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I didn’t care about the reason behind it. Time with Meri alone sounded good to me.
“I can wait while you have your meeting,” Bennett stated.
“That’s ridiculous. We might be talking for hours. Besides, I heard you might have a lead on the man you’ve been searching for,” Reesa stated
“Not sure. I have someone looking into it,” he replied.
“You’re looking for someone?” I asked.
Bennett nodded. “A man who was involved in the murder of a young woman in Tabiq more than a year ago.”
I would’ve thought the police would be handling that. Should’ve known that Bennett would be involved.Haven’t found anything in Tabiq that he doesn’t have his hands in.
“And also one of your men,” Reesa added. Bennett nodded but said nothing. “There needs to be justice for his death as well.”
I was right, since coming here I had been learning a lot. But the fact that one of Bennett’s own men had been killed, blew my mind. He never mentioned anything about any of that. By the look in my eyes, he knew I was going to be asking a lot of questions when we were alone.
He got up and said, “I have no problem returning to give you a ride back.”
“I know you don’t, but as Reesa alluded to, it seems like you have more important stuff to be thinking about. Don’t worry about me. I’m sure Nurse Meri can do it. It’s not that far from the hospital,” I said.
“She practically has to pass the resort to get here, so it’s very convenient for her,” Reesa stated. “So, it’s settled. Bennett, you go find that bastard, and Ryker, you’re going to help me win this election.”
It was more like I was going to try to help her win because I couldn’t guarantee anything. Yet I was glad she was so confident. That was going to make my job easier.
Bennett knew there was nothing more he could say. Reesa had made the decision for both of us. It just happened to be in alignment with what I wanted.
Finally, something goes my way.I was starting to think Tabiq was going to be as difficult as my brother Bennett. All I needed was an ally, even if Reesa didn’t know she was being that for me.
The next few hours were all about business. I listened to Reesa talk about her plans for Tabiq, and I realized just by listening to her, that I no longer wanted to help her just to gain information for myself. She was the right candidate and Tabiq needed her. Now it was up to me to make sure they all knew that.
CHAPTER5
Meri
I knew Ryker needed to be checked on today. It had been three days since he was discharged from the hospital. Never had I imagined that Reesa would request I come to her office to do so. But she didn’t want me to just examine him, but also give him a ride afterwards.
I’d given up trying to guess what Reesa was up to. She was full of puzzling behaviors. I chalked it up to her being pregnant. Hormones affect people differently. But as long as it didn’t affect her running the country or the baby, then none of it was my business.
“Hello, Nurse Meri. President O’Connor is expecting you,” her secretary said as I entered. “You may go right in.”
“Thank you,” I said, carrying my medical bag with me.
This wasn’t the first time I’d had to travel to visit a patient, but usually, it was because they were bedridden, and it was impossible or very difficult for them to come to me. If it weren’t for the request of the president, I would’ve insisted Ryker get his perfect butt to the hospital like everyone else.
I placed my hand on the doorknob and took a deep breath before turning it. Why was I so nervous? Maybe it was the location or just the fact there was so much pressure on me this week that I felt overwhelmed. There wasn’t anyone I could speak to about this without it getting back to Finn. He would lose confidence in me, and I didn’t want that to happen.
“Nurse Meri, you can go in,” the secretary said again.
Nodding, I cleared my mind and opened the door. I found Ryker and Reesa sitting side by side reading something. “Hi. I hope I’m not interrupting.”
Reesa looked up and said, “Not at all. We were just finishing up.” She turned to Ryker and said, “I can’t believe how much progress I have made in just a few hours. Thank you so much for helping me organize this.”
“It’s a good start. We’ll have to meet again in a couple of days after I put together some more information. And I think you are correct. Social media isn’t the right avenue for you. It’s old school, but the billboard should accomplish what you want.”
“Billboard?” The question slipped out before I could stop it.
Reesa looked up at me. “Ryker is helping me prepare some campaign material.”
