Chapter Eleven

The next two weeks went by with Emery and Austin spending more and more time together. Not only did they have their volunteer time together, but they also did things after his football practices and her other volunteer hours. They didn’t go to any more parties, not that there weren’t any, but Austin felt it was better for them to stay away because of Apryl. They went to each other’s houses, meet the other’s families, and just enjoyed doing all the other normal stuff that other teen couples did. And yes, that meant that sometimes the moments got a little too hot, but they still hadn’t ventured past the whole second base thing.

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Austin went looking for Emery as soon as he got into the hospital. She’d decided to drive herself because she wanted to go in early and see one of her favorite patients who wasn’t doing so well. “Hey, Anne. Where’s Emery?” Austin spotted the older lady that was always there when they were there dur