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“Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. And, yes, I understand. What do you need from me?” I asked.
“Logan Henderson is going to arrive in a week. I need you to help keep things running smoothly until then.”
“A week?” That was a long time without someone in charge at the hospital. Especially since Finn was head of surgery as well. Thankfully, it wasn’t as though the hospital was overrun with patients. An occasional accident happened, but fortunately, Tabiqians were in good health. Still, I never imagined that at thirty-three years old, I’d be in charge.
“I know you can do it. And there is someone arriving tomorrow who will be here to help with the scheduling and the daily running of the hospital. You just need to worry about the patients like you do every day,” he said.
“Okay. I understand what you need from me. You just focus on your mother, and I will handle everything here,” I said.
Reesa said, “And I’m here as well, so you can reach out to me with any questions you might have.”
She was the last person I was going to put any pressure on. “Thank you.”
“Since you will have a long day tomorrow, why don’t you go home now and get some rest?
“Do you mind my asking who will be here to help run the hospital while waiting for Dr. Henderson to arrive?” I asked.
“Sorry. Brice Henderson will be here. He was traveling to Tabiq anyway and was with Logan when I called. He’s familiar with what I need and if he has any questions, he can get the answers from Logan.”
Logan was the first person to step in at the hospital and had played a huge part in bringing modern technology here. Before Logan, if you had to receive medical care, there was a very good chance you weren’t going back home. The survival rate had been low. But Logan and Finn had turned everything around. Not just by having the top medical devices on hand, but they paid for the medical training of each employee of the hospital. I was one of the lucky ones to be sent to the U.S. to nursing school under Logan and graduated under Finn. As long as one of them was going to be here at the hospital, I knew everything would be okay. But a week without either of them scared me. I wasn’t about to let them know. This was my chance to prove to myself that their trust wasn’t misplaced.
“I’m sure everything will run smoothly,” I stated, trying to keep things positive.
“I agree.” He turned to Reesa and said, “He’s bringing his wife Lena with him, so hopefully the two of you can have some girl time together and relax.”
Reesa smiled. “That would be nice.”Yes, it would, but I have a feeling that relaxation is not something you’re good at. “I’m sure Lena will want to spend time with Ziva and Alex.”
“Then I guess it will be the three of you,” he said.
“Maybe we can make it four, and you can join us,” Reesa suggested looking directly at me.
I knew each of the ladies, but none of them personally. Not that I wasn’t honored to be invited, but it wasn’t my place tohang outwith them. There was no reason to.
“Thank you for the invitation, but apparently, I’m going to be busy this week.”But that doesn’t mean I’m not checking up on you.
“Then maybe we will have to bring lunch to you,” Reesa smiled. “Someone has to make sure you’re taking care of yourself, while you take care of everything else.”
Smiling, I replied, “Thank you.”
Finn seemed pleased with the arrangements. “Any questions?” he asked me. I had plenty, like did he really think I could do this, but I knew he never would leave me in charge if he didn’t believe in my ability. I looked at Reesa and she seemed comfortable with Finn’s decision as well. Guess it was just me who had doubts. I shook my head and he added, “Good. Then it’s all settled. So, if you don’t mind, I promised my wife we would have lunch together.”
I got up and said, “Safe travels and my best to your mother.”
“Thank you, nurse Meri.”
I left the office and closed the door behind me. With Finn gone, I didn’t need to worry about lying to him. But lying was the least of my worries now. I needed to focus on all the patients and nursing staff while caring for his pregnant wife.
Yeah. No pressure on me either.
CHAPTER2
Ryker Bennett
“Thanks for picking me up at the airport. It’s a lot smaller than I thought,” I said as I got into the passenger's seat of his black SUV.
“There is not much air traffic here except for tourists. They all stay at the resort,” Bennett replied.
“A five-star resort and you want their first impression of Tabiq to be that airport? I’m surprised New Hope is still up and running. I mean hell, Bennett, even from the sky, I questioned if I wanted to land here,” I said. “Maybe I should talk to the manager.”
