One Final Breath by Lynn H. Blackburn

Author:Lynn H. Blackburn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense;Murder—­Investigation—­Fiction;Mystery fiction;FIC042060;FIC042040;FIC027110
ISBN: 9781493419326
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2019-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

There was no chance to revisit the conversation from the early morning hours. Gabe’s room had turned into Grand Central as soon as the sun was up. Leigh had taken pity on them and brought them chicken biscuits and sweet tea. Dr. Sloan had come by. Then the captain.

That visit had been a bit awkward at first, but if the captain wondered why two of his homicide investigators were spending so much time together, he didn’t mention it. He stayed five minutes, told them both to be careful, and excused himself when a nurse came in.

Between the visitors, the texts, and the phone calls, Anissa didn’t have time to worry about bombs or knives or even cryptosporidium outbreaks. When her phone rang, again, she held it out to Gabe. “Do you think anyone would notice if I threw this out the window?”

He frowned at his own phone. “If you find a way to open that window, I’ll give you mine and you can chuck them both.”

“Deal.”

When 11:00 a.m. rolled around, Anissa was ecstatic to have something specific to do. “I need to go see Paisley,” she said.

Gabe clasped his hands together. “Take me with you. Please. I will go crazy if one more nurse, or technician, or janitor, or pretty much anyone else comes in here. It wouldn’t be wise to leave me alone. I was stabbed. I’m probably unstable. I might snap.”

His mock seriousness made her laugh. “You want to go see Paisley? You really are desperate.”

“Exactly. And I am. I cannot stand another second in this room.”

Another knock on the door. For real? Anissa’s distaste for hospitals was roaring back. How could anyone ever get better in a place like this?

But this time it was Gabe’s nurse. They hadn’t seen her in almost three hours. Her shoulders were slumped and her eyes had a frustrated glaze. “I’m so sorry. I promise I’m a good nurse, and I’m sorry you’re not getting more attention from me. But I know you’re here”—she nodded at Anissa—“and I’m trusting you to let me know if there’s an emergency. We’re covered up with patients. They keep moving all kinds of people to the floor who don’t belong here, but we’ve got to put them somewhere. This stomach bug business is nasty. If you want my advice, as soon as Dr. Price comes to see you this afternoon, beg him to let you out.”

“When do you think we’ll see Dr. Price?” Anissa asked.

“He usually makes rounds after two.”

“Would it be okay for us to take a little excursion as long as we’re back by one?” Gabe smiled at the nurse. Anissa recognized that smile. That was his “I’m adorable and you’re going to let me do whatever I want” smile.

The nurse glanced at the IV dripping antibiotics into Gabe’s veins. “What kind of excursion?”

“We have a young friend on the pediatric floor. We thought we might pay her a visit.”

The nurse fixed her gaze on Anissa. “A friend?”

“Yes.” Anissa knew the moment the nurse caved.

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