I step back and smile. “I’ll be back as often as I can.”
He nods, then looks over at Tegan and gives him a chin lift, which Tegan returns.
“Love you, Lo,” he says when he looks back at me.
“Love you, too.”
I pull away and walk over to Tegan, who puts his arm around my shoulders, as if he knows I need him to help support me. I’m so happy that Bryan is getting better, but it still hurts to leave him here.
With a wave from me, Tegan turns us both and we leave the facility. As we walk down the steps, Tegan asks, “How ya doing?”
I take a minute, because there’re so many different answers I can give. I end up giving him the one that’s the strongest.
I look up at him and smile. “I’m happy.”
He leans down and kisses the tip of my nose. “That’s good, baby.”
He opens my door, and I climb inside his truck. My eyes skitter to the side, back to the facility. It’s a big place, imposing, but beautiful. And my brother is in there right now getting the treatment he so desperately needs. I couldn’t have asked for a better outcome for our first visit.
All because of the man who’s now climbing in the truck. I reach over, grab his hand, and bring it to my lips.
“I love you, Tegan. Thank you.”
His smile is sexy when he replies, “Love you too. And you know I’d do anything for you.”
I do know that. It’s not what he does for me, it’s that he wants to do those things for me, because they make me happy. But the thing that makes me the happiest girl in the world is knowing that I’ll always have Tegan by my side.