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Jameson sighed. “I won’t let anything happen to her.”
“No.”
“Fine. You can wait outside my office.”
“All right.”
Jameson nodded, then stood and reached out a hand to her.
But Ian stood and lifted her into his arms. Then he moved her around so she was pressed to his firm chest with his arm under her bottom.
“Ian,” she murmured.
“Hush, Little girl. You’re too exhausted to walk. And I need to hold you.”
She gave in.
What was she going to say? Was she really going to protest?
They walked in silence to Jameson’s office. Ian put her down on a chair, then crouched in front of her. His hand went to her chin. “I’m outside if you need me.”
Part of her wanted to beg him to stay. But she knew she couldn’t do it. With Jameson, she felt like she didn’t have a choice but to tell him. He would find out anyway. And if he was Uncle Willy’s doctor, then he couldn’t tell anyone, right?
So she let Ian walk away, even though she could tell he was reluctant. The door closed behind them.
“Can I . . . can I see my uncle?”
Instead of sitting behind the desk, Jameson moved to sit beside her. He turned his chair to hers. “Of course. Although he’s sleeping right now. Which is also what you should be doing.”
“I already slept. I just want to see him.”
“very well. I’ll take you there after we talk.”
“Thank you. He really is going to be okay?” she asked.
“I think so. We need to keep an eye on him. It was quite the fall, and he’s lucky he didn’t do some serious damage to himself.”
“Is he on his own?” Worry filled her.
“No, sweetheart. Jack is watching him. And a nurse will check on him all the time.”
“Okay . . . okay.”
“The two of you are close?”
“He’s the only member of my family who loves me unconditionally.”
As soon as she said the words, she wished them back.
“What?”
“Forget I said that.”
“Maggie,” he said in a warning tone. “Are you sure that’s true?”
“Sadly, I am. But that doesn’t matter. Taking care of Uncle Willy does. He’s always looked out for me.”
“He was very confused when he woke up. It could just be the head injury, but when we did an MRI of his brain, we noticed that there was some shrinkage of the Hippocampus and . . .”
