Crossroads by Radclyffe

Author:Radclyffe
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781602828070
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2012-11-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

After signing over her last two patients to the night shift--a teen rule-out-appendicitis who needed a white blood cell count and surgical consult, and an octogenarian with right-sided weakness waiting for a bed on the medical floor, Honor slipped into Linda's cubicle. The lights had been turned down low and Linda appeared to be sleeping. Robin still sat on the stool beside the stretcher, holding Linda's hand and reading on her iPhone. She glanced up and smiled wanly. She looked tired, unusual for her. She was always on the go, always organizing some event or rallying a team, always full of energy. Honor reflexively scanned the monitors. No change from the last time she'd checked. Everything was stable. The tangle of uneasiness in her chest relaxed a fraction.

"She's doing great," Honor whispered. "Need anything?"

"No," Robin said softly. "I'm fine."

Linda's eyes flickered open. "What time is it?"

"A little after four," Honor said.

Linda frowned at her. "Why are you still here?"

"Because you are." Honor moved up beside the bed and rested her fingertips on Linda's shoulder. "How are you feeling?"

"Thirsty. Otherwise good."

"Here." Honor held the big Styrofoam container with the straw extending through the plastic cover close to Linda's face. "Drink."

"Thanks." Linda took a few sips and gestured toward Robin. "You could at least make her go home."

"Not likely. I think she might be waiting for a courtesy dinner tray. You know how good the food is here."

Linda made a face. "Please. Send her home before we have another patient."

Laughing, Honor squeezed Linda's arm. "Don't worry. I expect Hollis will be by anytime now to give you the green light."

"You think this is just a little bump in the road, then, nothing serious?"

"We'll have to leave that to the experts, but you know these things aren't all that uncommon." She glanced at Robin, then at Linda. "You know your flying days are done until this little item makes an appearance for good."

Linda nodded. "I know. I knew that was coming anyhow. It's fine. I was starting to get a little nervous going up, and that's no way to start out a flight." She sat up slowly. "But what about my spot down here?"

"You know you have one." Honor caught the flash of alarm, quickly hidden, on Robin's face. She remembered Quinn's worry when she went back to work soon after Jack's birth. Sometimes being the one to wait and watch was the hardest role. "But that's going to have to be Hollis's call too."

"And Annie's," Linda added.

"What are your plans there?" Honor asked, keeping her tone light. Now wasn't the time to pressure Linda, and she really didn't want to. Taking care of friends was tricky--she risked unconsciously using her position to influence Linda into thinking her way, and that wasn't fair. If she'd been in Hollis's shoes and had to make the OB call, she'd have had to step aside.

"What do you mean?"

"Are you still planning on the home birth?"

Linda glanced at Robin.

"Up to you, babe," Robin said. "Whatever you want, as long as it's safe.

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