More of Us ( A Love You More Rock Star Romance #3) - Laura Pavlov Page 0,64
a few firefighters in the waiting area.
“What happened?” I asked as I approached.
“Dude, glad you’re here. He’s going to be fine. They are just giving him some oxygen now. He’ll be released in a while,” Sam said.
“He walked out in one piece. And he saved the four-year-old boy who’d been left inside. He’s a hero.” Sara covered her face with her hands and her voice broke on a sob.
“He sure as hell is a hero. And he’s going to be fine because he’s a badass.” Sam wrapped an arm around Sara and laughed.
I shook my head. The man was a beast. “Where’s Jade?”
“We were with Jack, but the doctor booted us out so he could finish up. Jade was shook. She went to the bathroom a while ago and hasn’t come back. You know how she gets when she’s scared. She likes to be left alone.” Sam shrugged. He and Jade had grown up together, and he knew her well.
“Which way did she go?”
Sara pointed in the direction of the bathroom. “Head that way and turn left at the end.”
I walked that way and paused at the ladies’ restroom. A woman walked out and I stopped her. “Could you possibly check and see if there’s a girl with dark hair in there?”
She stared for a minute before she clapped her hands together. “Are you Cruz Winslow?”
“I am.” I was anxious as hell to find Jade, and I didn’t hide it.
“Okay, just one quick selfie, and I promise I’ll check.”
I nodded, and she snapped the picture before hurrying in the restroom.
“Nope. No one’s there,” she said. “Thanks for the photo.”
“Yep. Thanks for checking.”
I scanned the area. At the end of the corridor, I saw someone sitting on the floor. That was my girl. Always trying to handle things on her own.
I moved her way and her head came up just as I bent down in front of her.
When her jade gaze locked with mine, my chest split down the middle. I dropped to sit beside her and pulled her on my lap.
“It’s okay. I’m here,” I said against her hair.
Sobs racked her body. I wrapped my arms around her and held her close.
“He could have died, Cruz.”
“He’s going to be okay, baby.” I rocked her back and forth.
Her green eyes were clouded with despair. Her tear-streaked cheeks red and puffy.
She wrapped her arms around me and buried her face in my chest. “If I lost him, I’d have no family. I’d be all alone. I’d have no one.”
Her words destroyed me. I held her tighter and tried to comfort her. “You’re not alone, baby. I’ll always be here for you. You’re never going to be alone.”
Jade fell apart in my arms and I’d never seen her unravel like this. And I swore to Christ right then that I’d do everything in my power to make sure this girl never hurt again.
“It felt like he was in that building forever, and I started to think he’d never walk out. And I don’t know what I’d do if I lost him.”
“I know it was scary, but he’s going to be okay,” I said.
And we sat there in silence. I rocked her back and forth as she lay limp against my body, as the fear of losing Jack had overtaken her.
Her cries subsided, and she pushed back to look at me. “Thank god he’s okay.”
“He saved that kid’s life. He’s a hero.”
She swiped at her eyes and pushed to her feet. She wobbled a bit before she steadied, and we walked back toward the waiting room. Jack was just walking out when we got there. Jade studied her father and he pulled her in for a hug.
“Everything’s fine, Jady bug. You need to go home and get some rest, kiddo,” Jack said as he covered his mouth and let a loud, husky cough escape.