Feel the Heat (The Phoenix Agency Book 5) by Desiree Holt

Author:Desiree Holt [Holt, Desiree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Press
Published: 2017-09-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

“I hope I’m not calling too early.”

Summer held her cell phone in one hand, a mug of fresh coffee in the other. Troy, sitting across the table from her, gave her a smile of encouragement. It was just after eight thirty, but she’d wanted to call Gayle Hauser as early as possible. She knew from past experience the anxiety people felt when someone they loved was ill and dying and modern medicine had nothing to offer them.

“Oh no, not at all.” Gayle’s voice was breathless with desperation. “I was just waiting a little bit to call you again myself.” She paused. “Is this good news? Are you calling to tell me you’ll visit my husband? That you’ll help him?”

“Yes. I called to discuss it with you.”

“So your stalker has been caught?” The woman’s uneasiness was evident in her tone of voice. “As much as I need you, I don’t want you to put yourself in danger.”

“No, everything is fine,” Summer assured her. “I’ll still take precautions, of course, but the danger is past. Can you answer some questions for me about your husband’s condition?”

For the next ten minutes she made notes on her iPad as she asked Gayle Hauser about Clark’s medical situation. What kind of infection did he have? What had the doctors tried? How had it begun and when? And on and on until she felt she had everything she needed.

“All right,” she said at last. “I’ll come this afternoon.”

“Oh. Not until then? Can’t you come here any sooner? I worry every minute that he could be taken from me.”

“This afternoon,” Summer repeated firmly. “Trust me, it’s the best time for me to be there. And I’ll be bringing someone with me, but other than that there should be no one else in the room except you and Clark.”

“Whatever you want,” the woman assured her quickly. “Anything. As long as you agree to help us.”

Summer checked her watch. “Give me the room number. We’ll be there about one thirty. Why don’t you go back to Clark and tell him? You may think he can’t hear you, but I bet he can. The sound of your voice will help him until I get there.”

“All right. Yes. I’ll do that. I sit with him all the time.”

“Then that’s what you need to keep doing. We’ll see you this afternoon.”

“Why not go now?” Troy asked when she’d disconnected the call.

“Doctors tend to get really funky about what I do.” She sipped her coffee. “By one thirty the lunch trays have been served and collected. Even though I’m sure Clark Hauser is only being fed intravenously, the nurses may be in and out of his room for something. By one thirty they’re finished, meds are taken care of, and we won’t be interrupted until the shift change at three.”

He nodded. “Makes sense when you think about it. Do you want to stop somewhere and have lunch first?”

“I’d like that. But just something like a salad, maybe. And there are some things you need to be aware of.

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