Princess Charming by Jane Heller

Author:Jane Heller
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781682303566
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 2016-03-18T04:00:00+00:00

We did our four miles, had a quick breakfast, and then went down to the hospital to see Jackie—or rather, I went to see Jackie while Sam waited outside. We had decided that, given how sick she was, she might not be ready for visitors she hardly knew. She had only met Sam once, after all.

When I got to her room, she was sitting up in bed, flipping through a copy of Better Homes & Gardens and muttering that she thought the pachysandra in one of the photographs looked wilted.

“Something tells me you’re feeling better,” I smiled as I approached her bed and bent down to give her a hug.

“Much,” she said. “Per really knows his stuff.”

“Per?”

“Dr. Johansson.”

I arched an eyebrow. “So we’re on a first-name basis with our physician, are we?”

“We are. He’s a great guy. We really hit it off last night.”

“That’s right. The nurse mentioned that he had been in to see you.”

“Yeah, he came by and we talked. It turns out, he’s an American citizen, since his ex-wife is American. He’s thinking of quitting the ship and setting up a medical practice in the States. He asked me where I was from and I gave him a real estate agent’s speech about Bedford—how good the schools are, how quaint the village is, how close to New York City it is without being on top of it. He asked me if I thought he would like Bedford. I said it probably wasn’t anything like Helsinki but it had its charms.”

“There isn’t much skiing in Bedford,” I pointed out.

“I know,” she said. “I told him that the only ski jumps in Westchester County are bad nose jobs. He thought that was hilarious.”

I shook my head in amazement. “When I visited you yesterday, Dr. Johansson said you were very weak and that I shouldn’t tire you out. How come he spent so much time with you?”

“He’s the doctor. I guess he thought it was okay. He’s got me on antibiotics, plus Tylenol for the fever, and I’m almost as good as new now.”

“Jackie, that’s great,” I said, relieved. “Does he know what’s wrong with you?”

“He said he thinks it’s a couple of things: a stomach virus and a middle-ear infection, brought on by the sinus infection I never took care of back home. I’m still pretty dehydrated and I have to be on intravenous fluids for another day or so. But I’m gonna be fine. Thanks to Per.”

“When does Per think you can leave the hospital? Or does he want you to stay here indefinitely, so he can keep a closer eye on you?” I teased. I was delighted that Jackie had become friends with Dr. Johansson. I had liked him almost immediately.

“Hopefully, I can get out of here in another thirty-six hours,” she replied. “Let’s see: that means I’ll miss San Juan today and Saint Croix tomorrow, but I’ll probably catch our last port of call. Nassau, isn’t it?”

I nodded. “I’m sorry about all this,” I said. “You must feel so cheated.

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