Lost Me Gained Regret

Chapter 70

Chapter 70

His

s drilled into mine, a deep concern veiling them, “Can’t it be for any other reason?”

“Like what?” I couldn’t deny I was fishing for something more.

His lips barely moved as he spoke, “I just want you to be well.”

“…Sounds like something you’d say at a family Thanksgiving dinner.”

A thought flickered through my mind, and before I knew it, a smile crept up, “Save it for Timothy’s birthday bash next month.”

Wishing me health. Wishing himself a lifetime of happiness with Margaret?

When the nurse came to draw my blood, I instinctively pulled back as she disinfected my arm, my body tensing up.

I was scared. I’d always been scared.

As a kid, it was always Dad who held me, with Mom gripping my other hand, coaxing me through every needle and every blood draw.

And there were always rewards.

But over these past years, my health had been decent. A common cold here, some over-the-counter meds there – hardly ever needing blood drawn.

my fear never really faded. But fear or not, was grown up now,

“Don’t be afraid.”

Bryant’s warm hand enveloped mine his thumb gently caressing the back of my hand as

“You being

make it

the pain with you.” His

looked down to see the man who always seemed to tower over me, now half-kneeling by my side, filling my heart and

didn’t catch it.

shook my

kept inside than

I was off to the ultrasound room the

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Bryant waited outside.

gel, then handed me tissue to wipe it off after he was done,

sooner or

soon.

her who I was as the examining doctor

“I… know.”

together, “How’s the

you can

“Really…”

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