Total pages in book: 331
Estimated words: 315585 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1578(@200wpm)___ 1262(@250wpm)___ 1052(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 315585 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 1578(@200wpm)___ 1262(@250wpm)___ 1052(@300wpm)
“Stay in bed. I’ll get you a water.” I make my way to her kitchen, grab one out of the fridge, and rush back to her. My teeth grind when I see the bed empty. “Goddammit, Eve. You need to be in bed,” I growl when I see her standing in her bathroom.
“I need a shower.” She looks herself over in the mirror. “You ripped my top.” Turning to face me, her eyes harden.
“I was trying to see what was wrong with you,” I snap angrily.
She huffs. “Funny, coming from you.”
“What the fuck does that mean?” I haven’t physically hurt her.
She opens her mouth to no doubt tell me to leave, but the doorbell rings. “I’ll get it.”
I set the bottle of water on the counter and then make my way to the door, letting Gavin in. “She’s awake,” I inform him, and he follows me down the hallway, through her primary suite, and then into her bathroom.
“Kash—” She turns around to yell at me but stops when she sees Gavin is with me. Her eyes widen for a brief second before they narrow on me. “What is he doing here?”
“This is Gavin.” The way she can’t meet his eyes tells me that she already knows who he is. I’m not sure if that’s a good or bad thing. “He’s going to look at you. Give you an exam to see what happened and why you fainted.”
“I keep telling you I’m fine. I’m just tired.” She runs a hand through her tangled, bloody hair.
“Let me decide that,” Gavin says, stepping forward.
She looks between me and him. Trying to decide whether the fight is worth it. It’s not.
“I’m—”
“If you say fine one more time, I will tie you to your bed so Gavin can examine you,” I interrupt her. “And you can fight me all you want, but we both know you’re not strong enough to beat me.” Not even on her best day, but definitely not tonight. She’s exhausted and weak.
She huffs, looking away.
I would smile if I wasn’t so worried about her. “I’ll give you guys a minute.” I exit, letting them have their time together.
As I’m returning to the living room, her front door bursts open, and Adam enters. “Where the fuck is she?” he demands.
EVERETT
“Have you ever passed out before?” Gavin asks me.
I want to laugh but instead say, “Yes.”
“How long ago?” He places the stethoscope on my chest to listen to my heart.
“I don’t know. It’s been a while.” Last time I actually passed out, I was choked out by Kashton. Is that the same? I’m not sure, but I’m not in the mood to get into it with him.
“Everything sounds good.” He places his hands on my neck, and I arch it so he can feel around for whatever it is he’s looking for. “Any drugs?”
“Just alcohol,” I answer as he pulls away.
“Today?” he wonders.
“Every day.”
He sighs heavily. “Eve—”
“Don’t,” I cut him off. “I don’t even know why you’re here.”
“Kashton called me. He was really worried about you.”
I snort and then flinch. My head is still pounding more than it was before.
“I would like to give you a prescription—”
“No drugs.” I shake my head. “I don’t need them.”
His jaw sharpens. “Can you promise to take it easy?”
“Sure.” I shrug.
“But will you?”
“No.”
“Goddammit, Eve.” He turns and softly shuts my bathroom door, and I raise my brows in question. I like where we pretend that we don’t know each other. “Just because I don’t see any physical signs of a concussion doesn’t mean you don’t have one.”
“I don’t.”
“Let me give you an IV. Fluids can help—”
“No.” I know what he’s wanting to do. He wants to flush my system, and it won’t do any good.
He looks away, and I can tell he’s debating pushing it. Is it worth forcing me and pissing me off? The answer is never. “I’m going to suggest that Kash stay the night with you tonight.”
My teeth grind. “Absolutely not.”
“It’s either that or you come with me back to the clinic and I put you under a twenty-four-hour watch,” he says matter-of-factly. “And as worried as he is, I’m guessing he would follow you there.”
I fist my hands at my options. I’m getting really tired of this shit.
He steps into me and softens his voice. “I don’t know what’s going on between the two of you, but I promise Kashton staying here with you is the better option. Especially after I call your father and inform him of why I had to make a house visit in the middle of the night.” With that, he gathers his things, opens the door, and exits my room.
I want to scream my head off right now, but it’ll just make my headache worse. Stepping out into the hallway, I hear Gavin speaking. “You need to stay with her tonight.”