Caught In His Embrace: A Second Chance Romance

Chapter 174 Seni came to in Cedrics car , rubbing her forehead .

Ugh she mattered .

Cedric was right there , all worried .

Sienna ? he asked , his voice night .

Sienna was all confused .

She remembered getting tossed around , but how did she end up in his car ? Cedric ? You here ? she said , still a bit groggy .

Yep , its me .

Cedric said .

Sienna tried to play it cool .

Crazy how we keep running into each other , huh ? she said .

Cedric just gave a half smile .

Yeah , crazy , he said , but there was a hint of sadness in his voice .

They kept crossing paths but never got a chance to be together .

Um … Sienna shifted in her seat .

This was getting a bit too close for comfort .

Cedric caught on quick , his checks flushing red .

Sorry , didnt mean to get all up in your space .

You just passed out , he said , helping her sit up straight .

I know .

Dont sweat it, Sienna said , giving him a small smile .

Just drop me off up ahead , okay ? No way , Cedric said , shaking his head .

You got tossed around and passed out .

We gotta get you checked out .

Could be serious Im telling you .

Im good : Sienna said .

Were ar at the hospital anyway , Cedric said , his tone firm .

I wouldnt just blow this off if you were some random person .

to me , he added

get off my mind Sienna looked at him

he had a

slowly , They pulled into the

and Sienna

, but the doc said she should stick around overnight for observation

care of the paperwork and stuck with

Sienna leaned back on the bed and said , kind of shy ,

should head out

just pulled the blanket up for her and

with you tonight Cedric Sienna tried

Cedric insisted , If I go home , Im just gonna worry about you

keep an

his mind , Sienna

, telling them to let the staff know if she

Cedric , how are you doing ? Is your injury healing up ?

foot

of them brought it up

smiled , Nothing spe Going to the

good Cedric murmured , wanting to

Josiah , not wanting to get into that He dimmed the bedside lamp : up and told Stemma , Get some rest Okay Sienna turned her

sat by the bed , quietly watching her in the dim light , wishing this peaceful moment could last a

and Josiah slipped away to a quiet

the strain from all the fake smiles hed been flashing

were no messages

out at all

, he spun the phone in his hand and called her ,

recorded message saying the number was unavailable He hung up , puzzled

thought and tried again ,

, or is she ignoring me on purpose he kept thinking , hoping Sienna would turn her phone on and answer

no reply ,

from down the hall , pushing Howard in a wheelchair

the road

there , Josiah replied , shoving his phone into his pocket with a frustrated sigh ,

decided not to worry about it

him , that

to chase after

night , sleep

checking his phone and trying Siennas number , but it was

frustration gradually turned

happened to her ? Is she sick ? It has snowed tonight ; has she gone out in it ? The more he thought about it , the less

appeared , Josiah got up and left the house

even

was all over Cedric to get the paperwork done quickly

to go

comes in , itll be crazy

done now , she said ,

Sure thing .