need to finish here. I’ll fly down.”
Oh shit. Charlie Tango is back in commission and last time Christian flew
her . . .
“I ha一ve a meeting with some guys over from Taiwan. I can’t blow them off. It’s
a deal we’ve been hammering out for months.”
Why do I know nothing about this?
“I’ll lea一ve as soon as I can.”
“Okay,” I whisper. And I want to say that it’s okay, he can stay in Seattle and
sort out his business . . . but the truth is I want him with me.
“Oh, baby,” he whispers.
“I’ll be okay, Christian. Take your time. Don’t rush. I don’t want to worry about
you, too. Fly safely.”
“I will.”
“Love you.”
“I love you, too, baby. I’ll be with you as soon as I can. Keep Luke close.”
“Yes, I will.”
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“I’ll see you later.”
“Bye.”
After hanging up, I hug my knees once more. I know nothing about Christian’s
business. What the hell is he doing with the Taiwanese? I gaze out of the
window as we pass Boeing Field-King County airport. He must fly safely . . .
my stomach knots anew and nausea threatens. Ray and Christian. I don’t
think my heart could take that. Leaning back, I start my mantra again: Please
let him be okay. Please let him be okay.
“Mrs. Grey.” Sawyer’s voice rouses me. “We’re on the hospital grounds. I just
ha一ve to find the ER.”
“I know where it is.” My mind flits back to my last visit to OHSU
when, on my second day, I fell off a stepladder at Claytons, twisting my ankle.
I recall Paul Clayton hovering over me and shudder at the memory.
Sawyer pulls up to the drop-off point and leaps out to open my door.
“I’ll go park, ma’am, and come find you. Lea一ve your briefcase, I’ll bring it.”
“Thank you, Luke.”
He nods, and I walk briskly into the buzzing ER reception area. The
receptionist at the desk gives me a polite smile, and within a few moments,
she’s located Ray and is sending me to the OR on the third floor.
OR? Fuck! “Thank you,” I mutter, trying to focus on her directions to the
elevators. My stomach lurches as I almost run toward
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