to holding the strain on her son’s head till Doc comes again. I feel it is best you permit.”

The nurse flinches earlier than doing as requested, and I have a look at Noah, elevating a forehead and asking, hoping to distract him. “Now what did you do that time, little man? Soar off the desk?” He sniffles, and I proceed, “No? Hmmm…you slipped on slime?”

He grins vast, making me smile again. He says, “I-I fell off the lad-ladder.”

I wince. “Yeah, that will do it, huh….”

He sniffles. “It actually harm, Momma….”

My eyes soften and I lean ahead and gently kiss his brow, making certain to maintain the strain on his harm as Alex grip stays, refusing to let go of my hand.

“Properly, if it is not my favourite trainer.” I look to see Doc enter the room, and I smile. He appears at Noah. “All proper, bud, let’s kind this reduce out, lets?”

He nods, his little eyes tearing up with concern earlier than Doc appears at me and Alex. “I feel it’s going to be greatest for me to sedate him so I can sew his wound up earlier than giving him a head C.T.”

Nervous, I squeeze Alex’s hand, inflicting him to straighten and wrap his arm round me, whereas maintaining maintain of my hand to consolation me.

Half an hour later, Noah is having his scan. He was a giant boy when Doc put a canula in his hand, refusing a nurse, after having some magic cream, earlier than he fell asleep. Doc managed to sew his reduce up with out having to shave an excessive amount of of his hair off. Now Shelly and Crow have gone to the cafeteria to get some espresso, and I am at present curled up in a ball on Alex’s lap in a room the place they may return with Noah. After I refused to let Noah go with out me, Doc promised to not go away his aspect, and Alex stored maintain of my hand.

“I such as you in my garments, Goldie….” Alex whispers in opposition to my brow, the coldness of his lip ring soothing me as his fingers run by means of my hair.

I grip his reduce, deciding that now’s the time to talk. “I do not need to be my momma.” His fingers cease for a second earlier than shifting once more, and he stays quiet. “After I noticed you in mattress together with her, not even caring why, the sensation I felt consumed me, and it scared me, and it nonetheless scares me. I-I felt like I may die seeing that, after which listening to what you probably did with that girl…. It killed me slightly bit inside.” He rubs his lips over my brow as I grip his chain round his neck, admitting, “I am in love with you so deeply that I’ve tried to run away from it, and it took for me to be sincere with my dad concerning the previous to comprehend that I am unable to run anymore. I would like you want I would like air to breathe, and I am unable to—” my tears fall “—I am unable to apologize sufficient for pushing you away.”

He holds me tight as he locations two fingers beneath my chin, making me have a look at him. He appears at me so affectionately that my coronary heart kilos.

He rubs his nostril in opposition to mine and rasps, “It is about time you caught up, child, as a result of, fuck, have I missed you.” He presses his lips in opposition to mine as I set free a sob, earlier than he rasps, “I like you too, Goldie, so fucking a lot.” He kisses me arduous. I grip his chain tighter whereas opening my mouth, giving his tongue entry as he cups my jaw, tilting my head, deepening the kiss.

Residence, that is what I really feel proper now.

“Oh, it is about time,” I hear whispered, inflicting Alex to smile in opposition to my lips and break the kiss.

He rubs his nostril in opposition to mine, and I admit, “I’ve received one other job hours away from right here.”

He nods and states, “And I’ve ensured they cancelled your place,” not surprising me in any respect, making me giggle slightly. I hear Shelly giggle and Crow snort.

“I let my residence go, and my stuff is on its strategy to California,” I add.

He nods at my phrases earlier than kissing me after which stating, “Your dad has saved all of your stuff in his storage.” I giggle this time. In fact, my father was in on it. I kiss his lips earlier than he states, “I wasn’t letting you go, Quinn. I used to be biding my time so that you can notice it.”

I nod, some tears falling as I whisper, “I like you.”

He sighs in aid, replying, “I like you, too.”

The following day, I am once more curled up on Alex’s lap, the place I have been all night time, watching Noah sleep within the hospital mattress. He was so courageous. Doc said there was no lasting injury proven on the C.T. He believes he reduce on his head is from the ladder, not from hitting it on the bottom, which is a aid.

I look down and I gently run my finger over Alex’s ring finger. Final night time, I seen a brand new tattoo on his finger, proving how a lot I imply to him. He was by no means going to let me go, and my identify inked on his pores and skin, together with the date we met, proves it—and no, not the date he snapped at me at our first assembly, fortunately, however the date Noah set us up.

Alex gently rubs his fingers up and down my backbone, beneath his hoodie I am carrying, and states, “I hope you’re conscious that you just’re not going to your residence when he is discharged.”

I smile, place my head on his shoulder, and mumble, “I wasn’t planning on it.”

I really feel him grin in opposition to my head because the door to Noah’s room opens. I look however do not transfer my head, although I grin.

“Hey, Ken,” I say, inflicting Alex to look close to the door. She grins at us earlier than Noah, her eyes softening.

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