Page 12 of The Dangers of Daydreaming (Love Connections #2)

Storytime

Finn

I took the stairs to the top floor of my grandparents' B I was worried about the right now.

I wanted to see Pops and be there for Gram.

But the hospital was already in this direction, and if I took Lucy the half hour to the B&B, and then came back, I’d miss Pops.

She must’ve seen all my concerns play across my face, because she stuck out a hand as if to stop the stream of consciousness, and said, “I’ll wait in the car. Let’s go to the hospital, and I’ll wait in the car.”

“I don ’t know how long I would need to be there,” I said, apology lacing my tone.

“Then I’ll stay in the waiting room,” she offered, her words coming out slowly, as if she was coming up with the plan at the exact moment she said it. She probably was.

“I promise to get you back as soon as I can, or I’ll call you a Kari—ah, what Americans call an Uber—to drive you home.” I was already putting the car back into drive.

She waved her hand dismissively. “I’m not worried about it, let’s just get you to your grandparents.”

A surge of gratitude rose in my chest like a wave while we drove the remaining twenty minutes to the hospital. I had dictated a quick text to Gram that I was on my way, and she’d said she would meet me at the front, so I didn’t have to wait for them to buzz me back.