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Kelsea"Thanks for coming out with me tonight." I glance over at Stella. "I know you're tired and you didn't really feel like it, so thank you."Darren had ended up asking to stay at my brother's for dinner, which allowed me to have a girls' night."You know I'm always up to have a good time with you, Kels. Even if sometimes I'm not feeling great, don't ever think you can't ask me to come out with you. Speaking of, I can't believe you and Nick haven't decided to put a name on whatever it is you two have. I'd like to kick his ass," she growls as she comes to a stop sign. "If he doesn't know what he has with you, he's a dumbass.""Trust me," I laugh. "I wanna kick his ass too, but I have to believe he'll get a wake-up call. I mean, if we end up being able to adopt Darren, we'll have to deal with each other for the rest of our lives." For some reason I almost cry at the thought. "I have every faith that one day you'll be like me and Ransom. A couple of newlyweds who feel like
The Laurel Springs Emergency Response Team Series Chapter 64
Mason (Menace)It's hard to watch my daughter fall apart in front of me, and even harder to watch the Keplers try and keep their heads about them as we all gather at the hospital in Birmingham The last time we were all here was when Ransom got shot, and I don't think any of us have forgotten that.Kelsea looks like a ghost of herself. She's always been my bright, vibrant girl who took after her mom. There's no room she can't light up, but right now her light is gone. It's a reminder of what destruction the world can bring, even when it looks like you've got the world in the palm of your hands.I'm furious this happened to Nick as he was doing his job. As he was protecting the people of Laurel Springs. It makes me angry someone would come gunning for him because he was trying to protect a boy from a father who's much more like a predator. "Thank you so much for keeping him." I can hear her saying to Ruby. "Please don't turn the TV on. He doesn't know, and I don't want him to kn
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CalebIf I could legally kill this son of a bitch, I would do it. I've watched the footage from Nick's body cam twice now. Both times I've fought not to puke. This man has no regard for human life, and those are the miserable pricks that deserve to spend their lives behind bars.They don't get to have the love of a woman, the warmth of a bed, the freedom to move about as they would like to, and to be honest they don't fucking deserve it. As I hear Nick grunt when he gets hit by the bullet, I feel sick again. "I can't watch this shit anymore, I'm ready to kill this motherfucker."Ace clears his throat as he secures his bulletproof vest, then puts a jacket over it, proclaiming he's a member of the Laurel Springs Police Department. Looking at him, I know he's just as ready to put an end to this as I am. "Where we going first?""Dumbass like him? He'd go straight home.""You think so?" I nod, securing my vest, making sure my side arm is ready to go. "He won't have anyone to
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KelseaWaiting is the worst, especially as Darren sits curled up next to me. I have to admit, even though I'm sad about the events that brought him here, I'm happy to have him beside me. For the last few weeks, he's been my buddy. While I would do anything to take away the pain I know he's feeling, I'm almost glad he doesn't have to grow up with the piece of shit father he had.Sighing, I look at my watch, wondering how long it's going to be before someone comes out and tells us how he's doing. He went into recovery almost an hour ago, according to the patient board. I'm about to not be patient any longer. "Do you want some coffee, honey?" I look up, seeing Whitney."I should be asking you, if you need anything." I scoot over, doing my best not to disturb Darren."No." She grabs hold of my hand. "He'd want me to take care of you."For some reason Whitney saying those words starts the water works I've been trying to hold at bay for the last three hours since Darren showed u
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NickIf the bullet that hit me didn't kill me, physical therapy sure as hell will. The therapist they've given me is sadistic. Now I know why Ransom was such a little bitch when he was rehabbing. I might owe him an apology or two."Come on, Nick, one more set," she encourages me in this all too peppy voice. "I know you have one more in you."I want to tell her to shut the fuck up, but at the same time, I'm struggling with not being on the job. I badly want to be back in my squad car, riding the roads and taking lunch with Ransom. If I ever want to be allowed to do that again, she has to sign off on it.When I have absolutely nothing else left to give, she claps her hands. "That's it for today, Nick."I'm breathing heavily, wishing it didn't take so much out of me to do PT, but it does. I'm so weak compared to where I was a few months ago, but I'm also better than I was a few weeks ago. "See you in a few days." I wave as I use a towel to dry off my wet hair. Walking into th
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Nick"You're sure it's okay for him to stay tonight?" My mom grins as she takes hold of Darren's hand, welcoming him into their home. "It's more than okay. We're gonna have so much fun, you and Kels have a great time."We've never left him alone for the whole night, but after the last few months, we kinda feel like we deserve a night out. I go back to work in three weeks, and I know better than anyone how much time I'll have to be putting in. Everyone has covered for me while I've been away, and I'll only want to put in that same time for my coworkers. "Be good for them," I kneel down. "If you get scared or anything, you can call either one of us, I promise. We'll come to get you."On the way over, he'd confided in me he'd never spent the night with anyone before like this. He nods. "Okay.""He'll be fine," Dad says as he comes into the living room, covered in saw dust. "I'm gonna show him my shop.""You're in for a treat D-man, he showed me his shop when I was about
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NickAs I pull my patrol car up to the house, I glance down at the time. This is my first day back on duty, and I know there's something I have to do. This house? It's held me back in so many ways. Each time I would move forward, it would pull me back, not allowing me to be the man I wanted to be. Getting out, I slowly walk up to the front door, knocking twice before stepping back and waiting for someone to answer. When a woman with a small baby in her arms comes to the door, I give her my best smile."Hi, I'm Nick…""Cooper," she finishes. "You used to live here. I'm Colleen, I used to live over there." She points to another house farther down the block. I vaguely remember her riding her bike with me when she was younger. "I remember.""Yeah." She smiles this time a little sad. "My son and I, we moved here after he was born. Divorce," she says quietly. "I'm not here to judge anyone, I was just wondering if I could look at my old room."Anyone else except her would p
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Kelsea"What are we doing out here?" We're in the truck, enjoying some time to ourselves. I thought we were going to breakfast, but he's driving to his shop, it looks like. My gaze lingers on the console, where our fingers are entwined. It's easy with him now, which I never thought it would be. Almost losing the love of your life does that. It makes you see things in a different light, encourages you to quit setting the small shit and forces you to appreciate the little moments. Our little moments are my favorite."I have to grab something I made for the baby." He carefully puts the tires of the truck into the ruts that have been made."When are you guys going to get some blacktop out here? It's crazy how much time all y'all spend out here, but you don't fix the road."He lets go of my hand, shoving the truck into four-wheel-drive and grins as he guns it, to get over a mountain of mud. "Maybe we like to drive it without blacktop."He's got this grin. It's what I call his l
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