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“Do you need another blanket?” Bones asked.
“No.” I smiled. “Two is plenty. You’ve cocooned me.”
He handed me the remote. “I have to call Prez. Will you be okay?”
“I’ll be fine,” I assured him. “My bladder is empty, my belly is full, I’m good.”
He looked at me.
“I’m good. Now go deal with whatever it is you have to deal with.” My cell phone rang. “See? I have to take this. It’s Mom.”
He nodded and leaned down to kiss my forehead. He then sauntered toward the dining room, looking far too delectable in a pair of grey sweats and a white T-shirt that showed off his muscular arms.
I picked up my cell and pressed a button. “Hello?”
“You were in the hospital?”
The doors to the dining room closed and Bones disappeared.
I held in a sigh. “Yes. But really, Mom, I’m fine.”
“Where are you? Are you still in the hospital? I never should’ve taken that pill. Damn it.”
Silence fell between us.
“It’s okay,” I said gently. “I know about the sleep meds. Stanton told Bones.”
“I shouldn’t have hidden that from you.”
“Probably not,” I agreed.
“I haven’t taken them in eight months. But yesterday was…yesterday.”
“I understand. And no, I’m no longer in the hospital. I’m at home.”
“What happened?”
“I guess it’s my turn to come clean about some things, too.”
“More things, Hayden? Really?”
“Just listen, okay?”
I quickly told her about my condition, and when it had started. She was quiet the entire time and didn’t try and interrupt me. “I had an episode for lack of a better term, last night at dinner. I was in the restroom. I fell and cut my forehead and Bones found me on the bathroom floor.”
“Did they call an ambulance?”
“Yes.”
“Did Bones ensure the restaurant kept your name confidential?”
“I don’t know.”
“I’ll call and make the inquiries,” she said.
“I appreciate that.”
“So, they really don’t have an explanation for why you have these episodes?”
