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“What’s going on?” she heard either Pen or Tara shout. She didn’t feel like opening her eyes to find out which one.
“I’m taking Aine to the hospital,” Tabon answered. “Tara, please go grab a blanket and a pillow.”
Penelope walked over to the SUV. “We’ll follow you there.”
“It’s okay. I’ll be okay.”
“What’s going on?” she heard Striker yell. Penelope stepped aside when he ran up to the SUV. “Ava said Razor is taking you to the emergency room.” He put his hand on her head. “Jesus, you’re burning up.”
“You wanna ride along?” Tabon asked.
Striker nodded.
“Why don’t you get in the back seat with her?”
He went around to the other side of the SUV, got in, and put the pillow Tara handed him on his lap. “Try to lie down if you can.”
“You don’t have to go to all this trouble. You can stay here.”
Striker didn’t answer, but she didn’t care. His fingers in her hair felt too good.
“I thought you were at the airport?” she heard Striker ask as Tabon pulled out of the driveway.
“I’d just gotten back when Ava texted that there was something wrong with Aine.”
“Why didn’t you say something?” Striker murmured, his fingers still stroking her hair.
“I thought maybe I had an ulcer.”
“Sweet girl,” he whispered. “We’ll get you to the hospital as quickly as we can.”
“You should call and let them know we’re on the way,” Tabon said from the front seat.
“Good idea.”
Aine didn’t know how much time had passed when she felt the SUV come to a stop.
“I’ll be right back,” Tabon told them and got out.
Within seconds it seemed, Striker was lifting her out of the vehicle and onto a gurney while Tabon was telling one of the people who came back outside with him what her symptoms were.
“How long have you had this pain?” a woman asked.
“I don’t know. It comes and goes. Maybe a few days.”
“Any change in appetite? Weight loss?”
“She’s lost at least twenty pounds,” Tabon told her.
“Are you her husband?” the woman asked.
“No, I’m her brother-in-law. My wife is her twin sister.”
“Aine!” she heard Quinn shout, running up when they wheeled her inside. “Are you okay? What’s going on? We got here as soon as we could.”
“You’ll need to wait outside, miss,” said the woman who had been asking questions. “I’ll let you know when the doctor has finished examining her.”
“I’m not leaving her here alone,” said Quinn. “She’s my oldest and dearest friend.”
