He knew neither of those reactions would help them work through this and no matter what, he knew that was what he wanted. That was what was important for them right now.
David’s mind was full of more questions than answers as he walked Sarah to her hotel room. So much had happened over the last few hours. What would it mean to the two of them if Davey had received Sarah’s son’s heart? There was no way for that not to affect Sarah or her relationship to Davey. And what if it turned out that Cody’s heart had been donated to someone else? Would that make a difference? No, he was sure it wouldn’t. He’d seen how Sarah cared for the other children on the unit, showing them all the love and attention possible.
“So, what do you want to do?” Sarah asked as they stopped in front of her room.
Remembering the kiss that the two of them had just shared, there were a lot of things that came to mind with that question. None of which he thought Sarah was speaking of.
“Did you ever write a note to your donor?” she asked. “The privacy policy of organ procurement states that if a recipient and a donor both want to meet they will contact them.”
“No, I’m afraid I didn’t. I should have, I’d planned to...” he said.
“You were busy taking care of a sick child all by yourself. It’s understandable that any family, especially a single parent, wouldn’t have had the time for writing a note,” Sarah interrupted as she turned to insert her key card into the slot. “Would you like to come in?”
David thought about all the reasons he shouldn’t enter Sarah’s hotel room, none of which seemed important right then. She stopped and turned to him, a look of concern shadowing her face.
“I don’t mean to pressure you. I know this is a lot to take in,” Sarah said as she opened her door.
“You’ve had weeks to think about this, Sarah. I’ve only had a few minutes,” he said interrupting her. He would never feel anything but thankfulness for the family that had given his son a new heart, but it was going to take more than a few minutes for him to consider where the two of them went from here, especially if that family was Sarah’s.
He watched as she slid her shoes off then walked over to the window where the lights of the city shone before her before turning and smiling at him. She had no idea what it did to him seeing her there, memories of their kiss still fresh, her dress still wrinkled from their embrace.
All that day he had thought of nothing but kissing Sarah, but he had never imagined just how wonderful sharing that one kiss with her could be. And now that he knew just how sweet those lips of hers tasted all he could think about was tasting her again. But this time he wanted to taste all of her, to feel every part of her against him, but he knew this wasn’t the time for that. He needed to process everything Sarah had told him and he needed to come to terms with the fact that she hadn’t been forthcoming with him. But while his mind might know that he needed to take a step back, unfortunately his libido did not seem to want to take the time that he felt they needed and he knew if he didn’t leave right then, he was going to do something that both of them might regret.
“I have to go,” he said as he turned away from her, not stopping even when he heard her call his name.
CHAPTER SEVEN
DAVID STARED OUT the window into the city below him. He didn’t know how long he’d been standing there, but the road in front of the hotel was empty now. Looking out at the building across from him, he had watched the lights go out one at a time and now most of the building was dark. He glanced at his watch. A quarter past eleven. It had only been ten minutes since the last time he had looked.
He’d called and checked on Davey when he had first returned to his room and had found that his son had already gone to bed. Ms. Duggar had sounded half-asleep herself when she’d answered the phone and had seemed a bit put out when he had questioned her about Davey’s medication. He knew he had a bit of a problem with control as far as Davey was concerned but he’d born all the responsibility in taking care of Davey since almost the day he had been born. Unlike him, Ms. Duggar had seen Davey only as the healthy little boy he was now. He knew that things could change quickly and Davey could be fighting for his life again.
Unlike most people, Sarah understood his concern for his son’s routine and his need to check on his son often. The couple of times he had tried to date, the women had not been that understanding. Sarah had taken him and Davey into her home and her life just the way they were. Was it because of the possible tie Davey had to her son, Cody? He knew that she had worried about that, had been afraid that he would accuse her of such things, but Sarah wasn’t like that. She was a genuinely good person. Maybe at first it might have been part of what drew her to him and his son, but he knew that she felt more for them now.
The fact that he’d walked away from her tonight was a miracle. He’d wanted her more than he’d ever wanted a woman before, including his ex-wife. There was something between the two of them that made him forget everything but
