Total pages in book: 146
Estimated words: 138588 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 693(@200wpm)___ 554(@250wpm)___ 462(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 138588 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 693(@200wpm)___ 554(@250wpm)___ 462(@300wpm)
Which they wouldn’t if they knew it had been Sawyer’s own employee who’d tossed the bombs.
“Yes, I heard it, too.” Ty strode in, taking a place beside Lucy, his hand holding hers. “Michael is parking, and Jax is going up to Sawyer’s to pick up Bella. She can stay with River and Jax for a few days.”
“For tonight it’s fine, but I want her with me at home,” Sabrina said. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to sound rude. I don’t like the idea of Bella not knowing where we are.”
River leaned over, putting a hand on hers. “It’s okay. We’ll keep her overnight since I doubt you’ll be leaving.”
The only way she would leave tonight would be if he…
Caleb Burke walked in. He’d been with Nate, too, and had ridden in the ambulance with Sawyer. Now he walked toward them in scrubs, looking beyond tired.
Sabrina stood. “He looks upset.”
Henry waved the thought off. “Nah. That’s just his face. He’s got a perpetual look of doom on his face. Sawyer’s good.”
“He is,” the doc said. “He’s going to need some rest, but he’s a tough bastard.”
A wave of relief flooded Sabrina, and she slumped against Wyatt, clutching him like she would never let him go. She couldn’t stop the tears that had been building up. He was okay. He was alive.
Would he ever forgive her for the terrible things she’d said? She’d been so afraid he would die thinking she didn’t love him with all of her heart.
She looked up to Wyatt. “I said things…”
Wyatt squeezed her. “What things, baby? Don’t cry. Everything’s going to be okay.”
“I said I didn’t love him. I told your brother I was only with him because I loved you and you were a packaged deal. I never thought he would hear me,” she admitted.
Wyatt sighed and stroked a hand down her hair. “Baby, you were playing a role. I also accused him of only caring about money and power.”
Lucy snorted. “Power? Sawyer tries to avoid being placed in any position of power. It would mean talking too much.”
Wyatt forced her to look at him. “Baby, do you remember when he said he didn’t care what happened to us? Only to the bar? And then he proceeded to do something we will never talk about in front of insurance agents. He didn’t mean it any more than you did. Now I do believe he’s going to want to talk to you about sneaking away from safety and running back into a burning bar to save him.”
“Yeah, I might talk to her about running into danger,” her sister said with a shake of her head.
“Well, do all of that on your time. For now, Sawyer’s out of surgery, and we’re moving him to one of the Bliss suites. I assume you’re staying.” Caleb pulled his scrub cap off.
“There’s a Bliss suite?” Wyatt asked the question she was curious about, too.
“Oh, yeah. A couple of years back Stef built a wing of the hospital, and now we get this big old suite with overnight privileges for two instead of one,” Lucy explained. “We have to use it way more than you would think.”
River had her cell in hand. “We’ll get back home now that we know he’s okay, but you should understand life is about to change. We’re done waiting for him to decide he wants to come out of his shell. We’re pulling him out. You’re about to get a bunch of invitations, and I hope you’ll accept them. He has a family that loves him, and we’ll love you, too, if you let us. We’ll start with dinner at my place next week, but you should remember the holidays are coming up.”
Sabrina gave River a watery smile. “Yes, we would love to be invited. And we’ll be there for dinner as long as Sawyer’s able.”
Caleb shrugged. “He’ll make it. He’s strong as a damn ox. I should be able to let him go home tomorrow if he promises to rest. Were they able to save any of the bar?”
Sawyer’s employees had stayed behind, helping with the volunteer fire fighting team trying to save Hell on Wheels. Lark had texted her when they’d finally gotten the fire out. “It’s pretty bad, but the structure held. We’ve got a ton of work ahead of us.”
It didn’t scare her. She only hoped Sawyer wouldn’t be too upset about the bargain he’d made.
Hours later, Sabrina came awake to the feel of a hand squeezing hers. She blinked in the early morning light and for a moment she was disoriented. She was in Del Norte. In the hospital. She’d fallen asleep sitting next to Sawyer, praying he would wake up because despite all the doc’s promises, he looked so vulnerable.
“Hey, Teach,” he said with weary eyes, but his lips were curling to a smile. “You okay? That was a killer swing.”