A little longer excerpt for you today- as well as, coming later on- our cover reveal!
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“Knock, knock.” The door swung open, and Danny was relieved to see the familiar face of Corbin’s Bend’s first doctor, Marcus Devon. Phillip frowned when he came in. “Where’s Dr. Franceaux?” Marcus smiled as he approached. “She went home. She figured Danny could use a familiar face right about now, so she’s letting me take over.”
“Hey, Welby, what’s the verdict? Am I dead?” He was feeling pretty good at the moment.
“As a doornail.” Dr. Devon gave him a goofy grin as he perused Danny’s chart with a frown. “First things first. How are you feeling?”
“Like I rolled my truck over a cliff before crashing into a giant wooden barrier.”
“Glad to hear it. It means your memory is working just fine.” The joking around helped put Danny at ease, but he couldn’t help but notice the disturbed look on his companion’s face. He rolled his eyes with a sour smile. Some people took themselves way too seriously. “As for the rest of you,” Dr. Devon continued, “your left arm is broken in two places. You may need surgery down the road, and in a few days we’ll need to get you into a more permanent cast after some of the swelling subsides. You’ve got the requisite scrapes and bruises but nothing too major in that regard. You presented us with symptoms of a concussion earlier, so we’ll be keeping you for a few days to monitor that, and make sure you don’t have any whiplash or anything. Last but not least, you managed to crack three of your ribs, so you’ll be a little sore for a while. Unfortunately, there is not much I can do about that. Although, I’m sure the morphine drip is helping for now.”
For the first time, Danny noticed the IV needle taped onto the top of his right hand, with tubes attaching it to a pole near the side of his bed. He looked at Dr. Devon in alarm. “I’m a bit overly sensitive to morphine,” he admitted sheepishly.
Marcus’s eyes narrowed darkly. “How sensitive?”
“Not allergic or anything,” Danny rushed to assure him. “It just hits me a bit harder than most.” “Hmmm. Well, that might explain a few things, such as why you’ve been out cold all day. You’ve been on a steady drip since you got here. I’ll get a nurse in here to replace these bags with a lower dosage. Is there anything else I should know?”
“Everybody’s orders are still in the truck on the side of the mountain, and the food is probably all spoiled by now?” “I’m pretty sure that was already taken care of, but I’ll double check.” Dr. Devon gave a swift nod, and tapped the folder he was holding on the edge of the bed. “Rest up. I have a feeling you’ll be swarmed with visitors tomorrow.”
The doctor made a sweeping gesture, and for the first time, Danny noticed the plethora of cards, gifts, balloons and flowers that covered every inch of the window ledge and most of the available counter space in the room. “Holy….” he exclaimed softly. “Where did all this come from?”
“It’s all from the residents. It seems you have a few fans. They were nearly rioting in the waiting room when we refused to give them details on your condition.”
Danny gaped at him, feeling a bit awestruck. He knew he loved the people here. He hadn’t realized that the feeling was more than mutual, until now. Their love for him filled the room, literally. Yet, all he could think was that his family wasn’t here. He considered asking Marcus if they had been called, but he was pretty sure he knew the answer. Swallowing hard to keep the tears at bay, he nodded, and watched silently as Dr. Devon left the room, leaving him alone with the handsome, and ever so serious, stranger.
Phillip regarded him silently from where he now sat on the easy chair in the corner of the room. “Are you all right? Can I get you anything?”
“A new family,” Danny mumbled under his breath. His eyelids were beginning to feel heavy again, and he could definitely feel the effects of the morphine.
Phillip sighed. “I’m sorry, what was that?” he asked, crossing the room to stand at his bedside once more.
“Nothing, don’t worry about it.” Danny smiled. “You know, you’re really handsome. It was nice waking up to you.” He winced. Even to him, his words sounded slurred. He waved his hand in front of him. “Sorry. Forget I said that. You’re not even my type.” Then he frowned. “I don’t know why I said that. I don’t even have a type, I think. I’ve only been gay for about a week.” Those were the last words he managed to get out before the morphine worked some more of its magic on him and the room went black.
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Delivered to Love
Authors: Thianna Durston & Jamie Ray
Cover Reveal: October 7
Release Date: November 11
Danny Lawrence used to have a great life. Until his parents found out about him making out with a guy. Now, he’s living in his car while working the same delivery job he’s had since college. One small accident lands him at the Corbin’s Bend Medical Center where he meets Phillip.
Phillip Scott, the new CBMC administrator, has an instant attraction to Danny and when he needs a place to convalesce, offers his own home. Small quarters bring their emotions to the front quickly and things heat up.
Danny’s past rockets back in to his life, shaking their rocky foundation. Something needs to give. Will their choices solidify their relationship, or destroy what they’ve built?
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Ut-oh. I wonder how those last minute confessions are going to bode for him once he's awake and not so affected by the morphine. ヅ
ReplyDeleteGlad you came back to share more on wipitup, Jamie. I really like where this is going.