Her father picked her up and carried her into the house, her mother and Kade following close behind him. Setting her down gently on the couch he got a...tissue and handed it to her. Mumbling a thank you she blew her nose and tried to compose herself. Finally when she though she had a decent control over her emotions and looked up to find that her other two brothers had joined the rest of the family. Her two other brothers Sebastian and Daniel, better known as Devil and Demon were both talking at. The insolent little fucker's eyes were flicking from left to right so fast that it looked like he was having a seizure or something. She just hoped he could still feel what she was about to do.) and let Jen's hand, wafting towards her face as if through treacle, hit her. "SHIT!" screamed Jen in frustration, snatching her hand back and balling it into a fist again, in defiance of the pain. Why the fuck was he smiling? Why the fuck did it feel like she'd punched something a lot more solid than. Mary had a large tumor.The women had heard of tumors, the men had no idea what that meant. Doc took Eli out to the barn and tried as best he could to explain what it meant and what was going to happen.“Eli, Mary is sick ... really sick and as bad as I want to help her, there’s nothing I can do. I’m sorry that I didn’t catch this before all of you moved up here.”“Doc, Mary’s gonna die, ain’t she?” Eli sobbed, grabbing Doc to held on.“Eli, I would give my own life to save her, but this has taken. "Okay, lie back and I'll take a look," he says, already sitting on his swivel chair, grabbing latex gloves. I lay down and close my eyes, pretending it's not his blue eyes that will be looking right at my center. I feel his hand wrap around my ankle, and I startle."Sorry," he says, guiding my feet to their positions. I hold my breath and open my legs while Dr. Taylor folds the bottom half of my dress up. It's silent for a moment, then he clears his throat."This might be cold," he says, and I.