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Meri’s eyes widened. “Please don’t.”
“Don’t what? Go see Reesa?” I asked, puzzled.
“Yes. She...she has enough stress. She doesn’t need any more.”
That was true, but odd in a way. Reesa was the president. You couldn’t get a job more stressful than that. “I wasn’t about to harass her. Just ask a few questions.”
“Please, Ryker. Let her get some rest.”
This didn’t make any sense. She was all about me helping Reesa to get reelected, and how qualified she was, and now she doesn’t want me to go talk to her. Why the change of heart? I wanted to know more, but for some reason, talking about Reesa was upsetting Meri.
Fuck. Bennett was right. She knows something that we don’t.
The only way I was going to learn what that was would be by keeping her trust. Taking her hand in mine again, I said, “Don’t worry, sweetheart. I won’t go or call her tonight. We can talk more about this during our lunch tomorrow.”
She nodded. “Thank you, Ryker. Not just for Reesa, but for dinner. It was nice, even though we didn’t eat.”
“Yes it was. But I promise tomorrow, we eat. Have a good night, and call me any time if you need me,” I said.
She nodded, and I went to kiss her on the cheek again, but she’d turned, and instead, our lips brushed. It was brief, but long enough for me to get a taste of those sweet lips of hers. Damn it, it was enough to make me want more. Meri blushed slightly and then slipped out of my arms and got out of the car.
Oh, how I yearned to go back to the ER and let them admit me overnight again. I wouldn’t be lying. I was hurting right now, but this time it wasn’t my head, it was my cock.
Looks like I’m not getting any sleep again tonight.
I wasn’t going to tell Bennett anything. At least not yet. Really, I didn’t know anything worth sharing. Just that Meri was being very protective of Reesa. Not a bad thing to be because I was pretty protective of Meri.
CHAPTER11
Meri
With all the extra help in the ER, I seemed to have a lot of free time on my hands. Which would be welcome since for the past couple of months, I seemed to be doing the job of three people, instead of one. But with the circumstances that had brought in all the extra help here had my nerves working overtime.
Pacing in the front lobby, I looked at my watch. Ryker should’ve been here almost half an hour ago. He hadn’t texted me or called to let me know if something had come up and he couldn’t make it.
Please don’t let anything happen to him.
My cell phone rang and I looked at the caller ID. I wasn’t familiar with the number. Answering, I said, “This is Nurse Meri. Can I help you?”
“Hello. I found this phone and you were the last number called. I don’t know who it belongs to. Do you want me to bring it to you?” a woman asked.
I didn’t even know whose phone it was, but obviously, they knew me. They had called me. I couldn’t remember talking to anyone besides Ryker, Reesa, Brice, and my nursing staff.
Guess I’ll find out when I get the phone.
“Yes. I’m at the hospital if you want to bring it by.”
She said, “Would you be able to meet me in the parking lot?”
Why not? It wasn’t like Ryker was here and I had stitches to take out. “Fine. How long until you’re here?”
“Ten minutes. I’ll be watching for you.”
She ended the call before I could ask how I would know who she was. There weren’t a lot of people coming and going so how hard was it going to be for me to find her?
As I looked out the glass entrance, I couldn’t help but notice how beautiful it looked outside. I was about to head out when Brice came up from behind me.
“I was wondering where you were.”
