scared the hell out of us,” she said, hugging her.
She hugged Kim back lightly and then pulled away.
“Sorry,” Addy said, looking around the room where Matt
and Molly stood watching her. “I need to know exactly what happened while I was
unconscious.”
Matt started. “Gage said you guys finished practice
and were putting the mats away when you fainted. He carried you to Molly.”
“When she decided you were ok, we brought you here and
waited for you to wake up.” Kim finished.
“I had a big cut on my head from banging it on the
floor—a really big cut. It’s gone. I should have bruises too but...” Addy
trailed off, shaking her head.
Molly took a step forward. “You didn’t have any cuts
or bruises when Gage brought you to me, honey.”
“But there was blood on my clothes,” Addy said, still
trying to keep her voice even.
“Gage’s blood,” Matt said. “His nose was bleeding like
crazy where you popped him. Nice one by the way.” He gave her the thumbs up.
“Matt!” Kim scolded him, trying to suppress a grin.
They were all staring at her like she was delusional.
She decided she wasn’t going to argue with them and would just take it up with
Gage. She ended by saying she must’ve been mistaken, and let it go.
Molly excused herself and headed back to the main
house to check on Fate and let him know Addy was awake. They told Addy her
grandfather sat with her for a long time waiting for her to wake up, but he was
tired and not well himself and had to go rest in his room.
“You guys should go too,” Addy said, turning to Matt
and Kim. Kim started to resist but she could tell they were tired and ready to
go. “Just go, I’m perfectly fine.”
“I’ll be back first thing in the morning.” Kim
promised and hugged her. “Call me if you need me.”
“Don’t call me —I’ll be sleeping,” Matt said as
he gave Addy a quick hug.
In his typical style, Matt made a few comments about
taking pictures of her in compromising positions while she was unconscious as
Kim dragged him out the door.
Addy checked the clock as she sat down on her bed. It
wasn’t really much later than when she’d met Tanner the night before and she
really wanted to talk to him again. She stood up and went back into the living
room with Moose trailing behind her. Glancing at her hair as she passed by the
mirror made her glad it was dark out. She slipped her shoes on and headed out
the door to see if she could still catch Tanner.
Addy stepped out on her porch and froze. Gage was coming
up her sidewalk. She figured Molly would’ve told him she was fine and he
wouldn’t be back.
Taking a deep breath she spoke quickly. “You didn’t
have to come back tonight.”
He stopped when he saw her and looked around. “It’s
late to be going out.”
Addy tipped her head at him. “You’re out.”
Gage shrugged and started walking again.
Addy wasn’t planning on inviting him in and was
completely shocked when he stepped up on her porch and put his arms around her.
She stood there stiffly, not knowing what to do. It was beyond awkward standing
on her porch smashed against Gage. Matt was always throwing his arms around her
or grabbing her by the hand, but she and Matt were friends. Until yesterday,
her and Gage barely appeared on each other’s radars.
“I’m fine.” She pulled away and looked up at him. “How
am I fine , Gage?”
Even through the dark Addy could see that he looked
tired. He turned away and ran his hands through his blond hair.
“I should still have bruises and a pretty deep cut on
my head, but I don’t.” She moved to look at his face. “I remember everything
about practice.”
If the event was shifted, she shouldn’t even remember
having the injuries. Plus he was involved, which would’ve made it nearly impossible
to change.
“I think...” He tried to look away, but she moved over
again, forcing him to look at her. He sighed and placed his hands on her
shoulders. “I think I healed
She hugged Kim back lightly and then pulled away.
“Sorry,” Addy said, looking around the room where Matt
and Molly stood watching her. “I need to know exactly what happened while I was
unconscious.”
Matt started. “Gage said you guys finished practice
and were putting the mats away when you fainted. He carried you to Molly.”
“When she decided you were ok, we brought you here and
waited for you to wake up.” Kim finished.
“I had a big cut on my head from banging it on the
floor—a really big cut. It’s gone. I should have bruises too but...” Addy
trailed off, shaking her head.
Molly took a step forward. “You didn’t have any cuts
or bruises when Gage brought you to me, honey.”
“But there was blood on my clothes,” Addy said, still
trying to keep her voice even.
“Gage’s blood,” Matt said. “His nose was bleeding like
crazy where you popped him. Nice one by the way.” He gave her the thumbs up.
“Matt!” Kim scolded him, trying to suppress a grin.
They were all staring at her like she was delusional.
She decided she wasn’t going to argue with them and would just take it up with
Gage. She ended by saying she must’ve been mistaken, and let it go.
Molly excused herself and headed back to the main
house to check on Fate and let him know Addy was awake. They told Addy her
grandfather sat with her for a long time waiting for her to wake up, but he was
tired and not well himself and had to go rest in his room.
“You guys should go too,” Addy said, turning to Matt
and Kim. Kim started to resist but she could tell they were tired and ready to
go. “Just go, I’m perfectly fine.”
“I’ll be back first thing in the morning.” Kim
promised and hugged her. “Call me if you need me.”
“Don’t call me —I’ll be sleeping,” Matt said as
he gave Addy a quick hug.
In his typical style, Matt made a few comments about
taking pictures of her in compromising positions while she was unconscious as
Kim dragged him out the door.
Addy checked the clock as she sat down on her bed. It
wasn’t really much later than when she’d met Tanner the night before and she
really wanted to talk to him again. She stood up and went back into the living
room with Moose trailing behind her. Glancing at her hair as she passed by the
mirror made her glad it was dark out. She slipped her shoes on and headed out
the door to see if she could still catch Tanner.
Addy stepped out on her porch and froze. Gage was coming
up her sidewalk. She figured Molly would’ve told him she was fine and he
wouldn’t be back.
Taking a deep breath she spoke quickly. “You didn’t
have to come back tonight.”
He stopped when he saw her and looked around. “It’s
late to be going out.”
Addy tipped her head at him. “You’re out.”
Gage shrugged and started walking again.
Addy wasn’t planning on inviting him in and was
completely shocked when he stepped up on her porch and put his arms around her.
She stood there stiffly, not knowing what to do. It was beyond awkward standing
on her porch smashed against Gage. Matt was always throwing his arms around her
or grabbing her by the hand, but she and Matt were friends. Until yesterday,
her and Gage barely appeared on each other’s radars.
“I’m fine.” She pulled away and looked up at him. “How
am I fine , Gage?”
Even through the dark Addy could see that he looked
tired. He turned away and ran his hands through his blond hair.
“I should still have bruises and a pretty deep cut on
my head, but I don’t.” She moved to look at his face. “I remember everything
about practice.”
If the event was shifted, she shouldn’t even remember
having the injuries. Plus he was involved, which would’ve made it nearly impossible
to change.
“I think...” He tried to look away, but she moved over
again, forcing him to look at her. He sighed and placed his hands on her
shoulders. “I think I healed
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