Taking Chances (Blackrock Book 2) Read Online Free Page A

brow and I’m breathing
hard. “It’s okay, I got you,” the nurse says as she
wipes my face again.
    “Can
I ask your name?”
    She
smiles at me. “Well, sugar, I think I might be a bit old for
you.” She winks, making me smile. “It’s May,
sugar.”
    I
lift up my hand. “Hi May I’m Max, nice to meet you.”
She slaps my hand away hugging me.
    “Now
don’t you worry, nurse May will take good care of you Max.”
She is quite the lady, nurse May.
    “Thank
you,” I say and she smiles as she pulls back the curtains.
    “Any
boy who puts his Mama’s name on his body can’t be that
bad.” She winks as she leaves the room.
    My
whole lower stomach is killing me from that little movement and fear
is beginning to set in. What if I can’t walk again? What if
things are worse than I thought? I close my eyes, praying that I will
walk again as I let sleep take me. I feel some one touching my hand
rubbing my knuckles and I know it’s a woman because the hands
are small. Opening my eyes, I see Bailey sitting in the chair reading
while holding my hand
    “Hey
sis,” I croak and her head springs up.
    “Max!”
She jumps up, hugging me. “Oh thank god, I missed you.” I
hug her back the best I can before she stands up and she is smiling
at me “Hey, I have a few presents for you.” She pulls her
backpack up onto the chair and begins looking through it. First she
takes out a new phone. “Ta da,” she sings, handing it to
me. Then she whips out a hair clippers and waves it at me and finally
she takes out a box, putting it behind her back.
    “What’s
that?” I nod to her.
    “How
much do you love me?” she asks smiling.
    “How
can I answer that without getting my ass kicked by Knox?” I
respond and she laughs.
    “It’s
okay, I won’t tell him,” she says laughing.
    “I
love you like the sister I never had.”
    She
rolls her eyes at me. “Pussy,” she calls me, making me
laugh.
    “Shit
Bailey, don’t make me laugh,” I say, holding my stomach.
    “Okay,
calm down, Evil Knievel.” She holds out the box, which is full
of steam.
    Taking
it, I open the lid to find a huge slice of Knox’s lasagna.
“Okay, I love you. It’s official, if you weren’t my
brother’s girl, I’d kiss you right now.”
    Bailey
laughs and reaches into her bag, bringing out a fork then leans over
kissing my cheek. “I am glad you’re okay, Max, really.”
    “Thanks
sis,” I say, digging into my food.
    When
I am done eating she closes the door and curtains.
    “What are you doing?”
I ask and she smiles her evil villain smile at me, waving the
clippers.
    “I
am cutting your hair.”
    I
hold up my hands. “No way, Bailey. I’ll wait for Knox.”
There is no way I am letting that crazy chick near me with a razor.
    “Don’t be a baby,
Max. I used to do this all the time,” she says looking serious.
    “Really?”
I ask, thinking that it would be okay.
    “Ha!
Hell no, what do you think I am,” she says, turning on the
clippers.
    Oh
what the hell, I nod and she gets to work. About five minutes later
she takes a picture with her phone and shows it to me. It looks good.
    “Thanks
sis.”
    I
rub my head; it’s feels weird not having hair.
    “You
look bad ass,” Bailey tells me.
    “Thanks,”
I yawn as she packs up her stuff.
    “Okay
hot stuff, I will see you tomorrow,” she says, hugging me
again.
    “Hey
Bailey, what day is it?” I ask and she laughs.
    “It’s
Thursday, Max. Knox is covering all your shifts at the bar and your
uncle is making waves about some shit so I am heading that way now.”
    “Okay
sis, I’ll see you tomorrow.”
    She
waves then leaves me alone. I pick up my new phone and swipe the
screen to see Knox has all my info on it already.
    “Love
you bro,” I say to the phone. I scroll through my contacts and
press Paige, listening to it ring.
    “Hello”
she answers and, man, she sounds like shit.
    “Hey
angel.” Is all I can get out before I hear her crying.
    “Max?
Is that really you?”