When Love Intrudes (When the Mission Ends)
“She needed to open her eyes, but just lying there felt so much easier to do. Every single part of her body hurt, even her eyelids. Finally, curiosity got the better of her about who squeezed her hand and she pried her eyes open.
At the sight of Nathan’s worried face at the side of her hospital bed, memories from the day before bombarded her. She hadn’t gotten to see him before they’d whisked her into a four-wheel drive vehicle down the side of the mountain to a hospital.
“Hey, kid,” she... whispered. “Are you okay?” He appeared to be whole and safe, but she still had to ask the question.
The iron grip on her hand tightened and she tried not to wince. He nodded with a haunted look to his eyes. He needed her touch. She wasn’t going to make him feel bad about it. Honestly, even if it hurt, she was relieved to feel his very alive touch, too.
“I’m sorry,” he whispered. He looked toward the window, and swallowed hard.MoreLess
At the sight of Nathan’s worried face at the side of her hospital bed, memories from the day before bombarded her. She hadn’t gotten to see him before they’d whisked her into a four-wheel drive vehicle down the side of the mountain to a hospital.
“Hey, kid,” she... whispered. “Are you okay?” He appeared to be whole and safe, but she still had to ask the question.
The iron grip on her hand tightened and she tried not to wince. He nodded with a haunted look to his eyes. He needed her touch. She wasn’t going to make him feel bad about it. Honestly, even if it hurt, she was relieved to feel his very alive touch, too.
“I’m sorry,” he whispered. He looked toward the window, and swallowed hard.MoreLess
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