Free Dark Love (The Two Sides of Me Book 3) by Amy Garcia

the staff.” She begins to turn and leave as abruptly as she arrived, but I reach out and lightly touch her shoulder, Kelly looks back silently, and I send her a message with my eyes. “Dr. Carter will do all he can.” She understands.
    “Make sure of it,” I say my voice full of venomous threat.
    “He will. I have family I’d like to return to in Seattle; your husband will be fine.” I drop my hand in relief, she really does get it. Evan better come out of surgery spewing rainbows, and glitter or nobody in that OR will be safe ever again. I watch through tear-filled eyes as the other side of me is wheeled away with Evan.
    We are two halves of a whole that can’t survive without the other. My vision blurs and I close my eyes tight wrapping my arms around my body. Isaac’s strong arms are around me instantly, I know it’s him simply from the pure smell of his soap. I’ve been holding strong up until this point, but now I just let it all go and sob into his chest, he shushes me and tightens his hold.
    After what feels like a lifetime, Isaac pushes me away gently holding the tops of my arms. “We need to go to the waiting room and be with your family.”
    “ Our family.” I correct him. I consider Isaac family as well as one of my best friends.
    “Ok.” He offers me a small sad smile and turns me to face the door that exits the pre-op area, his arm over my shoulders.
    “I hear you’re quite the bad ass mafia wife.” He chuckles
    “Shut up, Isaac. I had to do something; that fucker was leaving the country, and Evan was going to check himself out of the hospital tonight too. Stupid men. Figures I would have to straighten all this shit out myself.”
    “I know, honey, I’m glad you did. I just hope he makes it, I don’t feel like murdering anyone today.” He’s joking with me, but I’m curious to know if my threats would be carried out if it were necessary. I look up at his chiseled jawline covered in five o'clock shadow and momentarily appreciate what a handsome man I have for a best friend.
    “Don’t tease about things like that. But, would you…or Mr. Saint…” I stutter and can’t finish, but Isaac’s face darkens turning very serious.
    “We already have people in place. If they hurt so much as a hair on his head when he comes out of the operating room that doctor is dead.”
    I gasp. What did you think, dummy? Of course they would follow through, I just don’t like that the order technically originated with me. Never mind, positive energy is what we need. No one is going to die today, not Evan or David or Kelly.
    My mother nearly knocks me off my feet when we enter the waiting room. “What’s going on?!” she demands
    “He’s in surgery, mom, the surgery he was supposed to have before he and David got into the fight.”
    “And he’s still doing it? Why would you..he can’t…”
    “Mom it’s fine, Evan will be fine, he knows he can’t make any mistakes.”
    She does not look convinced but what else is there to say? “Ok sweetheart, if you say so. How long will it take? Should I take the children home?” Mr. Saint stands from his seat in the row of waiting room chairs.
    “I’ll take them to the house. Mrs. Galloway, you stay and be with Mrs. Lawson.” I cock my head back; he said that with such compassion and respect. Saint and I have never actually had words but the tension between us is always palpable, and I’ve never known why. Now I think I do. I’m in this forever; I’ll do anything it takes to help Evan, including putting a hit out on a doctor and nurse if they don’t make sure it happens.
    Mr. Saint thought I was a phase, a fascination, just another woman vying for Evan’s wealth, prestige, and body. How he could believe that, after all, I’ve gone through I don’t know but obviously he’s accepted that I’m not going anywhere and that I truly love his boss. There must be more to their relationship then meets the eye.
    We have had to deal with so much in our