while training in nursing school.”
The sound of her name sparked memories. Summer used to talk about her all the time. “Yes, I remember how much she loved working with you. It’s good to finally meet you. Would you by chance know what’s happening with Luke Collins? I came here with him, and I haven’t heard anything since arriving.”
“Yes, my dear. He took a nasty tumble, so we’re running all sorts of tests on him. The good news is, he’s awake, but definitely not happy. He was asking for you.”
I gasped. “When can I see him?”
She placed a hand soothingly on my shoulder. “Soon. I’ll let you know when we’re done.”
Breathing a sigh of relief, I sat down and closed my eyes. If he was awake, that was a good sign. If he’d broken anything, it could ruin his riding career, but at least I’d still have him in my life. Although, that must’ve been Troy’s goal . . . to take him out of the game. Hopefully, that son of a bitch would pay for what he did.
The waiting room door slammed open and Chance rushed in, his clothes covered in red dirt from the fight. “I’m sorry I’m late. Any news?”
“The doctor just left. They’re running tests, but he’s awake.”
He dropped into the seat beside me and sighed. “Thank fucking God.” His knuckles were torn open and I knew they had to hurt.
“How bad does Troy look?”
He scoffed. “Pretty damn bad, but at least there won’t be any victory pictures of him. They disqualified him from second place and took away his spot at the finals in Vegas. He tried to say it was an accident, but the higher-ups reviewed the collision. There was no way it could be ruled an accident.”
“Good. Hopefully, it ruins his career. Who knows, it might’ve ruined Luke’s as well.”
He bumped me in the shoulder. “Let’s think positive. There’s no way in hell Luke’s going to let someone like Baker take him out of the race.”
Summer and Evan barreled through the door and I rushed over and hugged them. Summer had tears in her eyes and Evan looked torn. “He’s awake,” I cried, squeezing them both. “They’re going to take X-rays and run some tests to see if anything’s broken.”
“He’ll be okay,” Evan murmured. He let me go and went straight to Chance to catch up with him.
Summer stepped back and wiped her eyes. “Just when we think no more tragedies can happen in our family, another one occurs. I swear, someone should write a novel about all of this.”
“And no one would believe a bit of it.” I laughed sadly, hugging her again. The pain in my chest was almost unbearable. “Do you know about Grayson?”
I could feel her nod. “Jason came by and told us. I think I’m still in shock. I never thought he’d be capable of such things.”
“Me either,” I said, pulling back, “but he never wanted me to get my memories back. He lied to me about so many things; especially the night of the accident, when I broke up with him.”
“What? How do you remember?”
“My memories came back on the way over to his house. I drove through the light where the accident happened, and it was like I relived the whole thing. Then everything came rushing back. What Luke told you is true. I had told Grayson it was over between us, the night of the accident, and I was headed over to his place to tell him I loved him.”
She shook her head and grabbed her stomach. “And then after the accident, he tried to make you think you were still together. This just makes me sick.”
I felt beyond sick. Betrayed was more like it. “What are we going to do about the restaurant? I can’t work with him anymore.”
Her jaw clenched. “Neither can I. We’ll figure it out, but for now, don’t worry about it. Let’s just think about Luke.”
I nodded and walked back over to Chance, who was deep in conversation with Evan. We all sat down and chatted idly while waiting for more news.
Hours later, my patience was growing thin. “Where’s Emma-Grace?” I asked Summer.
“With Kate. I didn’t know how long it was going to take, so we dropped her off on the way.”
“I don’t blame you,” I said as Dr. Scott appeared down the hallway. I nudged Summer in the side. “Hey, that’s your doctor friend. She’s the one who’s taking care of Luke.”
We all stood as she entered and Summer rushed