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

JESS WE NEED A MIRACLE

JESS PRESENT DAY

I sat beside Laura's hospital bed, my fingers wrapped around her delicate, unmoving hand. The rhythmic beeping of the monitors was the only sound in the room, a stark contrast to the life that used to surround her. It was almost cruel, how still she was-Laura, the woman who once filled every space she entered with laughter and warmth, now trapped in silence.

I squeezed her hand gently, willing her to feel me, to know I was here. "You're going to wake up," I whispered, my voice breaking. "And when you do, I'll tell you everything you missed."

Tears blurred my vision as I exhaled shakily. "Asha will know you, Laura. I promise. She'll know how fiercely you love her, how you used to sing to her even before she was born. I'll make sure she remembers her mother."

I brushed my thumb over the back of her hand, the warmth of her skin a small mercy. "You were supposed to be the strong one," I choked out with a broken laugh. "I never thought you'd be the one lying here. Not you."

I sniffled and wiped my face with my free hand, steeling myself. "I'll take care of Josh, too. You don't have to worry about him. But more than that... I'll make sure he knows it's okay to move

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The words felt heavy, but they were true. "You wouldn't want him to be lonely, Laura. I know you. You'd want him to find

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you deserve this chance-to get better, to fight your way back to us. So that's what we're

didn't need to look up to know who it was.

moved into the room silently, coming to stand beside me before lowering himself into the chair. Without hesitation, he wrapped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me into him. I let myself lean into his warmth, the

know this hurts," he murmured, his voice thick with emotion. "I know it feels impossible. But this is the

but my heart still ached. "I know. I just-" My breath shuddered. "She'll be so far

tightened his grip around me. "Josh wanted this.

exhaled heavily, the weight of everything pressing down on both of us. "We all want a miracle, Jess. But in the

blinking up at him. Through my tears, I tried to manage a weak smile. "When did you become so wise?" I

huffed a quiet laugh and reached up, wiping away the wet trails on my cheeks with his thumb. "I had to keep up

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somehow."