CHAPTER 51
Ruby was restless. There wasn’t a single magazine in the tiny sitting room she cared to read, and even being that close to the doctors and nurses coming in and out of the burn unit was enough to remind her of how bad off Jessi was.
She’d lost track of how long she’d been pacing the hallways up and down. Sometimes she felt like she was the only soul here who had a loved one close to death, but that was ridiculous.
So why did she feel so alone?
Her mind recited all the reasons Jessi couldn’t die. Hadn’t they both sworn to be each other’s maids of honor at their weddings? Hadn’t they both dreamed about raising children together, growing old together?
They had laid out their future more comprehensively than most couples plan their marriage. Once they both got their finances in
