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When the Leaves Stop Falling

Kelly Moran is a bestselling author of enchanting ever-afters. She gets her ideas from everyone and everything around her and there's always a book playing out in her head. No one who knows her bats an eyelash when she talks to herself. Kelly is a RITA® Finalist, RONE Award-Winner, Catherine Award-Winner, Readers Choice Finalist, Holt Medallion Finalist, and landed on the "Must Read" & "10 Best Reads" lists at USA TODAY's Lifestyle blog. She is a proud Romance Writers of America® member, where she was an Award of Excellence Finalist. Her books have foreign translation rights in Germany, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. Kelly's interests include: sappy movies, MLB, NFL, driving others insane, and sleeping when she can. She is a closet coffee junkie and chocoholic, but don't tell anyone. She's originally from Wisconsin, but she resides in South Carolina with her three sons, her two dogs, and a cat. She loves hearing from her readers. www.AuthorKellyMoran.com Ten years ago, Courtney Morgan had somehow found the courage to escape a life of abuse and run. Now living a comfortable--albeit lonely--existence, she's determined to make the most of her second chance. But when a newcomer strolls into the diner where she works, a series of events lands her on a road trip from Arizona to Georgia. After she learns her travel companion has been given a terminal diagnosis and is returning home, Courtney sees this as an opportunity to pay it forward and help, like someone had once done for her. Yet, despite her good intentions, it seems fate is determined to put love and friendship in her path, forcing her to evaluate her own future and what she desires most. Offering forgiveness is hard, especially when that person needing it most is herself. And she's discovering the important things in life are about the people along her journey, not the destination.

Kelly Moran · Urban
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Chapter 41

Austin and Courtney found Jake and Grams in a waiting room of Athens Regional Medical Center, huddled together holding hands.

Courtney sat on the chair next to Grams and rubbed her hand over her back. She glanced around the cold room, decorated in an attempt to mask visitors true whereabouts. Large artificial plants were propped in the corners as magazines lay scattered across the tables. Cheap prints of neutral colors in abstract art were hung on the peach-colored walls.

It was enough to make anyone go crazy.

Jake jerked his chin up when Austin sat next to him. "I was working on the cabinets for the Murphy's kitchen. I found her face down on the floor when I came in for a bottle of water. She was barely breathing." He ran a shaking hand down his face.

"It's all right." Austin squeezed his shoulder. "Have they told you anything yet?"

"No. It's been two hours."