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Scarlett was already gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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With no idea where she might be, Damian shoved his feet into the disposable hospital slippers and walked out into the hallway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He wandered, looking for her, and his steps eventually brought him to the doorway of an outpatient infusion room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The door stood slightly open. From inside, he heard voices\u2013Scarlett\u2019s and Nolan\u2019s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan was saying, \u201cScarlett, try a bit of this oatmeal. It\u2019s good.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett replied, \u201cIt\u2019s okay, Nolan. I\u2019m not hungry.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cJust a spoonful? Here, let me.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett seemed about to refuse again, but before any words came out, the infusion room door was kicked inward with a sharp bang.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Startled, Scarlett turned. Damian stood framed in the doorway, backlit by the hall lights so his face was in shadow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But she didn\u2019t need to see his expression to feel the anger rolling off him in waves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A second later, he was striding toward her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As he moved into the light, his face became clear\u2013and the rage etched there was unmistakable.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett didn\u2019t even have time to speak before Damian snapped, his voice low and dangerous. \u201cYou\u2019re something else, Scarlett. Playing the field with three different men?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett\u2019s brows drew together. \u201cI am not. Stop making things up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her denial, Damian\u2019s gaze dropped pointedly to her hand. \u201cThen what\u2019s this? Why are you holding another man\u2019s hand?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett looked down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan was, indeed, holding her hand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As if challenged by Damian\u2019s attention, Nolan\u2019s grip tightened. He looked up, meeting Damian\u2019s glare squarely. \u201cYou\u2019re not the only one with feelings for her. I\u2019m here, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing Nolan\u2019s bold declaration, Damian scoffed, the sound harsh. \u201cYou don\u2019t get to have\u00a0<\/p>\n
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feelings for her.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not?\u201d Nolan shot back, not backing down.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cBecause I knew her first,\u201d Damian said, the words gritted out. \u201cAnd because she promised she\u2019d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But before he could finish, the door was pushed open again, this time by a young nurse who looked harried.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cMr. Langley,\u201d she said urgently, \u201cMrs. Ruth Langley is awake. She\u2019s asking for you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the news that his mother was conscious, Damian\u2019s argument with Nolan was instantly forgotten. With one last, searing glance at Scarlett, he turned and hurried out of the room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett watched him go, a strange sense of relief washing over her. If he had stayed any longer, she dreaded what else might have been said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gently extracted her hand from Nolan\u2019s, took a small step back, and said, \u201cNolan, I should go home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan stood. \u201cI\u2019ll drive you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Instinctively, Scarlett resisted. \u201cYou need to rest. I can take a cab.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Nolan was insistent. \u201cI won\u2019t be able to rest if I\u2019m worrying about you getting home safe. Please.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing the quiet determination in his voice, Scarlett relented. If she refused, he\u2019d likely just follow her anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nolan drove her back to Theron Manor in silence and left without another word once she was at the door.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett was grateful for the quiet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Back inside, the house was still. Only the staff was around. A deep, bone\u2013weary exhaustion settled over her, and she went straight upstairs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After a hot shower, she collapsed into bed, hoping for a few hours of solid sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She had just begun to drift off when her phone rang on the nightstand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without even looking at the caller ID, she fumbled for it and answered, her voice rough with sleep. \u201cHello?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Clara\u2019s panicked yoice came through the line. \u201cAuntie! It\u2019s Vanessa! She fell at preschool! She\u2019s\u00a0<\/p>\n
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All drowsiness vanished. Scarlett was instantly awake, throwing back the covers and sitting bolt upright.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She dressed in a frenzy and drove toward the preschool, her heart hammering against her ribs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she arrived, a cluster of children near the gate pointed and called out, \u201cVanessa\u2019s mom is here!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Scarlett didn\u2019t stop to explain or correct them. She hurried straight inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The children in the hallway parted to let her through.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa wasn\u2019t unconscious. She was lying on a mat in the nurse\u2019s office, crying hard\u2014loud, scared sobs that tore at Scarlett\u2019s heart. Several teachers stood nearby, looking anxious, not daring to move her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Without a second thought for her own recent surgery and the physical strain, Scarlett knelt and carefully gathered Vanessa into her arms. Holding her close, she strode back out of the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In the back of the taxi, Scarlett kept up a steady stream of quiet questions, her professional training warring with maternal fear. She gently squeezed Vanessa\u2019s small fingers. \u201cDoes this hurt, sweetie? Can you feel me touching your toes?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa, nestled against her, continued to cry, her small body shaking. She shook her head. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t hurt\u2026 It feels tingly and sleepy.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even through her tears, she was trying to answer her mother\u2019s questions.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The word \u201ctingly\u201d sent a fresh wave of alarm through Scarlett. \u201cDriver, please, as fast as you can,\u201d she said, her voice tight.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vanessa burrowed her face into Scarlett\u2019s neck, her cries softening to whimpers. \u201cMommy,\u201d she mumbled, \u201cmy tummy hurts. And my head hurts, too.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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