Last Chance - L. P. Dover Page 0,31
came into my life. I’d give anything to go back and change what I’d done. Unfortunately, I couldn’t and I had to move forward.
“What all is Lara doing tonight?” I asked curiously.
“I think she’s staying in and watching movies. She’s still a little weak from the accident.”
As long as she wasn’t with Grayson, I was fine. “Just keep me updated with everything. I’m dying to see her.”
“I know,” Evan murmured. “You will soon.”
We hung up and I took a quick shower. It was a Thursday night, and usually, I’d go to the tavern to see Evan or hang out with my friends, but there was no point, since Lara wasn’t there. She was the only reason I ever dropped in.
Sitting down on the couch, I turned on the TV and flipped through the channels. “Well I’ll be damned.” I’d found North and South, Lara’s favorite.
Picking up my phone, I called her number again. I knew she wasn’t going to answer, but I wanted to leave her a message, even if it pissed Summer off. Lara needed to know I loved her, and I was going to do anything I could to help her remember. The phone rang and I was expecting her voicemail.
“Hello?” a voice answered. My heart stopped and I froze. “Luke, you there?”
“Yeah,” I blurted. “Hearing your voice just caught me off guard. I wasn’t expecting you to answer.”
“I got a new phone today. They were able to transfer my contacts into this new one. I don’t see how, since my other one was completely destroyed.”
Flashbacks of the accident raced through my mind. I remembered seeing her decimated phone on the pavement, knowing just moments before, she’d been talking to me. “Yes, I know,” I recalled. “You were talking to me when you were hit.”
Her breath caught and I wished like hell I knew what she was thinking. “What did we talk about?”
“I’d just told you I loved you. It was something I’d wanted to tell you for a long time.”
“God, I’d give anything to get my life back,” she murmured.
“You will. We just have to make you remember.” It killed me not to tell her how much I wished I could see her, but I had to give her the time she needed.
“Do you think I will?” she asked.
“I hope so. We’re going to work hard to make sure you do. I think Kate’s coming by tomorrow to spend time with you. She’s your best friend.”
“Yes, I’ve met her. She came by for a few minutes yesterday morning to drop off some blueberry pancakes. I liked that she talked to me as if nothing had happened. I wish Summer could be like that. I don’t like being treated like an invalid.”
The thought made me laugh. She sounded so much like the Lara I knew. “She’s just trying to take care of you, like you did for her when her husband died. You were there for her the entire time.”
“And she won’t tell me what happened to him. It’s driving me crazy.”
“It’ll all come back to you. It wasn’t exactly a good time in her life.”
The line went quiet, then she gasped. “Are you watching North and South?”
I was so wrapped up in talking to her, I’d completely forgotten the sole reason I’d called. “Yes,” I said, remembering the way her hair smelled the night we fell asleep on her couch. “It’s the reason I called. I was going to leave you a message to say I was watching it, and it reminded me of a night we spent together, but then you picked up.”
“I was about to ask how you knew it was my favorite, but then I guess there are a lot of things you know about me.”
“I do,” I murmured. “And if there’s anything you want to know about me, I’m always here for you. Feel free to call me anytime.”
“You’re not going to treat me like I’m going to break, are you?”
“No, because that’s not the kind of girl you are.” I didn’t want to bombard her with everything at once, so I did what I didn’t want to do. “I should probably let you get some rest. Summer is not going to like the fact I called you. She’s really . . .”
“Protective of me?” she finished with a laugh. “Yes, I know. But it’s time I start making my own decisions. She told me about you and Grayson. I know I have a history with you both, but I’ve heard two different