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

than five minutes. Your breathing and pulse are perfectly normal." I nodded my head. "So I'm ok; I'm not

and needed more care

He told me it was OK to move around, and getting up, he walked to the end of the bed, picked up his first aid bag, and put away what he had

Josh kissed me and then went into the bathroom, bringing out my toiletry bag. Sitting down again, he pulled me between

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 his hand out for me, I slid off the bed, and hand in

Mike sitting on the couch, and squeezing Josh's hand, I walked over to Mike and climbed onto his lap; cuddling against him, I reached up and cupped his face.

luggage cart and began loading it up. Mike and I did one final walkthrough, ensuring we didn't leave anything behind. Sean, Patrick, and Jake had already gone down in the elevator. Patrick was checking us out, and Sean and Jake loaded the SUV. When the elevator let the rest of us out at

parks in the town before, but nothing compared to the miles of forest passing by us. We stopped in a charming small village for lunch and decided to pick

lunches while the others were responsible for meat and snacks. We quickly filled both carts, and after a trip down the candy aisle for extra chocolate,

had ever seen, and I immediately fell in love with it. The house was surrounded by trees and 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

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

they that's a lot more to deal with than the few inches we get at home," I had to agree with

over eight feet