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“Meh, I’m not cripple!” he complained.
“But you take a spill off the porch, and you will be.”
“Take a spill,” he said, finding that so funny. “Go see about dat crazy bat patient. Tell Nurse Sarah I need help wit my pillow, it keeps gettin’ all flat.”
“I’ll send Nurse Ann, you’re running Lil Sarah ragged, I think.”
“Ohhhh, can you make her bring me another popsicle? My mouth is so dry. The orange one.”
“No, but I can ask her. See you soon.”
“He’s like a kid on vacation,” Tegan giggled when they left out. “He is so precious. I see why you dote on him.”
“I donotdote on him.” He paused with her in the hall. “Did you talk to your brother?”
“Brother? Which one?”
“Sarah said he called and is on his way here. Couldn’t reach you.”
“What!?” She pulled her phone out. “Why, is something wrong?”
“No, something about you being scared and your Pier wanting you home.”
She held the phone to her ear with her mouth open. “Tate, what are you doing?” She put her hand on her hip and cocked it, drawing his gaze tothat ass. “You can’t just come over here!”
He suddenly realized having her brother there might be a great idea. He hurried over and put his mouth to her ear. “Let him come. We could stand another male distraction.”
Her mouth dropped open, followed by her eyes doing the same. She turned away from him. “Fine, but I’m not leaving till after the hurricane.” Silent pause. “Because I’mneededhere, there’s pregnant women all over about to have babies! You come and you’re stuck here with me, just so you know. I ain’t leavin’.” She let out a cute gasp. “You better not cause trouble, Tater, I mean it. Uh huh. Right. I know how you like tohelpme. When are you gettin’ here?” She shook her head now. “Well don’tspeed, dummy. You won’t do me no good if you’re not in one piece.” Patches grinned at hearing she cared. “Call me when you get in Breaux Bridge. Well, I know that,” she snapped quietly. “I love you too. Bye!”
She turned with wide eyes and anothergasp.“Can you believe thenerve,treatin’ me like a baby?”
“I cannot fathom it,” he said, smiling, ready to have her alone.
She pointed at him. “Oh, you’re just his type, I can tell.”
“I can assure you I am,” he said, heading for Becky’s room now. He stopped at her room and looked at her. “How about you wait in the apartment for me. If you come in, it’ll take more time.”
“Sure. I’ll get everything ready that I can. Tell her I said hi and I’ll be by later to visit.”
“Maybe,” he said, adding a wink at her suddenly confused face.
****
Tegan didn’t know what to do with herself while waiting. And knowing. That look in his eyes. Holy-fires, she’d never not know it in him. Her phone rang and she looked, answering. “Tater?”
“Daddy’s asking when I’ll be back, so I told him if all goes as planned, tomorrow afternoon. So that’s the story if he calls. I kinda wanted to see what a hurricane is like myself, and this one’s a record breaker.”
“Geeze, I heard. I’m nervous, very nervous. They’re having parties here!” she whispered. “Like it’s some kind of celebration.”
He laughed. “Sound like my kinda troublemakers.”
She thought about him meeting Patches. Lord, she hoped they hit it off. “Patches is the doctor here, the one I brought the equipment to.”
“Oh yeah, they got the bat woes. What’s that all about?”
“It’s…” What to tell. “It’s complicated,” she said quietly. “I’ll fill you in when you get here. This is some real vampire batman type shit, I kid you not.”
“Likewhat?” he said, suddenly locked on.
