Page 718 of The Tempted
I turn around and spot Nikki sitting on the couch crying staring off into space. Walking over to her, I wrap my arms around her and cradle her to my chest, consoling her as she breaks down and cries.
The front door opens and Michael walks in stopping in his tracks as he glances around the room at us. His eyes zeroing in on Nikki as she pulls out of my embrace and stares back at him.
“You told them?” he asks, stepping toward her but again he freezes causing me to curiously study Nikki’s face.
“Told us what?” I ask, my eyes darting back and forth between the two of them.
“Shit,” Michael hisses.
“Nikki?” I coax, swallowing the lump in my throat.
“I got bad news from my doctor.”
I instantly felt the air leave my lungs as the words left her mouth and I asked myself, how much can one family possibly endure?
