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He paced until he saw Roni walk out of the roo to tell hi to go update everyone out in the waiting rooed"

Abel nodded, a bit relieved, but at the sa Nellie to be alone for even a few minutes, he walked back in her room and stood at the side of her bed His entire chest ached to see her like this He closed his eyes, trying desperately to keep it together As soon as he opened his eyes, a blinking light near where he’d been sitting earlier, got his attention The screen on Nellie’s phone lit up, and with it once again, so did his insides

Walking toward it, he could see that Roni must’ve left the phone on silent, because it wasn’t even buzzing But there was no doubt a call was coht be was confirreen incohtest hesitation, he picked up the phone and answered For the sake of not blowing up in Nellie’s hospital room, he did his best to remain calm "What do you want, Salad to see Roni on her way back to Nellie’s room She saw him on the phone, but didn’t seem to realize that it was Nellie’s phone he was on She didn’t co past him and into Nellie’s roo until he finally heard Sam’s voice "Is this Ayala?"

"It is What do you want?" Abel’s hands were already fisting, but he wouldn’t give this guy the satisfaction of hearing him lose it, so he did his best to reize to Nellie," Sa into this were every bit as despicable as I’ to you with no regard for her feelings But halfway through it, as I got to know her, I had a change of heart NellieShe’s different I connected with her in a way I never expected"

Abel gripped the phone, breathing deeply Unbelievably, what Sa now, as unexpected as it orse than what he had expected

"She’s one of the sweetest and sincerest women I’ve ever met, and she’s--"

"Mine," Abel infor to unravel as he walked further away froht make him lose it "She’s et this warning once I have not and will not waste even an ounce of energy entertaining the bullshit stories you and your brothers are trying to--"

"But that’s just it I didn’t--"

"I don’t give a shit about your change of heart, assle!"

Abel pushed the door into the waiting rooot kicked out of the ICU, because he was done staying cal place in person, Saround His friends all looked up at hi rooive a fk what kind of connection you think you had with her She’s with ht’ve had with her, and now it’s h if you want to so have so "

"I know I blew it," Sa loudly as if Abel could even for a second feel any syize to her because--"

"Did you hear what I just said," Abel deh his teeth he reiterated," It’s Not Happening"

"Okay" To Abel’s surprise that was Sa hat followed "Then letto do, and at first, I genuinely agreed with my brother and his publicist that this all caas went down, I won’t ever be a part of anything like that again I truly aht his hand to his forehead He didn’t want to hate Sam, and he knew all about overzealous publicists with only one thing inSam and his brothers ht now, it was all he felt for him--he loathed them all But he didn’t want to be a total dick about it since the guy was apologizing and did sound sincere Now that he’d uy, he just wanted to get off the phone and get back to Nellie

"As long as neither of us ever hears froument, and Abel cut the call there He rushed back to Nellie’s roo was torture Roni had already walked out once to update everyone again that they still knew nothing

Finally, an older balding doctor walked in and gave theood news is she wasn’t alone when she went into respiratory arrest The attendant at the hotel she was checking in at called the paramedics immediately There’s a tinyof five to six e begins Therescue procedures"