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something for you that will explain everything. You’re going to think I’m crazy…”
“No kidding. I already do.”
He looked at her again. “Have I ever lied to you?” Of course she did not know their lives were now one big lie, but he was only doing it to protect them.
She shook her head and looked warily at him. “No.”
“I’m not starting now. I am dead serious and we don’t have a lot of time. Trust me. Sit down and act like you’re pleased I gave you this card. Then do everything it says.”
“Ryan?”
He raised his eyebrows.
“Fine.”
They sat down on the edge of the chairs. Ryan put his coat over her shoulders. He handed her the card and watched her expression. She glanced at him a few times, a look of disbelief and dismay on her face. “This can’t be true.”
“It is.” He wasn’t sure she believed him. Not until she slapped him hard across the face, with angry tears in her eyes, in front of everyone at the party.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Kelly hadn’t wanted to come into work. And she hadn’t wanted to leave Syd. But Jake’s murder had shaken her to the core and now she needed to find a way to get those blood samples to Tamara. She knew she could get blood from Baby S, but getting a hold of Lupe Salazar’s blood-work would not be easy. And what was she testing for, anyway? Damn. Kelly knew it was a long shot, but she had to try everything. If she sat back and did nothing, she worried Jake’s murderer would get away.
Since she’d last been there, the hospital had flooded with reporters and police making it difficult to get through the front doors. She threaded her way between officers and frustrated patients. The police were vainly trying to manage the media. Fortunately, by five o’ clock the turmoil had quieted down. The reporters had filmed their footage, aired their stories, and left.
What happened? Why had Jake been murdered? He was in trouble, she knew that. Why hadn’t she told the detective last night? Yeah, he was kind of a jerk, albeit an attractive jerk. He had been doing his job and she respected that. All the same, she couldn’t help resent his line of questioning. Had she been sleeping with Jake? Jesus!
But when all was said and done, she knew she had to reveal the conversation between her and Jake to the detective along with her theories about foul play and what happened to the Salazar girl and her baby. Kelly couldn’t help but suspect something sinister was underfoot where Lupe Salazar and Baby S. were concerned. She couldn’t help wondering what similarities there were between Salazar’s death and the recent deaths of those other two moms. She needed to get a hold of those files. She also needed to get at least one vial of Lupe’s blood.
She walked into the NICU and spotted Eric filling out a chart. He glanced up, a concerned expression on his face. “You okay?”
“Just tired, I suppose.”
“I am sure you are. We’re all a bit shaken, I think.”
A monitor sounded from down the hall, and Kelly remembered why she’d come into the unit. She walked over to the Salazar baby. Her little eyes were closed, opalescent lids shut tight. Her tiny body heaved with each machine-assisted breath. “Hi, sweet one.” Kelly put gloved hands through the incubator’s hand holes, and skimmed Baby S’s back with her finger. The baby flinched slightly. She removed her arms and hands, not wanting to over-stimulate her. It didn’t make any sense, but something told her tiny Baby S. held the key to Jake’s murder.
She also knew the child’s life depended on those answers. She took out a tube from her lab coat and performed a quick blood draw, gently inserting the needle into the infant’s heel. She’d done this so many times during her intern days, babies rarely even felt it. This one was no exception. She glanced around, knowing it was a bit risky. The docs rarely drew blood and she didn’t want to be questioned. No one seemed to take note as she
“No kidding. I already do.”
He looked at her again. “Have I ever lied to you?” Of course she did not know their lives were now one big lie, but he was only doing it to protect them.
She shook her head and looked warily at him. “No.”
“I’m not starting now. I am dead serious and we don’t have a lot of time. Trust me. Sit down and act like you’re pleased I gave you this card. Then do everything it says.”
“Ryan?”
He raised his eyebrows.
“Fine.”
They sat down on the edge of the chairs. Ryan put his coat over her shoulders. He handed her the card and watched her expression. She glanced at him a few times, a look of disbelief and dismay on her face. “This can’t be true.”
“It is.” He wasn’t sure she believed him. Not until she slapped him hard across the face, with angry tears in her eyes, in front of everyone at the party.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Kelly hadn’t wanted to come into work. And she hadn’t wanted to leave Syd. But Jake’s murder had shaken her to the core and now she needed to find a way to get those blood samples to Tamara. She knew she could get blood from Baby S, but getting a hold of Lupe Salazar’s blood-work would not be easy. And what was she testing for, anyway? Damn. Kelly knew it was a long shot, but she had to try everything. If she sat back and did nothing, she worried Jake’s murderer would get away.
Since she’d last been there, the hospital had flooded with reporters and police making it difficult to get through the front doors. She threaded her way between officers and frustrated patients. The police were vainly trying to manage the media. Fortunately, by five o’ clock the turmoil had quieted down. The reporters had filmed their footage, aired their stories, and left.
What happened? Why had Jake been murdered? He was in trouble, she knew that. Why hadn’t she told the detective last night? Yeah, he was kind of a jerk, albeit an attractive jerk. He had been doing his job and she respected that. All the same, she couldn’t help resent his line of questioning. Had she been sleeping with Jake? Jesus!
But when all was said and done, she knew she had to reveal the conversation between her and Jake to the detective along with her theories about foul play and what happened to the Salazar girl and her baby. Kelly couldn’t help but suspect something sinister was underfoot where Lupe Salazar and Baby S. were concerned. She couldn’t help wondering what similarities there were between Salazar’s death and the recent deaths of those other two moms. She needed to get a hold of those files. She also needed to get at least one vial of Lupe’s blood.
She walked into the NICU and spotted Eric filling out a chart. He glanced up, a concerned expression on his face. “You okay?”
“Just tired, I suppose.”
“I am sure you are. We’re all a bit shaken, I think.”
A monitor sounded from down the hall, and Kelly remembered why she’d come into the unit. She walked over to the Salazar baby. Her little eyes were closed, opalescent lids shut tight. Her tiny body heaved with each machine-assisted breath. “Hi, sweet one.” Kelly put gloved hands through the incubator’s hand holes, and skimmed Baby S’s back with her finger. The baby flinched slightly. She removed her arms and hands, not wanting to over-stimulate her. It didn’t make any sense, but something told her tiny Baby S. held the key to Jake’s murder.
She also knew the child’s life depended on those answers. She took out a tube from her lab coat and performed a quick blood draw, gently inserting the needle into the infant’s heel. She’d done this so many times during her intern days, babies rarely even felt it. This one was no exception. She glanced around, knowing it was a bit risky. The docs rarely drew blood and she didn’t want to be questioned. No one seemed to take note as she
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