Love's Redemption (Chris and Maddie)

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Chapter 473

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I'd only really taken a good look around this hospital room twice-once when I was searching for Hayden, and now, while trying to figure out what to pack.

Wayne crouched in front of me, his voice soft. "Rea, how are you feeling? Any discomfort?"

I was about to shake my head when a knock interrupted us. Jace walked in with the doctor.

"Let the doctor check you over. If anything happens on the plane, it'll be hard to deal with," Jace said, hist gaze briefly flicking to Wayne. I noticed the slight crease in his brow.

As the doctor moved closer, Wayne stood up and stepped aside, naturally giving him room.

The doctor listened to my heartbeat, took my blood pressure, and ran through a full exam. "You're recovering well," he finally said. "Everything looks normal."

"Thank you, doctor," Jace said, sounding genuinely grateful.

Wayne chimed in, "I'll walk the doctor out. I need to pack, too. Jace, stay and talk to Rea."

The door clicked shut behind them, and just like that, it was me and Jace. Alone.

said a word. We just sat there, wrapped in silence. I stared

like forever, he finally broke the quiet. "I'm

eyes were distant,

next to me. "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have come to

my eyes to the second button on his shirt. "There's no need to apologize. Isn't there that saying? Everything

"why did you do it? Risk your life to

just gave a small, bitter smile. "Because if I didn't,

about your life? Why didn't you think about yourself? I know what happened-if you hadn't given that last 200cc of blood, you wouldn't

bag for him. I smiled again, but it didn't reach my eyes. "If you're gonna

you so much,

you didn't make it, what was the point of the 600cc I'd

to meet his. "Don't overthink it. Even if it hadn't been you that day-if it was a stranger-I would've done

bit, "Really? Even

too

of disappointment in his eyes. I knew exactly

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whatever spiral he was about to fall into. "I saved you because we share

I'm in your life-to help when

under the same

smile. "Since we split up, you've built so many walls around yourself. You won't even give

I let you hang on to hope, I'd be just as bad as