Shattered Girl (Emmy)

Chapter

49

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

were out for less than five minutes. Your

and even if you were sick and needed more care than Drew

getting up, he walked to the end of the bed, picked up his first aid bag, and put away what

to go." 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

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

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

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 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 only forty-five minutes from the house. Sean waited with the SUV while the rest of us went into the small market, with Jamie bringing

responsible for meat and snacks. We quickly filled both carts, and after a trip down the candy aisle

I was bouncing in my seat like an excited toddler. The guys were laughing and 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. 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 me, and a cool breeze from the lake ruffled

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 "owned anything

to deal with than the

can get over eight feet of snow during