Endless Possibilit by Emma Scott EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Emma Scott
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Prologue
Lenox Hill Hospital, February
Charlotte
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My footsteps echo down the wide, linoleum hallway to join the sounds of
machines and voices, hushed at this late hour, but still loud in my ears.
Hospitals are not restful places, and the air is humid with disinfectant and
tears. I hate it. I hate that he’s here again. It’s not fair. He’s already paid his
dues, a million times over.
I wasn’t supposed to be here either; visiting hours are long over, but
the nursing staff is lenient with me. Or they don’t want a scene. Probably
the latter.
The sign on the wall says 8C. His room. I heave a deep breath, to
infuse my voice with strength to take the tremor out. Otherwise Noah will
know immediately how scared I am. He’s scared too. He tries not to show
it; to push it down and bury it, but I know he is. I know him.
It’s late, but Noah’s awake, his eyes open and focused on nothing.
He looks weak and pale beneath the covers, and too many tubes and lines
are coming out of his arms. Too many machines monitoring the air in his
lungs; his temperature and his heartbeat.
I have his heart, I think fiercely. His and mine, they beat together.
Noah turns his head as I step inside, and a smile finds its way to his
lips. He can always tell when it’s me.
“Hi, baby,” he says tiredly. “What time is it?”
“Almost eleven.” I cross the room to his side and drop my heavy
bag at my feet. “Lucien has taken everyone home, but they’ll be back first
thing in the morning. Ava too.”
“Ava’s flying in?” he asks, a grimace flits over his face. “God, what
a mess.”
I kiss my fingers and touch it to the line between his dark brows.
“They’re your family. Nothing would keep them away, and that’s how it
should be.”
He doesn’t say anything but I know he’s beating himself up. As if
it’s his fault the migraines have been relentless. Or that he collapsed
yesterday afternoon like a puppet with its strings cut.
He reaches for my hand. “What about you? Go home, baby. Get
some sleep.”
“Like hell,” I say lightly, kicking off my shoes.
“Aren’t visiting hours over?”
“They don’t apply to me.”
He manages a smile. “I can only imagine what would happen if they
try to kick you out.”
“Not gonna happen. Scoot. You’re hogging the bed.”
I lay down beside him, one jeans-clad leg thrown over his that are
under the blankets. We lay face to face, our fingers entwined, our bodies
touching as much as the narrow bed allows.
“Charlotte, you’re trembling.”
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