Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 39

Chapter 39

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“I dunno, he talked about his childhood on occasion. Him and Mama would sit on the porch

and reminisce some nights. I suppose it was about my daddy, I don’t even have a picture of

the man. Sometimes I wonder if he was ever really real.”

Carter became quiet, staring at his beer; then said, “Life is confusing, good people seem to

always get the shittiest end of the stick.” He looked at me then. “Come on, let’s get you

wrapped up. I gotta go in tomorrow, but I don’t want you overdoing it. This way you can sleep

as long as you want, and I don’t have to worry about you doing too much tomorrow. You can

stay here, at least there’s electricity and water, and I’ll check on your place on my way home.”

“You want me to stay here?” I stammered. “I’m just a stranger, Carter!”

“Not so much as you think you are. What about “Jake being my people” don’t you

understand? You’re one of his…so you’re my people, too,” he said, standing up and extending

his hand. I took it on instinct, our eyes connecting until he let me go and I followed him up

the steps, Tucker and Rosie following. He guided me to a bedroom off to the side of the

bathroom I had showered in and held a finger up for me to wait. I sat on the bed covered in a

blue and yellow quilt. I ran my hand over it. It wasn’t something you could buy at Walmart or

Target. It was a craftsman piece, something designed and brought to life by human hands or a

simple sewing machine. Tucker kneaded into a pillow and curled up watching me with sleepy

eyes, while Rosie sat at my feet, as I stroked her ears and gave her shoulders a scratch.

Carter walked in a few moments later with a wide elastic looking band.

“I’m gonna show you how to put this on, but only wear it if you feel you need the support,” he

said, gesturing to me to stand. I did as instructed as he walked up to me.

“Let me see what we are dealing with.”

I paused before I realized what he ment, I hadn’t even surveyed the damage fully myself.

Looking at my face in the mirror had been enough of a reminder. I swallowed before I looked

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down and nodded. It had to be dealt with sooner or later. I shrugged out of one arm of my tee,

the alcohol making me a bit numb to the pain, but when I struggled with the other, Carter

batted my hand away, and gently helped me out of it lifting the shirt over my head. I didn’t

look at him, with me standing there in a lacey black bra, my eyes looked away. His silence was

enough to tell me it didn’t look good. I glanced at his expression, his eyes fixated on one of

my sides, before his now free hand gently cradled it. His thumb ran over the deep purple and

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