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through.

Luke and Max stepped next to one another until the doors

closed. Luke put an arm on his shoulder causing Max to look at

him.

―I‘ll buy you a coffee.‖

―That sounds good.‖ Said Max. There was no mistaking

the worry in Luke‘s eyes. He half expected him to tear a strip off

of him for eloping with his sister, but obviously he was too

anxious about Lily like he was to think it was important.

Luke led him to the coffee machine and threw some

change in the slot. The cup dropped followed by the hum of

coffee being poured, ―How was she last night?‖

―Worried, but—― he couldn‘t quite tell his best friend that

he managed to keep her mind off it by ravishing her all night.

With that thought came images of his new bride riding him with

abandon while tilting her head back and moaning gloriously. It

was possibly the most beautiful thing he‘d ever witnessed. She

was willing to try anything and when he made the suggestion that

she get on top he was able to coax her until she overcame her

initial embarrassment. Hell did she ever, once he showed her

what he wanted she was wildly passionate. Even the thought

alone made heat rise to his groin. ―—she was happy Luke.‖ He

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said not elaborating.

Luke handed him his coffee with a slight look of

embarrassment, ―Sorry I asked.‖

Max couldn‘t help but grin, ―She is my wife.‖

―But still my sister, don‘t forget that.‖ He added slanting

him an uncomfortable look.

―You wouldn‘t let me.‖ He chuckled.

The next few hours were the longest of both the men‘s life

as they waited for news of Lily. Finally Doctor Jenson walked

into the waiting room wearing green OR scrubs and a surgical

mask hanging from around his neck. Both men shot to their feet

causing him to smile.

He lifted a hand, ―She‘s fine. We‘re moving her to a

private room and you can both go see her in about twenty

minutes after the nurses are done their assessments and making

her comfortable. Chances are she‘s not going to be much of a

conversationalist until late this evening. People usually sleep for

the first twelve hours straight and if they do wake up, they don‘t

remember.‖

―And the lump?‖ asked Max.

The lump was encapsulated—―

―What does that mean?‖ Luke interrupted.

―It means we got it all and that the chance of the cancer

spreading is minimal—it‘s a good sign.‖ Both of them visibly

relaxed. ―Remember, it may not even be cancerous.‖ He added.

―When can you tell us?‖ Max asked.

―In a few hours at the latest.‖ He answered. ―The lab is on

site here, so we should have full results by supper.‖





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CHAPTER EIGHT


The light hurt Lily‘s eyes and she mumbled something to

that effect. Suddenly the room dimmed after the sound of

scraping of a chair. Then she felt a warm large hand on her

forehead and another gripping her hand.

―Hey honey.‖

―Max?‖ Warm lips brushed her forehead.

―No other.‖

―You sound tired.‖ She heard herself say.

―Well, if my wife didn‘t keep me up all night I‘d probably

have a couple of hours of sleep under my belt.‖

She couldn‘t help but smile and actually opened her eyes

this time. She still was set back by how handsome he was. ―you

know—waking up to some stud hanging over me is such a treat.‖

He chuckled, ―How do you feel? Are you in pain?‖

―No, not really.‖ She reached up and felt her breast but

there was a bandage there. ―How long was I sleeping?‖

―All night.‖

Her eyes opened wider, ―Really. Oh, poor Max, you

must‘ve been worried.‖

―I was, but we have good news.‖ He smiled, ―It‘s benign.‖

A sob burst from her followed by a string of tears causing

him to bend over and hold her.

―Now we can begin to plan our future.‖ He said.

―I want children Max, as soon as possible. I don‘t want to

go back to school, I just want to be a wife and mother. This

whole thing has put my life into perspective.‖

―Anything you want honey, it‘s yours. If you want babies,

I‘ll give you as many as you want.‖

―Then you meant what you said the other night?‖

―Lily, you should know by now that I never say anything I

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don‘t mean. I never wanted children until I met you. Since then,

it‘s all I think about. Starting a family. First though, you‘re going

to need time to heal.‖

―I‘m going to have a scar.‖

―So? It will be a reminder of how much we love each

other. Every time I see it, I‘ll know how precious you are to me.‖