Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

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LUKE

The drive to the hospital was tense, the silence punctuated only by Sarah's occasional sharp intake of breath and the hum of the truck's engine. I glanced at her leg, propped awkwardly on the dash, the towel still wrapped around the cut. Her tears had dried, but the occasional sniffle was enough to keep me on edge.

Pulling out my phone, I hit Josh's number on speed dial. He picked up on the second ring.

"Yo, where are you guys?" Josh's voice boomed through the speaker.

"Change of plans," I said, keeping my tone even. "Sarah had an accident in the pool house. Shelf tipped over, her leg's pinned- looks like an ankle sprain. I'm taking her to the hospital."

"What the hell? Is she okay?" Josh asked, concern laced in his voice.

"She's fine," I replied quickly, not wanting to make a big deal of it. "Just being cautious. I'll keep you updated."

"Alright," Josh said after a pause. "Call me if you need anything."

"Will do." I hung up and scrolled to Jess's name in my contacts, hitting dial.

The phone rang endlessly before going to voicemail. I groaned,

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gripping the wheel tighter.

asked sweetly, glancing

"Yeah," I muttered.

we finally reached the hospital, I parked the truck and walked around to her side. Sarah waited expectantly, not even attempting to open the door. With a resigned sigh, I opened it and helped her out, keeping my hands steady as she leaned heavily on me. Inside the emergency department, the harsh fluorescent lights. did nothing for my headache. I set Sarah down on a waiting chair and grabbed the clipboard of paperwork from the

me a wide-eyed look. "Luke, I can't write like this-

letting out a sharp breath and

shortly after, whisking Sarah away to the back. I dropped into

Jess picked up after a couple of

she said,

the chair and running a hand through my hair. "Look, there was an accident. Sarah hurt her ankle in the pool house. I'm at the

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Is she okay?" Jess asked, concern

Looks like a sprain, maybe worse, but nothing life-threatening. I'll be back

me updated,

you," I said

were barely out of my mouth when a

follow me sir." He led me to the back,

waited.

"I have an update about

"Wife?" I repeated, frowning.

cut himself off as Sarah

Doc!" Sarah called out with a laugh. "It's probably because we look like we should be married,

I clenched

my wife," I corrected the

thrown off.