Bones
Fucking hell, my brain swam with chaos as I took in Lotto's update of what the doctor had said, that they had been released from the hospital, and were on the way home.
I sat in Ari's office. Stunned. Frozen. Broken.
We had just flown back from Detroit, and Ari was cutting me a check for my share of the night's winnings. It was a nice purse, but not anywhere close to even making mortgage let alone the other bills. Medical expenses on top of that? Forget it.
Ari slipped her hand onto my thigh, trying to calm me down, but even her touch wasn't enough right now. Not when my entire world had been shaken up.
"I wish you would have told me," she said softly. "You can trust me with stuff like that, you know."
"Everything is just a whirlwind right now," I offered, noticing pain in her eyes. I couldn't tell if it was the result of me shutting her out, or if she was feeling my pain herself.
