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

happened; you were out for less than five minutes. Your breathing and pulse are perfectly normal." I nodded my head. "So I'm ok; I'm not going to ruin the trip?" I asked

you were sick and needed more care than

to move around, and getting up, he walked to the end of the bed, picked up his

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

I complimented 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 his hand out for me, I slid

him, I reached up and cupped his face. "I'm sorry for being a brat

Helping me stand," Let's get going; checkout is in fifteen minutes." Mike said, linking his fingers with mine. There was a flurry of activity around us as the other guys brought out bags; Jamie and Sean were in the hallway with a luggage cart and began loading it up. Mike and I did one final

behind us, I was glued to the window, watching the scenery go by. I had been to 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 up groceries since we were

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 trip

teasing me, but I could tell they were excited, too. Soon, we were turning onto a smaller road; then we were finally there, Sean parked in front of the cutest house I 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 as the surrounding forest, with a river rock decorating the bottom quarter of the house.

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 unsure if the man

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

feet of snow