Nicki spent longer than any human should in the hotel’s shower, which seemed surprisingly big and lonely without Stefan’s body surrounding her. But she didn’t want to see Stefan right away. She leaned against the cool tiles. Her dizziness was totally due to lack of hydration, she knew. That and nerves. But it scared her anyway. Visions of five years ago flashed in front of her eyes. Her father’s gray face the day she’d found him on the floor, her brother’s fear. Her mother’s descent into petulance and fainting “spells”, checking out on Nicki as Nicki had cared for her dad and tried to keep her brother supported and motivated. And then had come the day of the high school track meet, when her brother John had fallen too—passing out right in the middle of his race. Her worst nightmare come to life. He’d survived, but then he’d received the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, and not only had his activity level changed…his entire approach to life had too. Nicki pulled herself back from those thoughts, turning her face into the pounding spray.
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