Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 91461 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 366(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91461 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 366(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
“You’re correct,” she agreed. “Though in Finn’s case, that’s not a concern.”
Kola exhaled deeply. “So you’re basically flushing it out of his system.”
“Yes. This is very standard protocol.”
“But you expect him to make a full recovery,” I stated.
“I do. I don’t anticipate any surprises, as we know precisely what was given to him, when, and how much. We’ve made changes accordingly, and all his vitals are stable. I suspect he’ll wake up here shortly, at which time we’ll see if he has a headache, if he’s nauseous, and go from there. Finn is young, in excellent health, so really, I wouldn’t worry from a medical standpoint.”
“Thank you,” Kola said, taking a shaky breath.
“You did the right thing bringing him to the hospital,” Dr. Wong commended Kola.
“He’s in his first year of medical school,” Sam told her.
“Then you know, we always err on the side of caution, do we not?”
“We do,” he replied, sniffling.
“Very good,” she said, reaching out and patting Kola’s shoulder. “As soon as he’s awake, I’ll have someone come out and alert you.” She left then, the other doctors on either side walking away with her.
Kola walked back over to the chairs we’d been sitting in for the last two hours, Sam following, taking a seat beside him and putting his arm around his son.
“I didn’t mean to hurt Kola’s feelings,” Anne told me. “I was just surprised.”
“He understood all that,” I promised her. “But his father works a fairly scary job. The issue is you even alluding to the idea of Sam not being around. Therein lies the fear.”
Her hand went immediately to her mouth.
I would have said something, but I was interrupted by my daughter slipping around in front of me to give me a hug. Of course Hannah was there; the question had only been when. She would always show up for her brother. I squeezed her tight, and then she spun around and hugged Anne first and then Eammon. They both looked a bit gobsmacked.
“Here you go,” Jake said, passing Eammon a cardboard tray with two large to-go cups of what I could only assume was coffee. “Me and B didn’t know how you take it, so I got you sugar, creamer, and the mixing sticks there.”
“Thank you,” Anne whispered, very touched, from the sound of her voice.
His smile was kind before he turned to me. “Your chai is over there with Kola, and Mr. Kage got his Earl Grey.”
“That was very thoughtful,” I assured him.
“That’s me, very thoughtful.”
I chuckled, and he put his arm around me as the elevator opened and Harper and Wick walked over carrying a Tupperware container full of blueberry muffins.
“Oh, Harper, you didn’t have to bake,” I told him.
He nodded. “I did. I was climbing the walls.”
When he turned to look over at Kola, I glanced at Wick, who mouthed the words, climbing the walls.
Harper had napkins, because he was organized like that, and gave Eammon and Anne both a muffin before he and Wick left us, joining Sam and everyone else near Kola.
“It’s very sweet that Hannah is here,” Anne commented. “And Kola’s friends as well.”
“You’ll notice that neither of Finn’s brothers are here,” Eammon said gruffly, clearly not pleased with his offspring.
“It might be difficult for them,” I said, trying to be kind.
“You’re a sweet man,” Anne assured me, and I smiled at her.
“Good evening, Mr. Harcourt-Kage.”
When I turned, there was George Hunt in a gorgeous navy suit that fit him like a glove, showing off the breadth of his shoulders and the bulge of his biceps.
“George,” I greeted him with a sigh. I had told him a while back that he didn’t need to hyphenate my name, but he did anyway and that was thoughtful. “I didn’t notice you getting off the elevator.”
“That’s because I was down on ten getting Livingston Strood’s signature on an NDA before he got all loopy from whatever they’re going to give him.”
“I was going to ask a question about you not carrying anything, but I assume that’s all done on your phone now.”
He grinned at me. “We have all the bells and whistles at Sutter.”
“Of course you do,” I said with a groan. “May I introduce you to Finn’s parents?”
His brows furrowed. “We met briefly when I stopped by to give Finn his new laptop.”
“Oh,” I said, not wanting to bring up what George had done that day. In taking care of Kola, he’d rendered a couple of their relatives unconscious. George was not the kind of man who ever hesitated to act.
“Would you come talk to Kola, please?”
“Absolutely,” he agreed, walking with me over to my son. Eammon and Anne followed us.
“George,” Sam said when we reached him, rising to shake the younger man’s hand.
Hannah, who was still standing, sort of lunged at him, startling Anne. George caught her easily, glaring the whole time he hugged her.