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I was in front of the fridge and bringing the milk to where she was pulling down glasses in a matter of moments.
“I’ll pour,” I ordered.
Garnett rolled her eyes but allowed me to pour.
I also brought all the glasses to the large bar that ran the length of their kitchen, dropping them off and coming back for my cinnamon rolls.
“Have a seat,” I ordered her.
She rolled her eyes. “You’re just as bad as the rest of them.”
“But you actually sit when he asks you to, instead of arguing,” Garrett grumbled.
Garnett scoffed. “I do not!”
And that was how the rest of the morning went.
The Carter family argued.
I listened and smiled.
But there was a pall, as if everyone was aware that one of their own was now missing.
An hour later, we were in the pre-op area of the same hospital that my sister worked in.
“I’m just gonna…”
Before anyone could say a word, Ande was darting away.
“Tell me what’s going on,” I said as Ande all but ran out of the room.
The nurse putting in the IV line finished up quickly, hooked Garnett up to the IV fluids, and left without a word.
Meanwhile, I could see Ande hovering in the corner of the large open room, cordoned off by blue curtains, waiting for the bathroom.
“Well, this is an ongoing problem with her.” Garnett sighed. “She hates hospitals. Has since a young age. She and her sister were in the car with me when I was in an accident. We were all transported to the hospital, though Ande was the only one who wasn’t hurt.” She smiled sadly. “Addie and I both had broken arms, some scratches and cuts, because the car that hit me hit on our side.” She shook her head. “So, she had to watch them work on us, while scared and terrified.”
“What else?” I asked.
“The rest has to do with when Garrett got hurt,” she continued. “I think everyone, once we heard the story of how the ER staff were not willing to help our son… we just kind of lost faith in the hospital system after that. Honestly, I don’t even think I’d be here right now, at this particular hospital, if it hadn’t been for my doctor only performing surgeries here.”
I didn’t blame them.
“Your sister is my hero,” Garnett said. “I already loved your family for what Val did for my baby. But now, I have a feeling, she’s about to be replaced by you.”
I flashed her a grin. “I am so very loveable.”
We were laughing when Ande finally made her way back into the curtained room.
She looked a little white.
“You ready to get that knee taken care of, my dear?” a white-haired man wearing scrubs and a motorcycle jacket asked.
Dr. Mannsfield.
“Yes, I am, Dr. Man,” Garnett said.
“And you’ll have someone here waiting for you? Also to take you home?” Dr. Mannsfield looked at me in particular.
