Dark Love (The Two Sides of Me Book 3) by Amy Garcia Read Free Book Online Page B

promises.”
    “I always keep my promises, baby.”
    “I’m counting on it, Mr. Lawson.”

“Got Love” by Tove Lo
    After a fitful night of dozing off and on without sleeping pills, excited beyond belief about Evan’s change in condition and my family coming today, I finally slip from my warm spot in bed to walk down the hall to the bathroom. I can’t wait to be home, whichever home we go to, here in Italy on Lake Como or back in Seattle. Anywhere is better than this hospital.
    I check to see that he’s sleeping and pull on a robe and slide my feet into a pair of summer sandals I’ve been wearing around here because they are easy on and off, I’d rather die than walk barefoot in a hospital.
    Once outside the door to his room, I have a moment of panic wondering if Gabriella got the ball rolling with David on her way out of the hospital last night like I asked her to. I can’t walk past his room without knowing, I need my phone. Creeping back to the room I tip toe to the table next to the bed and grab my phone.
    “Forget something?”
    “Shit! I thought you were sleeping!” I jump, a little adrenaline shock shooting through me.
    “I was until my wife left me cold and alone in this hospital bed.” He smirks, and my heart skips a beat as always.
    “I had to go to the bathroom.”
    “And you needed your phone to do that?” I look at the phone in my hand
    “Uh yeah, I like to listen to music while I’m in there.” He raises his eyebrows but mercifully chooses to abandon the subject.
    “Ok, I see. Will you let the nurse know on your way out that I want all of this apparatus removed from my body this morning?” I roll my eyes at him but agree
    “Yes, I’ll tell her.”
    “Well hurry up, I want to spend Christmas with my family unhooked from all these chains, scoot!”
    He doesn’t have to tell me twice; I’m doing the pee pee dance as it is, and I’ve got to call Gabriella before I can go.” Outside the door, I dial Gabby’s number, and she answers on the second ring, thank God.
    “Gabriella, please tell me you didn’t talk to David last night like I asked you to!”
    “Ok? I didn’t talk to David last night like you asked me to.”
    “Yea? Seriously? You didn’t?”
    “No, Mia, he was sleeping, his nurse said he had been given a sleeping pill. Why? What’s going on? Merry Christmas, by the way.”
    “Oh yeah, Merry Christmas. Sorry, it’s just that Evan totally freaked out like majorly freaked out when…”
    She interrupts me, “Hold on! Backup! Evan ‘freaked out’? What are you talking about? Mia! Is he awake?!” Crap I didn’t call her last night.
    “Oh shit, Gabby! I’m so sorry. Yeah, he woke up right before I was going to bed. He ripped the esophageal tube right out of his throat!”
    “Oh God, is he ok? Does he remember anything? Can he talk?”
    “Ah, yes on all accounts.” I hear a sigh of relief creep through the phone waves.
    “Thank God. I had a feeling something was coming. I don’t know what exactly, but the atmosphere in his room yesterday was different.”
    Now that I think of it, I felt that too, but I ignored it with so many other things on my mind I brushed it off as nothing. “Me too, I couldn’t even take my sleeping pills last night, it was like part of me knew he was almost here.”
    “I figured it was a twin thing, maybe it’s a bonding thing? Like we sense that extra band or wave of communication between us because we love him so much.”
    “Maybe.” I want to delve deeper into this topic, but I seriously have to use the facilities, and it can’t wait a minute longer!
    “Ok, Gabby, when are you coming? I’ve got to pee, and I didn’t want to walk past David’s room if you had already talked to him, I need to go.”
    “I’m up; I’ll be dressed and out the door in fifteen minutes, we can be there in twenty-five.”
    “Ok perfect. See you soon. And Gabby?”
    “Yes?” The excitement of the conversation quiets and my next words are composed