Forever You by Lynn, Sandi (e novels to read txt) 📕

She needs me to be her rock, and I won’t let her down. Mason and

Landon left, and we walked to the bedroom.

I laid there in bed, checking my emails while waiting for her to come out of the bathroom. She

opened the door and walked into the bedroom while brushing her teeth, frantically looking for

something. “What’s wrong, baby?” I asked. She mumbled something; I couldn’t understand her

between the toothbrush and the foam. She held up her free hand against her ear.

“Are you looking for your phone?” I asked her.

She nodded her head. I smiled as I pulled it from between the sheets. She smiled at me and gave me

thumbs up as she went back into the bathroom and spat in the sink.

“Thanks, baby!” she yelled. She walked towards the bed and looked at her phone, checking her

messages before she pulled back the covers and climbed in. She snuggled into my chest as I put my

arm around her. This was right, too right, as she softly kissed my chest and slowly drifted to sleep.

Chapter 20

The next morning, I woke up and looked over to find Ellery staring at me. I could sense something

was bothering her. She kissed my cheek and laid her head on my chest.

“What’s wrong?” I asked as I held her.

“I’m scared to go today,” she whispered.

I kissed her on the top of her head. “Don’t be scared; I’m here with you, and I told you that I will

protect you. You have nothing to fear when you’re with me; I promise you that, my love.”

She looked up at me and smiled. “I think we have time for a long shower before heading over to the

hospital.”

“You must have read my mind, Miss Lane, because I was just thinking the same thing,” I smiled

back.

We ate breakfast and headed out the door. I walked over to the Porsche as Ellery turned the

opposite way. “Hey, where are you going?” I asked.

“I’m walking,” she replied.

“No, you’re not! Get in the car, Ellery, I’m driving you there.”

I sighed as she kept walking down the street. I ran up behind her and picked her up.

“Connor, come on, please?” she laughed.

“Sorry, babe, but it’s better to drive there because we don’t know how you’ll feel afterwards. You

may not be able to walk home.”

“You’re right; I’m sorry,” she said as she kissed me on the cheek.

We arrived at the hospital, and I could tell Ellery was nervous as she was biting her bottom lip.

We sat in the waiting room of Dr. Murphy’s office until a leggy blonde receptionist called Ellery’s

name and led us to a room. I put my arm around Ellery as we walked down the hall, letting her know

she’s safe. The blonde kept eyeing me up and down and Ellery noticed it. I was getting nervous

because of what happened last night, and Ellery won’t hold back. She gave Ellery a cloth gown to

change into and quickly left the room after Ellery gave her an evil look. I took the gown from her

hands and helped her into it.

Dr. Murphy walked in with a silver tray and three large needles. She explained to Ellery what each

injection was going to feel like. She looked at me and told me that Ellery is going to need me to hold

her hand. Just hearing Dr. Murphy explain to Ellery what her body is going to feel like had scared the

shit out of me. I looked at her face, and she was as pale as a ghost. She was frightened, and it was my

job to protect her. I turned on the bed so I was facing her, and I grabbed her hand.

“Just look at me, baby, and focus on nothing but me, ok?” I said.

She nodded her head as Dr. Murphy inserted the first needle. She squeezed my hand hard as she

shrieked. When the second needle was injected, her shriek turned into a cry as she let go of my hand,

clutched my shirt with her fists and screamed into my chest. My heart was breaking for her. I held her

in my arms as the third needed pierced her skin, and she continued to scream.

“Please, Dr. Murphy; isn’t there anything we can do for her?” I pleaded.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Black. We have to let it run its course, but it’s only temporary. I’ll be back in an

hour to see how she’s doing; if you need anything, or she’s having a reaction, you are to push this

button immediately,” she said as she walked out of the room.

“It’s ok, baby. Just hold onto me,” I whispered to her as she laid there and shook in my arms. My

eyes started to swell with tears. I had to hold them back. I need to be strong for her, but seeing her

like this and having to go through this pain was horrifying. I just kept telling her I loved her over and

over.

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A couple of days had passed, and we mostly stayed in bed, watched movies, and cooked