A Texas Family Reunion by Judy Christenberry

Author:Judy Christenberry
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-12-25T05:00:00+00:00

DAVID’S SHOULDER HURT, but he was determined not to ask for pain medicine. When the doctor arrived, he went to Pete first. He checked his wound before looking at the notes the nurse had made.

“Do I get out today, Doc?” Pete asked.

“I’m afraid not, Mr. Dansky. You’re running a fever, and until it’s gone or we know the cause of it, we’re going to have to keep you here a little longer.”

“Oh.”

“Don’t sound so disappointed. It shouldn’t be more than another day.” He turned to David. “And you have your friend to keep you company. How are you feeling, Mr. Buford?”

“Fine. In fact, I might feel good enough to leave.”

“No, you don’t. I suspect you’re in pain. Why haven’t you asked for medicine?”

“Because it makes me fuzzy-headed. I don’t like feeling that way.”

“But it relaxes your muscles so your wound can heal better. How about I cut the amount by half? That will give you some relief without as much drugging.”

“Okay.”

When the doctor left the room, David asked his friend, “Do you think I can trust him to cut the dose?”

“What are your choices, David? You have to get well as fast as you can.”

David sighed. “I guess so. Are you feeling all right?”

“I do feel a little warm.” Pete chuckled. “I thought it was just seeing Susan. But if that was true, you should be feeling warm, too. After all, Alex was here for you.”

“She’s my cousin,” David muttered.

“Yeah, I wondered about that when we went out for steaks. But I didn’t know then that you were adopted.”

The nurse entered to give them the medicine the doctor had prescribed. A few minutes later they were both asleep.

When Jim reached the hospital room, the staff had just awakened the patients and served lunch. “Anyone in here looking for company?” he asked as he entered.

“Jim! It’s good to see you,” David said. “I think we owe you a lot.”

“Just doing my job, brother,” Jim said with a smile.

Pete held out his hand. “I’d like to thank you, Jim. I got the same service and I’m not your brother.”

Jim shook his hand. “Hey, we’re just lucky those goons weren’t such good shots. Once they arrested them, it wasn’t too hard to have them cave and give the name of the man who hired them.”

“But how did they find those guys so quickly?” David asked.

Jim explained how they’d simply traced their license plate number, which he’d gotten. “Anyway,” he concluded, “glad it got wrapped up quickly. As soon as you get out of the hospital, you’ve got to work out where you’ll be living, David. Is there anything I can do for you about that?”

“I’ll just have to look around. I’m kind of thinking about getting a house. I like the idea of owning my own place.”

“That’s a good idea. Carrie and I have been looking, too. After all, we’ll need more space for the baby.”

“You and your wife are expecting?” Pete asked.

“Yeah. It’ll be a big change, but one I’m looking forward to.

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