I'm Here to Fix You - Broken Souls Series #2

Goodbye, ladies

I've strayed so far from Book 1, that I'm starting to wonder why do you even keep reading. We're almost there anyways.

BOOK 4

CHAPTER 10 - GOODBYE, LADIES

"I'm sorry." I repeated.

"Yes, I know, you've said that before." Joe cracked a small, sad, smile.

"No, I really am sorry, babe, I ..." I sighed, rubbing the bridge of my nose, "I don't know how else to express it, I'm just ... really, really, really, really, really sorry." I bit my lips as I stood before him, fidgeting. "I ... it was awful of me. I shouldn't have involved you in the first place."

Joe shook his head, and placed his hands over my shoulders. "It's okay, Silvia, really." He shrugged. "In the end, I knew it wouldn't last long."

"But ..."

"I mean, no offense, babe, but ... you came with one hell of a heavy baggage. We all have a past, right?" He chuckled, flustered. "The difference is, my past involves a string of failed relationships and a messy apartment, whilst your baggage has a name and a face, and is currently held in prison ..."

I bit my lips. "You've always known, huh?"

"Babe, ever since you told me that was your ex, I started quaking. I knew he'd get you back, I guess I just ... enjoyed the ride, as little as it lasted."

"But ... how could you know? I mean, not even I know what ..." I bit my lips, cutting myself off, unsure whether I should talk to him about these things. I mean, I may not remember my life, but even I know that's it's kind of tacky to talk about your alleged feelings for your ex with your current boyfriend that is about to become ex as well.

Joe cracked a small, sweet smile of his, stroking my cheek with his thumb. "You know, hospitals in this aren't much different from hair salons."

I frowned, confused. "What do you mean?"

"I mean that people talk. A lot."

"They warned you about me?" I wiggled my eyebrows, even more confused than before. If his co-workers are as gossipy as he says, now I realize that maybe I shouldn't have come to his workplace to ... well, break up with him. But, truth be told, I was here for a routine checkup and I discovered something, and ... I couldn't keep it. Heck, I didn't even want to try to keep it a secret, it would have been utterly unfair.

"No, babe," Joe chuckled, stroking my cheek again. He's taking this breakup much more easily than I expected. I wonder whether I should be offended or what. "Or rather, I was forewarned, but not about you."

"What?"

"Dr. Sanchez thought it was wise to give me a heads up about your-uh ... baggage, when we first started dating."

I rolled my eyes. That woman seriously hates me, and I still have no idea why. She was the doctor that first visited me when I woke up from the coma, but she was so hateful that when I was able to choose, I decided to opt for someone else. "Did she now?" I scoffed, sarcastic. "And what did the good doctor have to say?"

Joe chuckled. "She doesn't like you, you know that."

"Yeah, but I don't understand why. I barely even know her."

"Babe, her ex dumped her because of you."

I frowned. "What?" I didn't know Jake had been with her. Or was it Ryan? As far as I know, I only have two exes here in Boston, a third one in Italy. Well, now with Joe it makes four exes.

"A while ago, I think much, much before your-uh ..." he trailed off, cautious.

"Coma?" I filled in, arching an eyebrow. "It's not a cuss word, you know."