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“Mary Poppins, what the fu—”
“Finish that sentence, and I’ll wash your mouth out with soap when I get back!” I slammed the door behind me, grabbed the car keys off the holder, and stepped into the vehicle I was only allowed to use for the kids.
I couldn’t think of a better time to use it more than now. Their father was going to hear what I had to say, with or without his consent. He needed to be here, he was missing everything, and I loved Journey too much to allow things to continue as they had been. But it wasn’t just for Journey, I cared for them all. Even the biggest pain in my ass.
My thoughts weighed heavy on my mind as I drove toward the hospital, thinking only of his kids. Not caring how it would make me look in their father’s eyes. I was doing this for them.
What should have taken minutes, felt like hours before I was barreling through the surgical unit doors to the nurse’s station.
“Hi, I’m looking for Dr. Pierce. I’m—”
“Camila, his nanny.”
I jerked back, completely caught off guard.
How did she know me?
“I’m Renee, his RN.”
Oh, it must be through Skyler, since I had to take that CPR certification. She must recognize my face from my driver’s license.
“Are you okay?”
“What?” I shook away the thoughts. “I’m fine. Do you know where I can find him?”
She looked at the computer screen in front of her. “Oh, you’re in luck. He just finished his rounds. He should be in his office.” She nodded down the hall. “Go past those double doors towards the elevator and then take it up to the fifth floor. His office is 519.”
“Alright, thank you.”
“Does he know you’re coming?”
I shook my head no and she slowly nodded with an inquisitive look in her eyes.
“Do you think it’s best to meet him here?”
“How do you know we—”
“Journey is adorable, isn’t she? She’s gotten so big. You’re amazing with her. A real natural.”
“How do you—”
“I know Aiden appreciates it.”
“How does he—”
“Camila, I wouldn’t ask questions you already know the answer to.”
I swallowed hard. Our eyes lingered on one another for a few more seconds before I stepped away from the desk. Breaking our profound stare, I put one foot in front of the other, striding toward the elevator she just directed me to.
I was so confused…
Dr. Pierce didn’t know me, had never met me. He wouldn’t be the one talking about me, would he? There has to be cameras in the house, no way there couldn't be.
My thoughts ran wild through my frazzled mind, embarking on a course of their own. It didn’t help that Renee’s penetrating gaze lingered on me until the doors of the elevator closed behind me.
As a result of what could only be explained as one of the most eluding conversations I’d ever had, the wind in my sails deflated a little, but I didn’t allow the minor setback to deter my mission on getting through to Dr. Pierce about his kids. The only difference now, I wasn’t as pissed off as I was when I initially walked through the doors of the hospital.
Which was probably a good thing.
