Three Thousand Miles - Jealousy (book #2 of Three Thousand Miles Series) by Deila Longford Page A

want out of this hospital, but I can assure you that I won’t let you go until you are one - hundred per - cent ready .” M y smile quickly fades and I cannot believe that he has saw through me so easily.
    “When do you think that I will be ready?”
    “You need to rest, I would suggest at least another few days before you can even think of going ho me.” I roll my eyes slightly as I glare at him. He is smartly dressed in a dark blue shirt and smart black trousers that fit him perfectly, and the sh irt fully shows off his muscles. H is hair is jet black and flicked into a quiff - type hairstyle, he has the perfect golden skin and by seeing him again, I fully see that he is a beautiful guy.
    “Have you had many visitors today?” H e says kindly .
    “Just my friend Katharine although , after today , I don’t think that she is my friend anymore ,” h e nods as he looks interested in what I am saying.
    “What happened?” He says as he stands by my bedside.
    “It is a long story,” I say quietly as I do not really want to go over it again.
    “I have plenty time!”
    “You never have time, there is always some nurse calling for you,” I say smugly to him.
    “I am on break, so go ahead and tell me,” he says as he pulls a chair over and sits very close to me. I move slightly back in th e bed so that I am not so close. I take a deep breath and begin to explain to him what happened.
    “That’s very unfair , of her , to make you chose like that , ” he says finally after listening so long to me ramble on about Katharine.
    “I know it’s not fair , I don’t understand , how she can ask me to do a thing like that ? ”
    “She obviously has some jealously issues, she must feel threatened by you but , come on , the guy saved your life how can you just ignore him ? ”
    “I know, I couldn’t and I won’t, Katharine will have to accept the fact that I am still going to see Michael, regardless of what she thinks.”
    “You are one feisty girl , Alanna, but I like that about you . ” I look over to him and lock my eyes on his.
    “Do you have any women troubles that you want to talk about” I say trying to lighten the mood.
    “Not really.”
    “Come on, share with me,” I say and I let out a soft giggle.
    “The only woman trouble I have ever had was with my ex , Emma.” H e says as he looks down to floor and I can tell that th is may be a touchy subject for him.
    “What happened?” I insist as I maintain my stare on his eyes .
    “It’s complicated . ”
    “Isn’t every relationship?” H e smiles and then he continues to talk.
    “Emma was my girlfriend, we met at a club in S oho and I fe l l for her instantly. I was very nervous to even speak to her, but I managed to pick up enough courage to approach her . I asked her out and she said yes, am I boring you yet?”
    “No, go on.”
    “We dated for nine mo nths and I was in love with her. E ven though she would not admit it, she felt the same way. She is five years younger than me and at first I just thought that it was her age that was holding her back from committing fully to me,” James’s voice is shallow and I can tell that he still hurts over this girl.
    “What was holding her back?” I say.
    “She had issues that went far beyond what I could have imagined.”
    “What were they?” T his strikes a chord with me and resembles what I first thought of Adrian. I want Dr James to tell me more I am very interested to hear his story.
    “Emma’s mother is very protective of her. She does not like guys getting too close to her daughter, and Emma was always worried about what her mother would think of her and I . So she kept our relationship a secret for a long time.”
    “That must have been hard.”
    “It was, I loved her and I wanted her to move in with me but I knew she never would. She cared too much about what her mother would say and in the end it ruined our love.”
    “Why would a mother do that to her daughter?”
    “I guess it was