“Mase.”

I jolt awake, my eyes flicking open to search out Elliot standing in entrance of me. A nurse is hovering at his facet, smiling softly at me. I sit up in a rush, my neck jolting in ache from the unnatural means I’d been sitting. I keep in mind Lucy on my lap and gradual my actions, greedy her higher arm to regular myself.

“What’s it?” I rush out. My coronary heart is pounding. Adrenaline has my eyes flicking wildly between them.

“It’s Nina.” A smile stretches broad throughout his face. “She’s awake.”

* * *

“You stated she was awake!”I whisper-shout at Elliot as we stand exterior of Nina’s hospital room. The physician arrived on the identical time we did and the nurse knowledgeable us all that Nina had gone again to sleep. They’re in her room now, doing an evaluation on her.

“She was! I spoke to her,” Elliot says.

“What?” I snap. “What did she say?!”

“She instructed me I used to be stunning,” he tells me proudly, a smirk on his face.

“Fuck off!”

“Straight up. She stated, ‘You’re so stunning, Ell.’ Then I ran to get you.”

Fuck! I simply must see her. “Why received’t they let me see her?!”

Lucy offers me a hopeful look. “It received’t be lengthy now. Try to keep calm.”

“By no means within the historical past of life has somebody stayed calm after being instructed to remain calm, Lucy!”

The again of Elliot’s hand meets my chest. “Don’t converse to her like that.”

Not with the ability to wait any longer, I stroll to the door and push it open. I attempt to calm my actions, not desirous to rush into the room just like the maniac I really feel, however my whole physique vibrates as I stand on the edge.

All eyes within the room flick to me. All of the eyes. However my gaze is caught on probably the most good—fascinating of all of them. Nina is mendacity again within the mattress, her head turned to the facet as she appears to be like in the direction of me within the doorway.

She smiles.

She fucking smiles, and it’s nearly all my coronary heart can take.

“Hey, Bossman,” she whispers, her lips barely transferring.

Elevating my hand, I rub throughout the ache that threatens to crack my chest in two. She’s okay. My shoulders drop, reduction pouring out of me with each step I take in the direction of her. I crouch at her bedside, my brow dropping to hers. Tears fall from her eyes, however nonetheless, she smiles. It won’t be the massive dimple popping smile I crave on the day by day, however to assume not more than twelve hours in the past she was sprawled on her condo flooring dying and now she is right here, eyes open and fucking smiling at me.

“Jesus Christ, Angel.”

* * *

Nina

Mason’s handis clutched in mine, his eyes locked tight. I search his face, not with the ability to take my eyes off him. “Mase,” I whisper, a tear sliding into the road of my mouth. I roll my lips, sniffling as he takes a pointy breath in. “Mase, take a look at me.”

I keep in mind once I first met my Mase. Leant in opposition to the highest of his flashy automotive, staring up by that low forehead at me—cocky smirk in place. His eyes have been so clear and positive. A person who knew precisely what he needed. Smoothing my finger over his darkish, looming forehead, I glide it right down to skim his cheek and swipe a tear away from his jaw. His eyes aren’t clear, nor positive. His eyes are unhappy, scared, and damaged, and I would like nothing greater than for him to say one thing filthy and provides me that cocky smile that I so desperately love.

“It’s okay, child. I’m okay,” I promise him.

His mouth opens, one other tear sliding down his face as he appears to be like at me helplessly. It’s as if he’s afraid to talk within the concern that he’ll break. I can see him breaking.

“Can now we have a minute?” I croak out, wanting down on the nurse who’s talking with a physician on the finish of my mattress. I wince once I get a stabbing ache in my facet.

“You want to relaxation now, Nina. Just some extra minutes after which we’re going to want you to depart, Mr Lowell. I’m sorry.”

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