Total pages in book: 45
Estimated words: 44342 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 177(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44342 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 222(@200wpm)___ 177(@250wpm)___ 148(@300wpm)
She crosses her arms over her chest and stares at me. She must realize I’m not leaving until I know something because she tilts her head and says, “The doctor said he has a concussion and needs time to heal, but he’s fine.”
I blow out a breath and search over what I can see of Guy. He has bandages over his left eye. “And his eye?”
She huffs impatiently. “No internal bleeding. It should be fine. Who are you?”
I wrap my arms around myself. I feel unsteady like the shock of it all is just now fully hitting me. “I’m… a friend.”
She holds her hand out and looks at her nails like she’s bored. “Well, I’m Katelyn. It was lucky I was at the game so I can be here for him.”
I’m clutching at straws, trying to figure out what she’s doing here. “Okay, well—”
But before I can get anything else out, she says, “Yeah, we had arranged to get together after the game.”
My mouth drops open. “Oh.”
She doesn’t seem to notice that my world just tilted on its axis. “But seriously, he doesn’t need to be bothered right now.”
I nod. I should tell her something, maybe say who I am and why I’m here. Heck, I could tell her that Guy told me he loved me just yesterday, but I don’t do any of that. I look at Guy lying on the bed, and it feels as if my heart is being ripped from my chest. It’s too late. I should have confessed to him how I felt. But now I’m wondering if it would have made a difference. Was he planning to meet her before yesterday?
I start to sweat and feel hot all over. I cannot pass out here. How embarrassing would that be? This is exactly what I was afraid of. I knew that Guy Brody could break my heart, but I didn’t know it would be like this.
I take a step back. I look at Guy one more time and then take another step backward. Katelyn smiles at me, and I can’t take it. I leave before Guy even knows I’m here.
CHAPTER 23
GUY
I wake up to hushed voices.
I slowly open my eyes and am shocked when I can only see out of one. I put my hand up and feel the bandages over my left eye. “What?”
A woman, I assume a nurse, stands over me. “Mr. Brody, you’re fine. You have a concussion and some swelling to the left eye, but we’ve run tests, and there is no internal bleeding.”
I put my hand down and close my eyes again, but the voice continues. “You have some visitors here, and they refuse to leave until they see you, but you need to get some rest.”
When I don’t respond, she tries again. “I’m going to give them five minutes and then I’m clearing the room.”
She pats my arm, and then I hear her say. “Five minutes and then he needs some rest.”
There are a few murmurs of acknowledgement, and then when I hear a door shut, it’s like the space around me is filled with people.
“Brody, you okay, man?”
I open my eyes, thankful that the lights are still dim.
“You okay, baby?”
My eye flies open. That’s not Nicole. I stare up at the woman that I used to date. “What the hell are you doing here?”
I hear a “damn” and a chuckle from someone else, but my gaze stays on Katelyn. “Katelyn, why are you here?”
She blinks at me. “I was at the game. I was lucky that the ambulance driver recognized me because he let me ride to the hospital with you.” She brushes her hand through my hair. “But you’re going to be okay, I’m going to take care of you.”
I close my eyes and shake my head. “No, you’re not.”
I look around the room at my teammates and then back to Katelyn. “You need to leave.”
Her mouth falls open. “But—”
I shake my head, and pain shoots through my temple with that small amount of movement, so I stop. “We broke up, Katelyn. I don’t want you here.”
One of the guys had told me that the guy she cheated on me with, the linebacker from the Jasper Eagles, had broken it off with her. I should have known she’d show back up and try to pick up where we left off.
She tries again. “But Guy, I just—”
I don’t let her finish. “Katelyn, thanks for stopping by, but I don’t want you here. I’m sorry.”
She grabs her purse and walks out with a huff.
I hear the door open and close, and Finn stands over me. “Damn, Brody.”
I close my eyes because it hurts so much. “Anyone call my family? Nicole? I’m sure they’ve seen or heard about this by now.”
Finn puts a hand on my shoulder. “Yeah, Ozzy and Miller are flying in and should be here in an hour.”