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I nod. “Good.”
“What about Grandma and Grandpa?”
I shrug. “I’m not worried about that right now. Our focus is Aunt Dorothy at the moment and when we know more, we’ll deal with that headache.”
“Okay,” she replies. “Is Aunt Dorothy going to be okay?”
“I hope so, honey. I’d love to promise you she will be but I can’t do that.”
“I’m scared,” Brooklyn admits.
“Me, too,” I agree, trying to be transparent. “But, remember Aunt Dorothy is strong.”
The rest of the ride is too long for my liking but soon enough we’re pulling up to the emergency doors and I’m double checking the Uber app that I put an extra tip on my payment for the driver.
We race to the counter and give them Dorothy’s full name, letting them know that we’re family (fibbing a bit by saying I’m her daughter rather than niece because I’m worried that she won’t give me all the answers I need if I don’t).
“Have a seat in the waiting area and a nurse will be out shortly.”
“Okay, thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Brooklyn and I take a seat and bounce our knees in anticipation of someone coming out to give us an update on our beloved aunt.
The wait is killing us both, but we endure it knowing that if it means they’re taking care of her, that’s where the doctors and nurses need to be.
ChapterTen
Cash
Before going to work, I swing by the diner to see if it’s open.
I do this for two reasons.
One, because Hadley still hasn’t replied to my texts and second, I want to see if Dorothy’s at the diner. I told Hadley I wasn’t a stalker, but my actions over the last several hours prove otherwise.
The fact that the diner is still closed up gives me an incredibly uneasy feeling so I call Ryker again.
“No word yet,” he tells me by way of answering.
“Diner’s still closed.”
“Saw that. No one’s heard anything except for last night Dorothy closed up early and rushed everyone out the door.”
“Shit.”
“You haven’t heard from your girl today?”
“Not my girl but no, I haven’t.”
“Rumor has it she’s your girl even if she’s not officially your girl.”
“Yeah, well, time will tell, I guess.”
“I’ll do some more digging when I’m on duty today,” he promises.
“Thanks, man. Appreciate it.”
