by Sammie J
I giggle, “Its ok. I'm glad you are on your way and I get to sleep next to you tonight. I've missed you so much.”
He sighs, “You have no idea how much I have missed you. You are coming with me next time I don't like being away from you, it doesn't feel right.”
“I know I feel the same, and I promised Juan we would get together next weekend, if you don't mind taking me of course.”
“Sounds good and how can I say no to the three of us being together again.”
I walk to the kitchen and open the fridge to get a bottle of water and sit at the counter and say, “Tell me about last night did Viper go down well?”
He laughs, “They sure did. A few women stormed the stage but the lads were very professional and carried on playing.”
Suddenly Noah starts swearing, “Peppa can I phone you back I made a wrong turn and need to get back on the right road.” I say ok and wait for him to phone back.
Twenty minutes later my phone goes and I say, “Everything ok, are you are the right road now?”
He laughs, “Yes, I had to stop and ask a few people but I'm on the right road now. So, another two hours and I will be dragging you off to my bed.”
“Sounds good to me, will you phone me when you are thirty minutes away and I will order some takeaway.”
“Sure can, speak to you later sweetheart.” He hangs up.
I take a bath to pass time and put on some sexy underwear and a silk dressing gown I bought on the last shopping trip I had with Monica.
Finally Noah phones, “Hi you, you can go ahead...” But he doesn't finish his sentence as I hear him say, “What the fuck.” And then the biggest bang I have ever heard in my life comes through the phone and then silence.
My heart stops beating in my chest. I scream out for Noah but there's no answer. I fall to the floor, I keep saying into the phone, “Noah, Noah please talk to me.” I clutch my chest as the pain rips through my body, my brain registers that I need to phone someone but I don't want to hang up in case he hears me.
I crawl to the house phone and sit rocking as I try and phone Juan. After three attempts, I get the number right. I try and speak when he answers and it's only when he shouts my name a few times that I get out, “Noah, car accident, not speaking.” Then the darkness descends.
I wake up and find myself in Juan’s arms and the word, “Noah?” leaves my mouth.
I see sadness on Juan face and my heart breaks all over again, “He’s in the hospital, he's in a bad way Peppa.” I manage to get the word, “Sick,” out and Juan moves quickly to the bathroom, where I make it in time and throw up.
Juan cleans me up and asks, “Do you want to go to the hospital?”
I nod a yes as that's all I can do as my body shuts down and all I feel is numbness. Juan dresses me and I’m vaguely aware of traveling in a car and Juan speaking to me. He walks me to a room and I hear my name being said as Lara clings to me crying. His parents talk to me but I don't hear them and the tears come next as I collapse and Juan catches me before I hit the floor. He picks me up and takes me over to a chair to sit and holds my hand.
A doctor comes in and speaks and I hear someone crying. Juan leans into me and speaks into my ear and tells me, “They are keeping Noah in a coma to see if the swelling goes down on his brain.”
I nod and close my eyes. I pretend to sleep as I don't want to talk to anyone. Juan leans in again and whispers to me that he has to go, but I stare at him blankly.
He bends down in front of me and makes me look him in the eyes, “I will stay at Noah's and come back as soon as I wake.” He kisses me but I don't feel it.
Lara comes over and sits with me. She talks but I don't hear. I'm told to leave, to go home and get some sleep but I refuse. I’m not going anywhere till I see Noah and I fall asleep on the chairs. I'm shaken awake by Noah's mother and told I can go and see Noah now.
My tears come again when I see the tubes and the bandages that cover him. He doesn't look like my Noah anymore. I take his hand in mine and that’s where I stay for the next two days. I hear everyone around me but ignore them. Juan comes and sits with me. I hear Noah's mother ask who Juan is and she tells him she thinks he is being over friendly with me and their conversation becomes heated, I ignore it. I notice the looks that they give me as I talk to Noah and will him awake.
It's Juan who finally gets me to leave using guilt, as I start to smell and know I need to shower and get some sleep so I'm fresh for Noah in case he wakes.
We get back to Noah's and I smell his unique smell and see him everywhere. Juan leads me to the shower and washes me and I break down once again. We both sit on the shower floor and hold on to one another. He gets me out when the water runs cold and dries me and wraps me in a towel. He lifts me into his arms and walks me to the bed and lies down with me.
He brushes the hair away from my face and kisses my lips, “I need to head back tonight, we have a gig, if you don't want me to go I can stay.”
I look at him, “You have to go. Noah would want you to continue and when he wakes you can tell him how well the tour is going.”
He looks at me sadly but nods, “I will go when you fall asleep.” And he pulls me into him and tells me he loves me.
I wake the next morning alone, I quickly get dressed and make myself presentable. I call a taxi and have a quick cup of tea, which is all I can manage as the thought of food makes me feel sick. The taxi pulls up at the hospital and I get out.
I make my way to Noah's room, I open the door and the bed is empty. I panic, rush in and search the bathroom in case he is in there. I turn to see a nurse walk in and she looks at me surprised and I ask, “Where's Noah?” And the answer I get back is, “He's gone.”
Acknowledgements
First and foremost, my thanks go to Monica Campos and Amy Weidman Pro. Without their encouragement, support and honesty this book might have never seen the light of day.
Special thanks again go to Amy Weidman Pro who edited the book for me. You rock Amy and did an awesome job. Thanks for your patience and answering all my silly questions. I won’t hesitate to use you again for future books.
A big big thanks goes to Tammy Payne, who goes above and beyond her beta reader duties. I’m glad to have you on board and you truly are one in a million with all you do for me.
To my Beta readers; Rochell Benish, Kathy Moore, Nadene Reynolds, Kellie Dennis, Tammy Payne, Jerri Mooring, Terri McGarvey Barnett, Michelle Richardson, Natalie Hancock and Lisa W. Thanks so much for blowing me away with your feedback and for loving Rock the Viper. I can’t tell you how shocked I was when you all told me your thoughts on this story. Love to you all and I know you are all waiting patiently for the next book, Forever Viper, so you know what happens next after that cliff-hanger.
To T.A. Grey thanks so much for inspiring me to start this journey. I hope one day to be able to write as well as you do.
A big thanks goes to Kellie, you caught my story perfectly in the image you used for the cover. I’m so in love with it and can’t wait to see what you come up with for the next one.
You can check out Kellie’s work here; http://www.bookcoverbydesign.co.uk/ she is amazing.
Last, but by no means least, my thanks go to my husband and kids who have to put up with my self-doubt and for trying to be quiet while I write. I love you all.
About the Author
Sammie J loves to read and, through her own dreams, her stories have started to take form. She finally decided to write things down when her dreams kept repeating every night, and she hasn't stopped since. She finds time to write while also being a stay at home mum to four children, who love to help her choose names for her characters. Her biggest supporter is her husband, who will stay up and talk to her into the early morning hours about her stories, and he isn't shy about giving her criticism.
Sammie J likes to think she has a wicked sense of humour and she hopes it comes through in her books to her readers. If she can make you laugh, then her job is done and she f
eels complete.
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ISBN-13: 978-1495364334
ISBN-10: 149536433X
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Table of Contents
Title
Chapter 1 Peppa
Chapter 2 Peppa
Chapter 3 Juan
Chapter 4 Peppa
Chapter 5 Noah
Chapter 6 Peppa
Chapter 7 Noah
Chapter 8 Juan
Chapter 9 Peppa
Chapter 10 Peppa
Chapter 11 Peppa
Chapter 12 Juan
Chapter 13 Noah
Chapter 14 Peppa
Chapter 15 Noah
Chapter 16 Juan
Chapter 17 Peppa
Chapter 18 Noah
Chapter 19 Juan
Chapter 20 Peppa
Chapter 21 Noah
Chapter 22 Peppa
Chapter 23 Juan
Chapter 24 Peppa
Chapter 25 Noah
Chapter 26 Peppa
Chapter 27 Juan
Chapter 28 Peppa
Acknowledgements
About the Author
