Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter

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I woke up in bed again, completely confused about how I got there. My head was in Josh's lap, and Drew sat on my other side, holding two fingers against my pulse; he was looking at his watch, and I could see his lips moving as he counted. When he was done, Drew

moved my arm back onto the bed and, seeing I was awake, ran a hand across my forehead.

"Hi, angel, welcome back." Drew smiled gently as he moved his finger before my eyes, ensuring they responded correctly. When he was satisfied that I was ok, he sat back. Jake slid my head onto a pillow and moved to see me better.

"What happened, and why did I pass out? I thought my concussion was gone." I started worrying that something was wrong and I would ruin our lake trip.

you're ok," Jake promised, squeezing my hand to get my attention.

"Baby girl, you're

as soon as it happened; you were out for less than five minutes. Your breathing and pulse

girl, I promise, and even if you were sick and needed more

me to get up now?" I asked Drew. He told me it was OK to move around, and getting up, he walked to the end of the

go." Josh kissed me and then went into the bathroom, bringing out my toiletry bag.

him when, ten minutes later, he had worked out the tangles, leaving my hair smooth and straight. He kissed the top of my head as lush put my brush away. Holding

squeezing Josh's hand, I walked over to Mike and climbed onto his lap; cuddling against him, I reached up and cupped his face. "I'm sorry for being a brat earlier," I said

Jamie and Sean were in the hallway with a luggage cart and began loading it up. Mike and I did one final walkthrough, ensuring

stopped in a charming small village for lunch and decided to pick up groceries since we were only forty-five minutes from the house. Sean waited with the SUV while the rest of us went

one cart, Patrick grabbed a second one, and we split up. I picked produce and things to make quick lunches while the others were responsible for meat and snacks. We quickly filled both carts, and after a

sat above the lake; I could see stairs leading down to the water from the back of the house. The house was the same shade of green as the surrounding forest, with a river rock decorating the bottom quarter of the house. The stairs leading to the front door were also made of river rock. We all piled out of the back, and I stopped to take a deep breath. The smell of pine and cedar surrounded

best place ever. Can we move here permanently and never go back to the city?" I begged. The guys all laughed as the look on Jamie's face turned to one of horror at the thought. Jamie, A city boy through and through, was very much out of his element up here. I'm

to deal with than the few inches we get at home," I had to agree with Patrick on

eight feet of snow