Bestfriends Shouldn’t Know How You Taste Chapter 81


    Ashley‘s pov


    My teary eyes were glued to him as doctor Gomez and two nurses started to remove the breathing


    tube. He mentioned that ke was now able to breathe on his own.


    “Sorry.” I said softly and stepped aside to let the cleaningdy mop the coffee I spilt.


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    She grumbles something underneath her breath and mops the floor rather harshly. She was probably


    cursing me out for giving her more work to do.


    I draw my eyes back to ke and I‘m a bit startled to see his blue eyes already set on me. I try to read


    the emotions that are hidden but he doesn‘t let it show.


    He swiftly moved his eyes away from me when I sent him a soft smile. My heart drops, smile turning


    into a frown.


    It felt strange, different. He was different.


    Doctor Gomez finally removes the tube and passes it to one of the nurses. The other nurse with fiery


    red hair hands him the clipboard and pen.


    Ryn wraps her hand around my shoulder and squeezes it in reassurance. Ace on the other hand was


    beside ke, his hand resting reassuringly on top of his son‘s hand.


    “Can you speak?” Doctor Gomez questions, lining the tip of the pen on the paper that was joined to the


    clipboard.


    ke looks at him, narrows his eyes, clears his throat and opens his mouth to speak. “Yes.‘‘ His voice


    is cracky, rough like sandpaper. Likely from not having enough fluids going down his throat for a while.


    Doctor Gomez nods jotting down on the paper. “Do you know where you are?” He lifts his head to stare


    at ke.


    ke nods and clears his throat.” In the hospital.”


    Gomez nods and hummed.“Do you know your name?” His brown eyes pierces ke‘s eyes, gauging


    for a reaction.


    TIET


    “Yes. ke Reed.” He answers smoothly then coughs.


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    I let out a breath of relief. Good at least he knows his name.


    Gomez motions for one of the nurses to hand ke the stic cup that was filled with water. She


    ces a straw in the cup and brings it to his parted lips. He gulps it down gently.


    I will admit I was a bit jealous even though the nurse did not mean no harm and was probably in her


    late forties. Still a little burning of jealousy jolts through my stomach.


    Doctor Gomez smiles then goes back serious. “Do you know why you are here?”


    ke looks lost, removes the straw from his mouth and presses his head on the pillow only to wince.


    He shakes his head no but doesn‘t speak


    Gomez sighs heavily as if dreading giving the worst news possible. “You were shot at the back of your


    head while rescuing one of yourrades who was injured. We spent hours


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    operating on you to remove the bullet that thankfully had not hit any vital parts. But in omler to reduce


    the swell of your brain we had to induce you into aa”


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    Doctor Gomez stops gauging ke‘s reaction from hearing the news. But ke doesn‘t let any


    emotion portray on his face. He looks at Gomez nkly. He had yet to let his eyes stray towards me


    again,


    Not hearing any remark from ke doctor Gomez continues. “You‘ve been in aa for almost an


    entire week. We are very thankful to see that you‘ve woken up, not many can ovee such trauma to


    their head. Your family has not left your side”


    It is then ke‘s blue eyes snap towards me. It‘s piercing and quite frankly I was stunned to see how


    nkly he stared at me. My heart begins to pound.


    “Who is she?” The words leave his lips and the entire room stills. 2


    It‘s unbearably quiet. My brain turns foggy, his words not wanting to register in my head. Yet even


    though my mind was fighting to pretend that he was not referring to me, pain was slicing through my


    heart knowing that he was.


    Tears hazed up my vision as Ryn‘s clutch on my shoulder tightened. Ace who had been staring down at


    his son looks at me in confusion. Confusion that his son had asked such a question. 1


    Gomez clears his throat and studies ke.” You don‘t know this young woman?” He asked carefully as


    if talking to a mental patient.


    ke‘s face morphs into confusion, eyes holding the most painful foreign look. Puzzlement. He really


    did not recognize me. I felt hurt, my heart sinking into my stomach.


    “Is she a cousin that I didn‘t know about?” He asked in uncertainty.


    Gomez‘s head turns to face me, his eyes deep with pity as Ryn squeezes my shoulder more firmly. He


    turns back to face ke, awkwardly clearing his throat. “She is not your cousin. Mr. Reed she is your


    wife.”


    The room is silent again. Not a single sound. Until ke‘s eyes widen in shock, lips parting as he


    quickly lifts his hand to stare at the wedding band around his finger.


    “What the fuck!” He murmurs. I flinch feeling like he had just plunged a sharp knife into my heart.


    He drops his hand, head turning swiftly to face me, rather my hand that had the wedding ring. He


    shakes his head in disbelief. “Is this some kind of joke?”


    “Mr. Reed it‘s normal that you don‘t recognize her. With the kind of trauma you suffered, amnesia is the


    lesserplications. Don‘t worry your memories wille back but I suggest you take some rest.”


    Doctor Gomez suggested.


    “Mother, Father he‘s joking right? I am not a married man?” Every word that leaves his mouth only digs


    the knife deeper.


    “ke Ashley is your wife, you‘ve known her for years, you both are inseparable. You Ryan and her


    have been bestfriends from when you guys five.” Ryn says beside me. It‘s a wonder I had not fainted


    yet. I felt numb to the core. 2


    “Who‘s Ryan?” He asked.


    “Ryan is your cousin, Reba and Nate‘s son.” Ace informs his son. 1


    ke‘s brows furrow. “Wasn‘t his name Austin?”