Guilty For You

Guilty For You A.M. McCoy Copyright COPYRIGHT Copyright © 2023 by A.M. McCoy All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This is a work of fiction. The names, characters, incidents, and places are products of the author’s imagination and are not to be construed as real except where noted and authorized. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or actual events is entirely coincidental. Any trademarks, service marks, product names, or names featured are assumed to be the property of their respective owners and are used only for reference. There is no implied endorsement if any of these terms are used. The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of various products referenced in this work, which have been used without permission. The publication/use of these trademarks is not authorized, associated with, or sponsored by the trademark owners. This book is intended for mature audiences. Contents Content Warning 1. Chapter 1 – Delilah 2. Chapter 2 – Delilah 3. Chapter 3 – Delilah 4. Chapter 4 – Delilah 5. Chapter 5 – Delilah 6. Chapter 6 – Delilah 7. Chapter 7 – Delilah 8. Chapter 8 – Delilah 9. Chapter 9 – Delilah 10. Chapter 10 – Delilah 11. Chapter 11 – Delilah 12. Chapter 12 – Delilah 13. Chapter 13 – Delilah 14. Chapter 14 – Delilah 15. Chapter 15 – Delilah 16. Chapter 16 – Delilah 17. Chapter 17 – Delilah 18. Chapter 18 – Delilah 19. Chapter 19 – Delilah 20. Chapter 20 – Delilah 21. Chapter 21 – Delilah 22. Chapter 22 – Delilah 23. Chapter 23 – Delilah 24. Chapter 24 – Delilah 25. Chapter 25 – Delilah 26. Chapter 25 – Delilah 27. Chapter 26 – Fox 28. Chapter 27 – Fox 29. Chapter 28 – Delilah 30. Chapter 29 – Fox 31. Chapter 30 – Delilah 32. Chapter 31 – Fox 33. Chapter 32 – Delilah 34. Chapter 33 – Fox 35. Chapter 34 – Fox 36. Chapter 35 – Delilah 37. Chapter 36 – Delilah 38. Chapter 37 – Fox 39. Epilogue – Delilah 40. Epilogue – Fox Content Warning Guilty For You is a dark romance with elements that may be disturbing to some readers. Triggers include but are not limited to: Detailed Sex on Page Profanity Grief Murder Jail Violence Assault Talk of SA Kidnapping Stalking Smoking Alcohol Blood Car Accident Child Birth Pregnancy Emesis If you have any concerns or questions ahead of time, please do not hesitate to reach out to A.M. McCoy's team at [email protected] to discuss. Chapter 1 – Delilah Present I closed the linen closet door with more force than necessary, but it was better than screaming at the infuriatingly needy woman in bed eight. In the six hours that she’d been in the ER, she had requested three different meals because the options given by the hospital cafeteria were not up to her standards, an almond milk mocha latte with cold foam, a private room because the little boy on the other side of the curtain cried too much, and every pain killer known to man. For her broken toe. Had to love rural ERs on Saturdays. To get my silent revenge on the patient from hell, I moved the sick little boy who cried too much for her liking to a private room down the hall so he wouldn’t have to deal with anyone else like her while we treated him for his food poisoning. It was the least I could do to make up for her bad behavior toward the sweet little baby. I enjoyed the outraged look on her face when she realized he was getting the private room, not her. “Delilah.” Dr. Franklin called from the nurse’s desk, “Can I see for you a minute?” He nodded towards the on-call room behind the glass wall and walked in giving me no choice but to follow him. “Shit,” I murmured under my breath and looked at Winnie, my best friend, as she wagged her eyebrows at me suggestively and snickered. “Shut up.” I flicked her ear as I walked past her. I felt like a kid again on my way to the principal’s office. “What’s up, Doc?” I asked lightly, betraying the anxiety pulsing through my body. He leaned against the counter with his long legs stretched out in front of him, and crossed at the ankle as he stirred a cup of coffee with a straw. He was in his mid-thirties and attractive in a golden boy next-door kind of way with perfectly combed blonde hair and bright blue eyes. The exact opposite of my type. “I want to check in with you. Make sure you’re all right because you seem a bit frazzled today.” I worked in the Belden Community Hospital ER for few years, and Dr. Oliver Franklin was one of the on-call physicians that I worked with the most. While we were friendly, we weren’t friends. I was too jaded and cynical; I didn’t make friends easily anymore. Nonetheless, he never stopped trying. While that was commendable given that I wasn’t ever a ray of sunshine, it was a lost cause. “I’m good. Bed eight is just testing my patience today.” I said, swiping my bangs back from my face to look at the clock over his shoulder. “I should get back to her actually, it’s been ten minutes since the last time she rang her call bell. She’s probably going through withdraws of my lovely disposition.” He smirked and sipped his coffee, “Yeah, she’s been a real pain in the ass today.” He sighed, “And I only do a third of what you do.” “The sooner ortho gets down here to give her the second opinion she’s requesting, the better for everyone involved.” I smiled and took a