0373011318 (R) by Amy Ruttan

Author:Amy Ruttan [Ruttan, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

“WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?”

Vivian glanced back as she worked over Gary Trainer to see Dr. Brigham burst into the trauma pod, looking none too pleased. His face was red as he fumed. This was the Dr. Brigham Vivian remembered. As if it was her fault Gary had seized on stage. Dr. Brigham was two-faced enough to throw her under the bus if it came to it.

“Mr. Trainer had a seizure on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry,” Vivian replied, turning back to Gary, who was unconscious. She had just made the choice to intubate him and put him in a medicated coma until she could figure out what was going on with him.

Every time he had a seizure his heart stopped, yet cardio had cleared him. It was a medical mystery, to be sure, and she didn’t need to feel the added pressure of Dr. Brigham breathing down her neck, demanding answers.

She wanted to find out what was causing this in Gary. It was driving her crazy.

“Why was he discharged in the first place?” Brigham demanded.

“He was discharged because we couldn’t find anything wrong with him and he passed a stress test. There was no reason to keep him,” Reece snapped.

Great. Now Reece was fighting her battles. She didn’t need him fighting her battles. It was bad enough he’d seen her at a weak moment backstage at the Opry. A moment made worse when she’d seen her father’s face in the crowd as she’d worked over Gary. Only it couldn’t have been her father. She hadn’t seen him in many years but how much could he have changed, realistically—he couldn’t afford the Opry. Not when he spent all his money on booze and goodness knows what else.

Taking care of her mother after her father left had taught her that she didn’t need help fighting her battles. She could take care of herself. Besides, if Reece was fighting her battles, what kind of message would that convey?

It would tell Dr. Brigham that she couldn’t handle this job, when she knew she could.

“Yes. Thank you, Dr. Castle. Dr. Brigham, legally, he had every right to leave. I gave him the facts and he decided to leave. Did you really want rumors flying that we unlawfully kept Gary Trainer locked up at Cumberland Mills?”

Dr. Brigham looked shocked but shut his mouth. It was obviously the right thing to say to get him off her back, but she knew she’d have to watch herself around him.

“Find out what’s causing this,” Dr. Brigham blustered and he left the trauma pod.

“You’re doing the right thing,” Reece said as he helped her intubate. It was as if he was reading her thoughts.

“I just wish I knew what was going on.”

“You’ll find out what’s going on soon enough.”

Vivian blushed. She didn’t deserve Reece.

The intubation was finished and Gary was stabilized, even though he was in a medicated coma. She’d run some more tests and she’d stay as long as it took to find out what was causing his condition.

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