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her a little bit. But I was the one who gave her my consent so that really wasn’t fair.
    Ash sat on the couch then waited for me to join him. I didn’t know what he had in mind, but I didn’t care. I just wanted to be with him. As soon as my butt touched the cushion, he grabbed me and pulled me into his lap. He leaned back and positioned me on his chest. I felt a metal chain through his shirt but I couldn’t see it past his collar.
    Once we were together, he took a deep breath and said nothing.
    “What did you want to do?” I whispered. I listened to him breathe and felt his chest rise and fall. His cologne moved into my nose and I inhaled it, loving his scent. I was comfortable on his chest and I never wanted to move. The silence was nice. It was what I craved after the chaos of my mind.
    His fingers moved through my hair gently, pulling the strands off my neck. “This.”

CHAPTER FOUR
    Ash
    “I have a bone to pick with you.” I walked into the room then sat at Mrs. Paleto’s bedside.
    “What?” she asked. She had a smirk on her lips like she knew exactly why I was there.
    “Did you know Alaska was the woman I loved?”
    She shrugged. “I may have had a hunch…”
    I narrowed my eyes at her. “Why didn’t you say something?”
    “I would never interfere with a beautiful love story.”
    “But you did. You told her I was your doctor.”
    “No, actually I didn’t.”
    “Then how did she know?”
    “I told her a medical student got me a kindle. She seemed to know it was you.”
    I ran into her at the hospital months ago. I was delivering a kindle and a gift card. She must have remembered. “Well, I have good news.”
    “Please tell me.” Her eyes lit up.
    “She and I finally got together.” The weight on my heart disappeared as I said it. I really didn’t know if pretending to sleep with Payton was going to help or not but I was desperate.
    She clutched her chest. “That makes me very happy.”
    “I thought so. But she wants to take things slow, which I don’t mind. I know she has trust issues, which is completely understandable.”
    “She’ll come around. I’m very happy my little girl has a good man in her life.”
    “A good man?” I thought I was anything but that.
    “Yes.” She gave me a firm look. “You’re compassionate and selfless. Just because your past isn’t pure doesn’t mean your future won’t be. And it’s better to have a man that’s gotten his sins out of the way. You’ve seen the garbage of the world so you know a diamond when you see one.”
    Alaska was definitely a gem. “I suppose.”
    Her eyes turned serious. “Take care of her for me when I’m gone.”
    That broke my heart. “Don’t talk like that. Nothing has even been decided yet.”
    “I’m going to have this surgery, and there’s a very good chance I won’t make it.” She said it with a calm acceptance. “That’s the fate I’ve come to terms with. You even said it yourself.”
    “I’m a doctor, not a psychic. Doctors are wrong all the time.”
    “But most of the time, they are right.”
    I hated having his conversation.
    “Promise me you’ll take care of her.”
    I’d grown fond of this woman in a short amount of time, and now I was even fonder of her because she was Alaska’s grandmother. Alaska already experienced so much heartache. If she lost her grandmother, her world would be turned upside down. “You don’t even need to ask me that. Together or apart, I’ll watch over her.”
    “I figured you would.”
    “Does she know about everything?” I asked.
    “No. And I prefer it if you didn’t tell her.”
    “According to my code of ethics as a physician and federal law, I’m not allowed to.”
    “Good.”
    “But you really shouldn’t leave her in the dark about this.”
    “I’m not going to cause that girl any more pain than I have to.” She had a determined look on her face. “My will is in order and the girls will have what they need when I’m gone.”
    “Stop