Ben headed into the room and stopped short the second reality hit him in the face. His woman was lying there in pain and possibly with permanent injuries because of two New York fucking mobsters. He hoped that the whipping he put on the one asshole had the guy dying. He wouldn’t give the piece of shit a second thought. His focus was on Anna and getting her to wake up.
He swallowed hard at the sight of her injuries but remained focused before he cried like a fucking sissy. He leaned down low and kissed her neck, the only uninjured part of her skin showing.
“Anna, you better wake your ass up real fast now, or I’m going to punish you and turn that pretty little ass of yours red as a stop sign. Damn it, I love you, I need you, and I ain’t gonna stand for this nonsense. You are a strong woman, so get your shit together and wake up.” He clenched his teeth and tried real hard not to let the tears loose.
The heart rate monitor increased, making a louder sound as the rate picked up pace.
Ben stood up straight as the nurse came in quickly, checking on Anna then the monitor.
“What did you do?” she asked abruptly.
He was suddenly feeling guilty for possibly making Anna’s condition worse.
“Shit!” he exclaimed as he ran his hand through his hair. The nurse touched his forearm.
“No, sir, it’s not a bad thing. Whatever you did or said seemed to get through to her somehow. Sit here and keep talking to her and doing whatever it was you did. I’m going to call the doctor.”
“You better get my brothers. They helped, too,” he stated.
Ben watched the nurse leave, and he was suddenly filled with confidence. He leaned down and whispered all the things he would do to Anna when he got her back home to the Triple C Ranch.
* * * *
Charlie and Wyatt were waiting outside the door of the ICU for Ben. They heard a lot of activity, and then the door opened and the nurse in charge of Anna told them to come back in.
Wyatt looked at Charlie and knew his brother was scared.
As they approached the room, there was Ben, leaning close to Anna, whispering to her.
“Your brother was talking to her and said something that had her heart rate increasing and showing signs that she may awaken. The sooner she does, the better off she will be.”
Quickly, Wyatt and Charlie entered the room and stood beside their brother. There wasn’t much room for them, but they made do as Ben explained what he did.
“Son of a bitch! Our woman is lying here with a possible fucking brain injury and you threaten to tan her backside!” Wyatt exclaimed in disbelief.
Ben smiled a shit-eating grin, then continued to whisper to Anna and caress her hand.
Wyatt took her other hand, and Charlie caressed her skin as they talked to her and added comments to Ben’s outrageous sexual adventures he explained to participate in with Anna.
“If that nurse or doctor hears what we’re saying, they’re going to kick us outta here,” Wyatt said then laughed.
“I don’t care if they hear or not. I love her,” Ben replied.
Wyatt and Charlie smiled.
“I love her, too,” they both replied in unison then laughed.
Ben gently caressed her cheek and whispered. “That’s right, Anna. You got three grown, macho men crying over you. That isn’t an easy thing to accomplish, I’ll have you know. And just for that, I’m going to add an additional spanking. You should realize now that we would do anything for your love and to keep you with us on the Triple C.” He paused a moment then looked at his brothers. “Anything for the love of Anna.”
“Anything,” Charlie added.
“Anything,” Wyatt whispered.
When they looked down toward Anna, her eyes began to flutter open.
“She’s awake!” Ben called out as the tears ran down his cheeks. There was no stopping them, and he didn’t care. He knew at that moment that his Anna was going to be just fine.
Chapter 18