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MADDOX
Iparked outside of the hospital but didn’t get out of the
car. “Now, what?” I drawled, drumming my thumbs
over the steering wheel.
“I can’t force you to talk to your parents, Maddox. I
already did what I set out to do.”
“And what is that?”
Her lips twitched. “Get you out of bed. Take a shower.
Have breakfast. Stop drinking for a few hours. Mission
accomplished.”
“You’re such a bi–”
“Finish that sentence, I dare you,” she grinned, almost
mockingly.
“Biscuit.”
Lila rolled her eyes. God, she was messing with my
head. With us like this, I could almost forget the last month.
It reminded me so much of the old times.
I could almost forget that I was… going to be a father…
and that Lila had walked out on me when I needed her the
most. But I didn’t forget. And the reminder sliced through
me with a rusty blade that cut open my already painful
wound.
I got out of the car and slammed the door. Lila followed
me inside the hospital. I was instantly hit with the smell of