Read Online Killer Cupid (The Redemption Series: Book 1) by Maeve Christopher - Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Maeve Christopher
Ads: Link
you.”
Nita put her arm around my shoulders and escorted me into the room. “David is sleeping Debbie, but you can spend some time here with him if you like.”
My parents followed us. General Pearson spoke with Eduardo in the hall.
“David!” I bit my lip, remembering the General’s order to be quiet. He lay motionless in the hospital bed with all the tubes and machines the General had predicted. He looked peaceful, in spite of a big bandage on his left arm and numerous scuffs, scrapes and cuts everywhere else I could see. I carefully placed my hands on his left hand, and held it gently.
I silently prayed to God for his recovery. And just in case, I asked Grammy to take a special message to God to heal him. And also, please find Cat the Prayer Warrior, because I think we could use a Prayer Warrior. I hoped Grammy got all that straight. Heaven was so beautiful, I wasn’t so sure I’d be listening to people complaining from earth.
I whispered in David’s ear, “Remember, nothing can separate you from the love of God.”
Eventually, Eduardo brought me a chair so I could sit by the bedside. Mama kept coaxing me to leave, afraid that I’d faint. I refused, and finally, my parents gave up and left.
Nita brought some food, but I didn’t feel like eating. “Debbie, you’ve got to keep your strength up.” She seemed to know all about me – even used the word “anorexia” – and she encouraged me like Cindy always did.
Nita was such a beautiful woman. And she was a doctor, too. “Are you a medical doctor?” I asked.
”Yes, I specialize in emergency medicine in Salzburg now. I trained in London.”
“England?” Another lame question.
She was so beautiful and so smart; I really didn’t know what to say.
“That’s right,” Nita said, “I went to university there.”
“Oh.” I recalled David went to college in England. “Did you go to school with David?”
“Yes, both Eduardo and I did. As a matter of fact, we all grew up together.”
“Oh. You grew up together?” I guess I was pretty slow. Overwhelmed, I guess.
Nita smiled. “Yes, our parents all went to university together — in England — and became close friends. So when they graduated, they eventually decided to move to Austria. We all blended into one big extended family, I guess you could say. David and Eduardo grew up like brothers.”
“Wow! That — that must be fun — to have a big family like that. And Austria must be a very pretty place to live.”
“Yes.” Nita had such a beautiful smile.
I wondered what it must have been like to have such a wonderful family and live in a foreign country. Then I thought about my best friend Cindy, and how she and her parents had taken in Glori when she had no place to go. I bet they would have adopted me if they could have. I was just too embarrassed to ask. The Bainbridge family was kind of like David’s extended family, I supposed. The Bainbridge mansion was always a center of activity. They were always the kind of people who took care of anyone who needed it. Genuinely good people. I thought Mama and Daddy mostly pretended to be genuine.
***
The man who originally escorted Nita into the building came through the door. He had changed into fatigues, and held two mugs. He had a gun holstered in his belt. “Would you like some coffee?” He held out the mugs to us.
“No thanks, Jimmy.” Nita waved it away and introduced me to Agent Jimmy Hollinger. “Jimmy’s been a great friend to David and Eduardo. They trained together.”
I took the mug to be polite, and wondered how all these men from different parts of the world worked together. Agent Jimmy Hollinger was obviously a Southerner.
“Cheers!” He raised Nita’s unclaimed cup in my direction.
Nita shook her head. “I hope Eduardo didn’t make that coffee.”
“Nah.” Jimmy grinned at her. “I made the coffee. We don’t drink Eduardo’s coffee.”
She laughed. “No one drinks Eduardo’s coffee.
Nita put her arm around my shoulders and escorted me into the room. “David is sleeping Debbie, but you can spend some time here with him if you like.”
My parents followed us. General Pearson spoke with Eduardo in the hall.
“David!” I bit my lip, remembering the General’s order to be quiet. He lay motionless in the hospital bed with all the tubes and machines the General had predicted. He looked peaceful, in spite of a big bandage on his left arm and numerous scuffs, scrapes and cuts everywhere else I could see. I carefully placed my hands on his left hand, and held it gently.
I silently prayed to God for his recovery. And just in case, I asked Grammy to take a special message to God to heal him. And also, please find Cat the Prayer Warrior, because I think we could use a Prayer Warrior. I hoped Grammy got all that straight. Heaven was so beautiful, I wasn’t so sure I’d be listening to people complaining from earth.
I whispered in David’s ear, “Remember, nothing can separate you from the love of God.”
Eventually, Eduardo brought me a chair so I could sit by the bedside. Mama kept coaxing me to leave, afraid that I’d faint. I refused, and finally, my parents gave up and left.
Nita brought some food, but I didn’t feel like eating. “Debbie, you’ve got to keep your strength up.” She seemed to know all about me – even used the word “anorexia” – and she encouraged me like Cindy always did.
Nita was such a beautiful woman. And she was a doctor, too. “Are you a medical doctor?” I asked.
”Yes, I specialize in emergency medicine in Salzburg now. I trained in London.”
“England?” Another lame question.
She was so beautiful and so smart; I really didn’t know what to say.
“That’s right,” Nita said, “I went to university there.”
“Oh.” I recalled David went to college in England. “Did you go to school with David?”
“Yes, both Eduardo and I did. As a matter of fact, we all grew up together.”
“Oh. You grew up together?” I guess I was pretty slow. Overwhelmed, I guess.
Nita smiled. “Yes, our parents all went to university together — in England — and became close friends. So when they graduated, they eventually decided to move to Austria. We all blended into one big extended family, I guess you could say. David and Eduardo grew up like brothers.”
“Wow! That — that must be fun — to have a big family like that. And Austria must be a very pretty place to live.”
“Yes.” Nita had such a beautiful smile.
I wondered what it must have been like to have such a wonderful family and live in a foreign country. Then I thought about my best friend Cindy, and how she and her parents had taken in Glori when she had no place to go. I bet they would have adopted me if they could have. I was just too embarrassed to ask. The Bainbridge family was kind of like David’s extended family, I supposed. The Bainbridge mansion was always a center of activity. They were always the kind of people who took care of anyone who needed it. Genuinely good people. I thought Mama and Daddy mostly pretended to be genuine.
***
The man who originally escorted Nita into the building came through the door. He had changed into fatigues, and held two mugs. He had a gun holstered in his belt. “Would you like some coffee?” He held out the mugs to us.
“No thanks, Jimmy.” Nita waved it away and introduced me to Agent Jimmy Hollinger. “Jimmy’s been a great friend to David and Eduardo. They trained together.”
I took the mug to be polite, and wondered how all these men from different parts of the world worked together. Agent Jimmy Hollinger was obviously a Southerner.
“Cheers!” He raised Nita’s unclaimed cup in my direction.
Nita shook her head. “I hope Eduardo didn’t make that coffee.”
“Nah.” Jimmy grinned at her. “I made the coffee. We don’t drink Eduardo’s coffee.”
She laughed. “No one drinks Eduardo’s coffee.
Similar Books
