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“Obviously she had no idea how thick-headed the Stone men are,” I replied.
“Since you’re spending the night here, I have a feeling she’s about to find out,” he grinned. “I’ll be back in the morning to pick you up. And I better not get a call from the hospital before that.”
“Worried about me?” I asked.
“No. Worried about the nurses,” he stated. In a serious warning tone, he added, "Tabiqian’s don’t joke. They don’t take kindly to flirting. Like I said, you have a lot to learn before you meet with Reesa.”
“Reesa?”
Bennett replied, “The president of Tabiq.”
“Oh, yeah. Her,” I said, with a wince of pain from my head.
No sympathy from Bennett. “Now behave, or I’ll put you on a plane myself tomorrow.” He walked out of my room and closed the door.
His tone said he wasn’t playing. I could remind him that I wasn’t a kid any longer and he couldn’t tell me what to do. But the rules here definitely were different. I wanted to stay, but my reasons for being here may have just changed. The Tabiqian people were as big of a mystery as to why Bennett stayed here.
He obviously knows something I don’t.
CHAPTER3
Meri
“Good morning, Nurse Dedra. How was our American patient last night?” I asked.
Even though I was at the hospital all night, I found an empty room and slept. Everyone knew where to find me if they had any questions or there was an emergency. But I wasn’t going to be any good to anyone if I was exhausted beyond thought. I didn’t want to meet Brice with bloodshot eyes either.
“He was very...grumpy. And he asked for you several times.”
“Was he in pain?” I questioned.
She shook her head. “I believe he was just disappointed that you were not his nurse. I explained that I was capable of taking care of him, but his expression said he didn’t believe me. I am telling you the truth; I took very good care of him as I do for all my patients.”
Smiling, I patted her on the shoulder. “Nurse Dedra, do not take it personally. He was...difficult last night with me as well. And...dealing with a foreigner is not like caring for a Tabiqian. They have different expectations.”They want to be pampered like this is a hotel and not a hospital.
“I’ve checked his vital signs again, and he appears to be stable. I saw nothing that concerned me. Should I let him know he will be released from the hospital today?” she asked.
I know he wanted out and I trusted Dedra, but I needed to examine him myself. Just didn’t want Dedra to know that. It was important not to have her questioning her abilities, especially at a time when I needed to count on her the most.
“I was about to head up that way so I can do it. But I really could use a favor,” I said.
“What is it?” she asked.
“Would you be willing to work an extra shift again tonight?”
“But I’m on during the day. I...won’t have had any sleep,” she replied.
“I know. That’s why I’d like to send you home now, and you can have the entire day off if you are willing to return tonight. You're the only one I trust enough to handle that shift and with you here, I can get some rest. What do you say? Want to help me out again?”
She smiled. “Of course. I’d be happy too.”
“Good. Then go home and I’ll see you back here tonight around nine.”
I headed off to Ryker’s room but stopped to grab him a tray of some breakfast. When I entered his room, he was sitting on the edge of the bed with his swim trunks back on instead of the hospital Johny.
“Where do you think you’re going?” I questioned.
“To the resort,” he stated. “I was hoping someone would show up.”
