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The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 36
RansomMy truck is in the driveway as Cutter pulls in to drop me off. "Do you need help getting inside?" He gives me a smartass grin."Fuck no. See you later. Don't bother texting, don't come over. I'm busy, I got plans," I tell him as I hop out of his truck."Plans for work? Since you know, that's what you were cleared for," he teases me."Thanks for the ride." I slam the door harder than I need to. He's still talking, but I'm pretending like I can't hear him. Entering my house, I listen to see if I can tell where Stelle is. Rambo is laying on the couch, snoozing away, probably from when she took him to the dog park. As I step on a spot in the floor that creaks, he does raise his head, but I put my finger in front of my lips, shushing him. Walking back to the bedroom, I hear the shower shut off. "Whatever you do, Stelle, don't you dare put clothes on."She comes out of the bathroom, wearing nothing but a towel. "You were cleared?" Her smile is huge, her eyes bright.
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Renegade"I know the two of you are wondering why I've called you here today," I sigh as I look at both of my kids. "What's the deal, Dad?" Belle asks as she sits on the couch next to Nick, her legs tucked up underneath her. She looks like she doesn't have a care in the world. And right now, she shouldn't. Ransom is recovering, Rambo is fine, but I've got an issue I need to discuss with the both of them."This is serious," I start out. "I told your mom I was having this conversation with you both, and she left so that we could have it in private.""Now I'm starting to get nervous," Belle starts fidgeting with her hair, a nervous habit she's had since she was a kid."I'm just gonna come out and say it. I'm disappointed." I look at both of them. "I know one of you lied to me," I look at Belle, and like always, she looks guilty before I even start. She knows what I'm pissed about. "And I have a feeling the other one is too." I level my gaze on Nick."Dad, we never meant to hu
The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 38
StellaAs I turn onto the road in front of The Café, my heart does a little jump when I see the Laurel Springs Police SUV that belongs to my boyfriend. It's parked near the front, Nick's patrol car sits next to it, and I see my Mom's SUV parked there too, as well as Holden's truck. I'm super excited to see my Ransom because I haven't seen him, except in passing, the last couple of days. Our schedules aren't jiving, now that I've started school and he's working more than ever. But tonight, tonight is special. Our families are getting together for dinner.Parking my car in the first available spot, I shut it off and then flip the visor up, checking my hair and makeup. It's been a long day at work, but I managed to freshen up my hair before I left, and now I'm doing the same with my makeup. Satisfied that I'm looking as good as I'm going to, I grab my purse and exit the car. I wish I'd had time to go home and change, but scrubs are going to have to do today.When I enter, I see t
The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 39
StellaOne Year LaterBlue lights are flashing in my rearview and I have no idea what I've done wrong. Even though it's only six at night, I've just pulled a twelve-hour shift at the hospital, and I'm tired after staying up late last night studying. Only one more semester to go, thanks to doing summer school and testing out of some classes thanks to my medical assisting degree. But this semester is kicking my ass. I'm more tired than normal, and I'm taking things a bit too seriously. Which is why I feel tears well up in my eyes as I see the flashing lights of the Laurel Springs Police Department Charger.I have tears because I know that this isn't Ransom and I miss him so much. We've been ships passing in the night for the last two weeks, and all I want is a hug. His arms wrapped tightly around me, and him promising me that all this hard work will be worth it."Do you know how fast you were going back there?"Menace is leaning into the window I rolled down, but I don't rememb
The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 40
VOLUME TWO: SUPPRESSIONKelseaThe last thing anyone wants on their wedding day is to puke in the bridal suite. I have it on great authority no one likes to puke, especially right before they put on their wedding dress. Checking out my best friend, Stella? Looks like she didn't get the memo."Do we need to get you back to the bathroom?" I whisper as I watch a hand go to her stomach and her other over her mouth. It's almost as if I can literally see her getting greener as the seconds tick by."Stella." Whitney's voice carries a tone of disapproval as she turns to face both me and her daughter. "Did you really think it was a good idea to have a wine night with Kels the actual night before your wedding?"If only Whitney Kepler knew what was actually happening at our wine night. We'd watched Steel Magnolias, Top Gun and Sweet Home Alabama while polishing off a container of cake frosting and giggling about the something blue surprise Stella has up her skirt for her groom. Ending u
The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 41
NickLove is a promise delivered, already broken. That's what I learned from the first half of my life. Love hurts, it breaks up families, it brings unhappiness and pain, disappointment and sorrow. Love doesn't save, it steals. Anything and everything worth having. But watching Ransom and Stella as they dance around their reception, seeing how happy they are. Watching the smile covering both of their faces, the way my best friend holds my sister in his arms? It makes me wonder if I'm the broken one, and everyone else knows the answer to the secret. There's a part of me that thinks I'm wrong, because I see successful couples all around me. The difference in those couples and what I've been a part of? Me. I'm always the common denominator, and after a while – you come to realize how bad you are loving anyone else, including yourself.Sighing, I bring my bottle of beer up to my lips, taking a drink. It's nasty, because I've been nursing the same one all night. I'm not much of a dri
The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 42
NickThe devil on my right shoulder is completely at odds with the angel on the left. He's telling me to take what I want, she's telling me to do what I know is right. Me? I'm at odds. For once to not be the guy who doesn't think he deserves shit. I've been denying myself for so long, but at the same time, I've also been denying Kelsea what she wants and what she deserves."Take it, Nick," she whispers, holding her palm against mine. Her eyes are closed as she continues whispering the words almost like a prayer. "Please, just take it."In the end, it's not because of my needs and wants, it's the desperation in her voice, the way it catches on the last word that rocks me out of my stupor. It's the fact she still wants me, no matter how many times I've hurt her, no matter how much I've pushed her away. It's the fact she's never given up on me. Even when I've given up on myself. A groan is ripped from the back of my throat, coming out on just this side of a growl as my fingers cu
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KelseaI'm fighting to open my eyes as I hear rustling the next morning. To be honest, I'm surprised he's still here. Given what I know about him, I figured he'd take the chance to slip away in the dead of the night. Tiredness washes over my body, along with a relaxation I haven't felt in months. There's even a soreness, courtesy of what I spent the night doing. The stress of helping Stella get married and my worry over Nick has finally caught up with me as I sink further against my mattress."Kels." I hear a deep voice whispering in my ear. I feel the scratch of a beard on my shoulder."Hmmm?" I stretch, before burrowing deeply into the arms wrapped around me.Moist lips land on my bare shoulder before the heat of his breath pulses against me. "I have to be at work in an hour, but I don't want to go.""I don't want you to go either," I whisper as he tightens his arms around me. Pressing myself against him, I feel his hard length at my back. "So that's how it's going to b
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