Never Kissed Goodnight by Edie Claire

Author:Edie Claire
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-01-22T16:00:00+00:00

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"Good," the pudgy little neurologist said, pocketing his penlight. "Your neurologic examination is normal this morning, and the scan showed no signs of a skull fracture or bleeding."

"That means you're springing me, right?" Leigh said hopefully. Dr. Varma was clearly of Indian descent, but his corpulent physique bespoke a distinctly American lifestyle. He hadn't even had a fit when he caught her with the chocolate, though he had been firm in his order that she stay overnight for observation.

"You're sprung," he declared, "but you should rest at home at least a day. No work, no marathon jogging. Nothing strenuous for forty-eight hours, just to be safe."

Leigh smiled. She had already planned on taking off for the election, but an extra day away from Hook would be nice. She was bored stiff with the chemical company promotion she was spearheading, and though sitting at her desk staring at her computer screen probably wasn't considered strenuous, it did hurt her head at times.

She wanted some time off to think, to put the whole business with Mason Dublin in perspective. She was certain there was something they were all missing, and she was determined to find out what it was. Particularly since an intriguing thought had occurred to her in the middle of the night last night, somewhere between the third and fourth time a nurse had interrupted her sleep to ask if she remembered her name and where she was. If her memory wasn't mistaken, someone of particular interest was also at Allegheny Central Hospital.

"The nurse will provide you with written instructions," the doctor continued. Then he smiled devilishly. "Of course, your mother requested her own set."

Leigh averted her eyes in embarrassment. Frances could be counted on to flip out over any minor injury, but a concussion was one of those classic catastrophes for which overzealous mothers spend their whole lifetimes preparing. Leigh had often wondered if her mother wasn't a little disappointed that despite all the times she had gone barefoot in the rain, she had never actually gotten pneumonia.

"Call if you experience any of the symptoms listed. Okay?" The doctor pronounced the word "okee," and Leigh responded with a smile and a nod. He was no sooner out the door than she was on the phone.

"Yes," she said pleasantly to the receptionist at the hospital's main desk. "I was hoping to visit my aunt this morning—Trudy Dublin. Could you tell me her room number and when visiting hours are?" She committed the first piece of information to memory, ignoring the second. "Uh-huh. I know about her condition, but I really would like to see her, just for a minute. The doctor said okay. Right. Thanks."

She hung up the phone and proceeded to change from the hospital gown into the sweat suit Warren had brought her. He had promised to deliver donuts at nine, which meant she still had some time to kill. She wasn't a good liar, but the fibs she had just told were only white lies. She might not be Trudy Dublin's blood niece, but Cara was, and that was close enough.

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