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“It happened fast, and I didn’t see, but only one person in this town owns a silver Stingray,” he mutters and drifts off again. Dammit.
I don’t know who drives the silver Stingray, but I’ll find out.
“Did you say a silver Stingray?” Callie calls from the doorway. Her eyes are wide, and she’s staring at me, waiting for an answer.
I ignore her question, focused on my dad. “How’s Dad?” She looks exhausted. She’s wearing a cloth cap over her tied-back hair, her braid tucked into it from surgery.
“He’ll be okay,” she says, and my chest heaves a sigh of relief.
She puts her hand over mine and one over Bear’s. “You scared me to death,” she says to Bear.
“Who would have thought you’d grow up to save my life someday?” He coughs as he tries to laugh.
“Someone’s got to keep you alive,” she jokes with a smile. “I love you, Bear.”
“Love you too, Callie.”
“Get some rest. I’m going to step out and talk to SJ for a minute,” she says as she guides me into the hall.
She turns and looks at me, taking my hands, the same hands that just saved my dad and Bear.
“He had a collapsed lung. We were able to fix it quickly, and he’s stabilized now. He’ll need time to recover, but he’ll be okay. He’s young and strong.”
“When can I see him?”
“He’s still in recovery. Tonight, I can get you back there,” she promises.
I hang my head with worry. I can tell she’s trying to be there for me.
“He’ll make a full recovery,” she says, pulling me into a hug.
Relief fills me.
“They were both very lucky.”
“Thank you.”
She squeezes my hand, and we walk back to the middle of the ER.
All of a sudden, the hospital feels freezing, and I’m exhausted. And this is why I left her all those years ago. Because if I hadn’t, she wouldn’t have become the doctor she is today and saved my dad’s and Bear’s lives.
“Who do you know that drives a silver Corvette?” I ask, remembering our earlier conversation.
Her face darkens, and she leans over and whispers, “Dr. Douchet.”
“Is he here?” I grit my teeth. Seething rage and uncontrollable anger surge through my body right now, causing me to pace back and forth as I try to maintain my composure and not barrel through the hospital looking for this piece of shit.
“No. He was on call tonight. We have tried getting ahold of him all night, but he’s not answering,” she says. “What are the police saying?”
“I don’t know. They’re talking to Axel now.” I shake my head angrily.
This guy has not only messed with Callie but he could have killed my dad and Bear. He’s going to pay for this.
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