divulge personal information.”
Theo might have the biggest heart of any of his friends, but he had no problem bending rules, or laws for that matter. “That’s right. Sometimes I forget what a law-abiding citizen you are.”
“Yeah, well, Sage is more law-abiding than I am. She’s just a little nursing student. They might not even let her log on to the computers. She seems to care what her superiors think of her and wouldn’t want to go behind their backs.”
“Look, I don’t have time to chit-chat with you. Call the girl. Do whatever it is that scares her and find out-”
“I’m in. Hang on.”
Jack straightened in his chair. “What? Did you just hack into their system?”
“Not exactly. I’m looking at their security camera footage from the ER front desk. Starting at midnight. This will take five minutes or so. I think Sage did a rotation in the ER last night.”
Neither said anything for a few moments. Theo groaned. “I can see the clock on the wall and it’s six in the morning. Waiting room’s totally deserted except for a young couple with a puking baby. Damn…the things I do for you, brother. That’s just disgusting. I might take a vow of celibacy after watching this. Wait a minute…There’s my pretty little nursing student. Let me slow the feed down a bit and spy on Sage.”
Jack got up from the desk and wandered to the window to check if he could see Savannah. Talking to Theo had loosened some of the tension he felt. He peered out the window. The lights were on in the cottage. She was hiding from him, holding out in the cottage, and if she didn’t get back by the time he was done talking to Theo, he was going to go down there and get her.
“Are you finished spying on Sage? Pervert.”
“Well, shit. She just took the baby. See what I mean? Not. Smart.”
“She the reason you’re lifting again? Trying to look good for the hot nurse?”
“Sage is a total pain in the ass. I’m just trying to keep her from showing up on the ten o’clock news is all. The girl needs a body guard.”
“Riiiight.”
“Okay, Sage and the baby and parents are gone. Waiting room is empty. Someone bleeding from their head. Young couple arguing. Hispanic guy. Two African-American ladies…wait a minute. Bingo. Here’s Mr. Michaels.”
“Shit.”
“He looks okay. He’s waiting at the counter. Looks irritated. Whoa…”
A jolt of alarm hit Jack. “What is it?”
“Sage just came to the counter. She has her hair down. I’ve never seen it down…”
Jack waited for Theo to go on but the line was quiet. He sighed. “Listen Theo, this is going to feel a little weird if you start breathing heavy on the phone or something.”
“I was just looking at her for a second. I didn’t know she worked the front counter. She never tells me anything.”
“Finish telling me about Weston and then you can go back and finish your hand job.”
“Okay. He’s talking to her. He’s got a fucking grin on his face. Yeah. As soon as there’s a pretty girl paying attention to him he’s smiling. Bastard. Hitting on the nurse while you’re having a heart attack. People these days. I’m kidding, Jack. He’s fine. He’s actually leaving. That was quick.”
Jack smiled. Weston Michaels was a liar. He knew something was off with this story. He couldn’t decide if he was happy about this or not. “Keep watching.”
“Right. We’re at lunch time…ugh, someone else with a baby. I’m kind of afraid to watch. A couple of families with kids. Another nursing student is working the front desk. I wonder if they pay these girls. I’m sure they’re breaking labor laws….Now we have a girl pushing an old lady in a wheelchair. Aaaand we’re at real time.”
Jack closed his eyes and shook his head. Weston Michaels played dirty. He’d played the biggest and baddest trump card he had and in the process scared the hell out of Savannah.
“Hey Theo,” he said quietly.
“I’m on it. I’m sending it in an email
Theo might have the biggest heart of any of his friends, but he had no problem bending rules, or laws for that matter. “That’s right. Sometimes I forget what a law-abiding citizen you are.”
“Yeah, well, Sage is more law-abiding than I am. She’s just a little nursing student. They might not even let her log on to the computers. She seems to care what her superiors think of her and wouldn’t want to go behind their backs.”
“Look, I don’t have time to chit-chat with you. Call the girl. Do whatever it is that scares her and find out-”
“I’m in. Hang on.”
Jack straightened in his chair. “What? Did you just hack into their system?”
“Not exactly. I’m looking at their security camera footage from the ER front desk. Starting at midnight. This will take five minutes or so. I think Sage did a rotation in the ER last night.”
Neither said anything for a few moments. Theo groaned. “I can see the clock on the wall and it’s six in the morning. Waiting room’s totally deserted except for a young couple with a puking baby. Damn…the things I do for you, brother. That’s just disgusting. I might take a vow of celibacy after watching this. Wait a minute…There’s my pretty little nursing student. Let me slow the feed down a bit and spy on Sage.”
Jack got up from the desk and wandered to the window to check if he could see Savannah. Talking to Theo had loosened some of the tension he felt. He peered out the window. The lights were on in the cottage. She was hiding from him, holding out in the cottage, and if she didn’t get back by the time he was done talking to Theo, he was going to go down there and get her.
“Are you finished spying on Sage? Pervert.”
“Well, shit. She just took the baby. See what I mean? Not. Smart.”
“She the reason you’re lifting again? Trying to look good for the hot nurse?”
“Sage is a total pain in the ass. I’m just trying to keep her from showing up on the ten o’clock news is all. The girl needs a body guard.”
“Riiiight.”
“Okay, Sage and the baby and parents are gone. Waiting room is empty. Someone bleeding from their head. Young couple arguing. Hispanic guy. Two African-American ladies…wait a minute. Bingo. Here’s Mr. Michaels.”
“Shit.”
“He looks okay. He’s waiting at the counter. Looks irritated. Whoa…”
A jolt of alarm hit Jack. “What is it?”
“Sage just came to the counter. She has her hair down. I’ve never seen it down…”
Jack waited for Theo to go on but the line was quiet. He sighed. “Listen Theo, this is going to feel a little weird if you start breathing heavy on the phone or something.”
“I was just looking at her for a second. I didn’t know she worked the front counter. She never tells me anything.”
“Finish telling me about Weston and then you can go back and finish your hand job.”
“Okay. He’s talking to her. He’s got a fucking grin on his face. Yeah. As soon as there’s a pretty girl paying attention to him he’s smiling. Bastard. Hitting on the nurse while you’re having a heart attack. People these days. I’m kidding, Jack. He’s fine. He’s actually leaving. That was quick.”
Jack smiled. Weston Michaels was a liar. He knew something was off with this story. He couldn’t decide if he was happy about this or not. “Keep watching.”
“Right. We’re at lunch time…ugh, someone else with a baby. I’m kind of afraid to watch. A couple of families with kids. Another nursing student is working the front desk. I wonder if they pay these girls. I’m sure they’re breaking labor laws….Now we have a girl pushing an old lady in a wheelchair. Aaaand we’re at real time.”
Jack closed his eyes and shook his head. Weston Michaels played dirty. He’d played the biggest and baddest trump card he had and in the process scared the hell out of Savannah.
“Hey Theo,” he said quietly.
“I’m on it. I’m sending it in an email
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