Chapters (107)
- Glossary
- One
- Josh
- Two
- Delaney
- Three
- Delaney
- Four
- Delaney
- Five
- Josh
- Six
- Delaney
- Seven
- Josh
- Eight
- Delaney
- Nine
- Josh
- Ten
- Delaney
- Eleven
- Josh
- Twelve
- Delaney
- Thirteen
- Delaney
- Fourteen
- Delaney
- Fifteen
- Josh
- Sixteen
- Josh
- Seventeen
- Delaney
- Eighteen
- Delaney
- Nineteen
- Josh
- Twenty
- Delaney
- Twenty-One
- Delaney
- Twenty-Two
- Delaney
- Twenty-Three
- Delaney
- Twenty-Four
- Josh
- Twenty-Five
- Josh
- Twenty-Six
- Delaney
- Twenty-Seven
- Delaney
- Twenty-Eight
- Josh
- Twenty-Nine
- Delaney
- Thirty
- Delaney
- Thirty-One
- Delaney
- Thirty-Two
- Delaney
- Thirty-Three
- Josh
- Thirty-Four
- Delaney
- Thirty-Five
- Josh
- Thirty-Six
- Delaney
- Thirty-Seven
- Josh
- Thirty-Eight
- Delaney
- Thirty-Nine
- Josh
- Forty
- Delaney
- Forty-One
- Delaney
- Forty-Two
- Delaney
- Forty-Three
- Josh
- Forty-Four
- Delaney
- Forty-Five
- Delaney
- Forty-Six
- Delaney
- Forty-Seven
- Delaney
- Forty-Eight
- Josh
- Forty-Nine
- Delaney
- Fifty
- Delaney
- Fifty-One
- Delaney
- Epilogue
- Delaney
- Also by Wendy Smith
- About the Author
“So you don’t know either?”
“I didn’t book her tickets, so I’m not sure about travel insurance, which I’m guessing this would fall under? Either way, she’s covered. Now, can I please see her?”
He nods. “Sure. Someone will be in to sort it all out with you.”
“Whatever it takes. Please, just get me to Delaney.”
* * *
She’s lying in the bed, her eyes closed. I follow the cannula in the back of her hand up to an IV drip beside the bed.
“Delaney.”
“We gave her something for the migraine, and it’s made her drowsy. It’ll pass.”
I turn to the doctor. “When can I take her home?”
“She should be okay to go when she wakes up. There’s no damage, but she was dehydrated. She’ll need to rest and keep out of the sun for a couple of days.”
I nod. “That’s no problem.”
If I have to wrap her up in cotton wool, I will. I’ll do whatever it takes to show her how much she means to me.
After approaching the bed, I sit in the chair beside it and take her hand in mine. I’ve already lost Delaney once, and it caused us to be apart for six years. I don’t want to spend another minute without her.
The minutes tick by—the only sound in the room is the analogue clock on the wall. But I sit and wait because it’s all I can do.
“Josh?” she croaks.
“Hey.”
“You found me.”
“I’m so sorry, baby. I’m sorry for everything.”
“I want to go home,” she whispers.
I nod. “I’m getting you out of here.”
“No. I want to go home to Melly.” She blinks, but tears still escape her eyes and roll down her cheeks.
“Let’s just get you out of hospital first. Then we’ll talk.”
“I don’t belong here.” Her sad tone hits me square in the chest. This is the very thing I’m trying to get past, but now …
“You belong with me. I’m going to prove it to you.”
“How?”
“I’m not sure yet, but I promise you nothing like this will ever happen again. It shouldn’t have happened this time.”
She sniffs. “He wouldn’t even call you. And he threatened me with the police. I was already feeling sick, but this was just humiliating, Josh.”
I reach over and stroke her cheek. “I’m so sorry, babe. And I’m sorry about our argument. I never once thought you were lying about Mac. It was just such a slap in the face from him.”
She says nothing else for the moment, but closes her eyes at my touch. I love this woman so damn much, and I’ve been the cause of her misery. If I’d handled everything better this morning, she would never have ended up here.