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If he’d been here, she would have been okay.

He would have...what? Dez wasn’t a doctor. He was just a man who cared for her. Who would do anything to save her. But what could he do in this case? He took a seat in the chair beside Sherri’s hospital bed and leaned his elbows on his knees. His head in his hands, he closed his eyes and took a shuddering breath.

He stood and pressed his lips against her forehead. “You have to fight this, my fierce warrior. Fight this and come back to me healthy and well.” He kissed her again and listened to her soft breathing.

Sherri’s mom whispered, “You love her.” She said it as a statement, not a question.

Dez nodded and took Sherri’s hand in his. Pressed his lips to it and watched her sleep. “Always.”