Forever Friends by Murray Tamela Hancock

Author:Murray, Tamela Hancock
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

Eight

“Um, if you don’t know where the room is, that’s fine,” the young woman said, her voice pleasant. “I’ll keep looking.”

Kassia wished she would just keep looking right on out the door and as far away from Teague as possible. Yet if she in truth was Teague’s friend, Kassia realized she would look petty if she didn’t give her directions.

“Wait,” she said in a voice commanding enough to stop the woman midstride. “Yes, I know where it is. I was just there. Go to the end of the hall here and make a right. It’s two doors down on the left.”

The woman brightened. “Good! So I was close after all.” She shook her head. “The signs here are so confusing, and with his injuries I wasn’t sure where to look. I didn’t know if he was in the head-trauma unit or surgery or what. I’ve already checked two different rooms, and he’d been moved from both. What a wild goose chase.”

“You certainly are persistent.”

“Apparently persistence pays off, I’m happy to say.” Her musical laugh irritated Kassia. “I drove three hours to get here. I wasn’t about to give up now.”

“Oh.” Who would drive three hours to see Teague without a strong connection to him?

“Silly me. I’ve been babbling. I’m Tabitha Boswell,” the woman explained as though she had just reached into Kassia’s mind and read it like a book. “I’m looking for my brother, Teague.”

“Oh.” Kassia paused as the information sank into her brain. “Oh!” She knew relief probably showed itself in her expression. This time she felt her entire face grow warm, a sure sign she had turned a brilliant shade of red.

She studied Tabitha’s face and realized the resemblance. Teague had mentioned his sister. Tabitha was successful, the pride of their family. Why hadn’t Kassia realized who she was right away?

“I’m so glad I ran into someone who could help me.” She smiled brightly. “I couldn’t even find the nurses’ station on this floor. I thought I’d be wandering the halls all day looking for him.”

“Well, you’re almost there now. Your parents are with him.”

“Good. But they’ll probably wonder why I’m so late. I had to close the store before I could leave.” She studied Kassia. “You said you were just there? Hey, you must be Kassia.”

Kassia’s mouth dropped open. So Teague had thought she was important enough to mention to his sister? “Uh, yes. Yes, I am.” She decided that giving Tabitha her most charming smile might not hurt.

“It’s nice to meet you.” Tabitha extended her hand. Her cologne, which smelled of jasmine and vanilla, wafted toward Kassia.

She reached out and shook Tabitha’s hand. “It’s nice to meet you, too.”

Tabitha’s gaze bored into Kassia but not in an unfriendly way. She released Kassia’s hand. “You know what? You are just as pretty as he said you were.”

“Pretty?” Kassia placed her hand to the hollow of her throat. “Really? He said that?”

“Yes, really. I hope you don’t mind my telling you. But don’t let him know I said it.

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