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thought.
With a big smile, Abby turned to him, “A little small but it still fits.”
And all he could say was, “It looks good. You’re a nice looking girl.”
“Thank you.” Caressing the small pearl with her fingertips, she thought about her father and asked, “Do you know where my father is?”
Dallas nodded, “Wish I did.” He picked up his cell phone and called the Tampa Hospital.
“Javi man, I’m coming to get you now. I can be there at 1300, just be ready.” Dallas ended the call and dropped the phone on the center console.
“Um…I understand military time. We’re taking a four-hour drive. I’m guessing it’s not Disney World.”
Dallas chuckled, “We’re going to pick up my partner, Captain Javi Santos at the US Army Hospital in Tampa.”
“Are you kidding me? I haven’t even had breakfast and I really have to use the bathroom. I only came out to thank you. I wasn’t exactly expecting all of this.”
“Well it wasn’t very smart of you to come waltzing out in the open like that when you know you’d be in some kind of danger.” He rebuked her.
“You were out in the open.” She fired back.
“I’m a big boy, I can handle those guys.”
“Yeah well, I trust you. I felt safe with you there.”
“You still shouldn’t have done it.” He shook his head.
“What kind of secret agent are you anyway with your big pickup truck out in the open even for me to see?” Bringing a finger to her chin, “…Unless you wanted me to see you?”
“Maybe,” he smirked.
She bit her lip.
“I’m not a secret agent alright. I’m just keeping a promise that’s all.”
“Well at least stop somewhere so I can use the bathroom.”
“Alright, how about I buy you some breakfast too?”
“Yes, now you’re talkin’.” She giggled.
* * * * *
Chapter Four
Searching for a change of clothes in the hospital room, Javi opened the doors to an empty closet. He limped outside and peeked at the nurses’ station looking for Dorothea.
“Psst...Dorothea!”
Dorothea peered over her reading glasses, “You better not be asking me for extra pills honey…I am not about to turn you into a drug user. Some of you boys think you can just sweet talk me. Well it ain’t gonna work, I’ll tell you that right now.” And setting her glasses on the desk she walked over to his room, “So what is it that you want?”
He cleared his throat feeling timid, “I need some civilian clothes.”
“What you want clothes for? You got a hot date tonight? Honey, you are not going anywhere anytime soon so you can forget about that.”
“Please, whatever you got available.” He begged.
She shook her head and placed both hands on her hips. “I’ll see what I can do, but I’m not making any promises.” Then as she walked out, she greeted the little blond girl marching into Javi’s room, “Hello darling, does your mother know you’re out here wreaking havoc again?”
Javi’s face lit up as he greeted Samantha. “Hey there, where’s your baseball?”
“It’s on my mom’s desk. I can go get it.” She ran out.
Javi limped towards his nightstand and grabbed a pen. Samantha marched back into the hospital room carrying her baseball and glove.
He reached for the ball, grasped it with one hand and said, “I’m gonna teach you how to get an autograph from a baseball player whenever you go to a game.” And he signed his name.
“Will you take me to a real baseball game?”
“Sure, I’ll take you and your mom to a game.”
“Wow, cool!” She tossed her newly signed ball and caught it with a swoop of her glove then skipped out of the hospital room.
Dorothea entered carrying a t-shirt, scrub pants, and flip-flops.
“I had to buy the t-shirt downstairs in the gift shop. This is all they had in your size. Don’t say I never gave you a get well gift.” She held out a large shirt with a painted bear holding balloons and the words, IT’S A BOY!
“Hey, thanks for doing that for me. I
With a big smile, Abby turned to him, “A little small but it still fits.”
And all he could say was, “It looks good. You’re a nice looking girl.”
“Thank you.” Caressing the small pearl with her fingertips, she thought about her father and asked, “Do you know where my father is?”
Dallas nodded, “Wish I did.” He picked up his cell phone and called the Tampa Hospital.
“Javi man, I’m coming to get you now. I can be there at 1300, just be ready.” Dallas ended the call and dropped the phone on the center console.
“Um…I understand military time. We’re taking a four-hour drive. I’m guessing it’s not Disney World.”
Dallas chuckled, “We’re going to pick up my partner, Captain Javi Santos at the US Army Hospital in Tampa.”
“Are you kidding me? I haven’t even had breakfast and I really have to use the bathroom. I only came out to thank you. I wasn’t exactly expecting all of this.”
“Well it wasn’t very smart of you to come waltzing out in the open like that when you know you’d be in some kind of danger.” He rebuked her.
“You were out in the open.” She fired back.
“I’m a big boy, I can handle those guys.”
“Yeah well, I trust you. I felt safe with you there.”
“You still shouldn’t have done it.” He shook his head.
“What kind of secret agent are you anyway with your big pickup truck out in the open even for me to see?” Bringing a finger to her chin, “…Unless you wanted me to see you?”
“Maybe,” he smirked.
She bit her lip.
“I’m not a secret agent alright. I’m just keeping a promise that’s all.”
“Well at least stop somewhere so I can use the bathroom.”
“Alright, how about I buy you some breakfast too?”
“Yes, now you’re talkin’.” She giggled.
* * * * *
Chapter Four
Searching for a change of clothes in the hospital room, Javi opened the doors to an empty closet. He limped outside and peeked at the nurses’ station looking for Dorothea.
“Psst...Dorothea!”
Dorothea peered over her reading glasses, “You better not be asking me for extra pills honey…I am not about to turn you into a drug user. Some of you boys think you can just sweet talk me. Well it ain’t gonna work, I’ll tell you that right now.” And setting her glasses on the desk she walked over to his room, “So what is it that you want?”
He cleared his throat feeling timid, “I need some civilian clothes.”
“What you want clothes for? You got a hot date tonight? Honey, you are not going anywhere anytime soon so you can forget about that.”
“Please, whatever you got available.” He begged.
She shook her head and placed both hands on her hips. “I’ll see what I can do, but I’m not making any promises.” Then as she walked out, she greeted the little blond girl marching into Javi’s room, “Hello darling, does your mother know you’re out here wreaking havoc again?”
Javi’s face lit up as he greeted Samantha. “Hey there, where’s your baseball?”
“It’s on my mom’s desk. I can go get it.” She ran out.
Javi limped towards his nightstand and grabbed a pen. Samantha marched back into the hospital room carrying her baseball and glove.
He reached for the ball, grasped it with one hand and said, “I’m gonna teach you how to get an autograph from a baseball player whenever you go to a game.” And he signed his name.
“Will you take me to a real baseball game?”
“Sure, I’ll take you and your mom to a game.”
“Wow, cool!” She tossed her newly signed ball and caught it with a swoop of her glove then skipped out of the hospital room.
Dorothea entered carrying a t-shirt, scrub pants, and flip-flops.
“I had to buy the t-shirt downstairs in the gift shop. This is all they had in your size. Don’t say I never gave you a get well gift.” She held out a large shirt with a painted bear holding balloons and the words, IT’S A BOY!
“Hey, thanks for doing that for me. I
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