The Armstrong Assignment (A Janet Markham Bennett Cozy Thriller Book 1) by Diana Xarissa

Author:Diana Xarissa [Xarissa, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-18T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“You’re late,” Bobby snapped as they walked back into his suite at five minutes past five.

Edward shrugged. “We had a lot to discuss,” he replied.

Mr. Harrison had opened the door for them. As they’d entered, Janet had heard his whispered remark to Edward. “He’s in a terrible mood,” Mr. Harrison had said.

“How are you feeling?” Janet asked, her voice full of concern. “Does your head still ache? Has the swelling gone down? Did you manage to get any sleep?”

Bobby blinked several times and then shrugged. “I feel like shi, er, awful,” he snapped. “And, apparently, I can’t have any more painkillers.”

“Oh, dear,” Janet said. She turned to the nurse and switched to French. “He’s grumpy, anyway,” she said.

The nurse nodded. “He wasn’t very happy when I woke him every hour. Now he’s demanding more tablets, but he needs to wait another two hours before he can have more.”

Janet nodded sympathetically. “Do you have something else you could give him? Sugar pills or vitamins? Something you could tell him was a strong painkiller?”

The nurse raised an eyebrow. “I’m not certain that’s a good idea,” she said hesitantly.

“It’s better than listening to him complain all afternoon,” Janet suggested.

“I hope you’re convincing her to give me something for my head,” Bobby said loudly. “I can’t communicate with her.”

Janet translated his words for the woman. She sighed and then crossed the room to where she’d left her bag. Janet joined her as the nurse opened a case.

“Children’s gummy vitamins,” she told Janet. “He’ll have to know that they aren’t proper painkillers.”

“Not if they’re sold to him properly,” Janet replied with a wink.

The nurse tipped two bright purple gummies into a small paper cup. Janet grinned.

“They look yummy,” she said.

“They’re very sweet and they taste of blackcurrant,” the nurse told her.

“Bobby, you aren’t really meant to have any more tablets for another three hours,” Janet said in English as she walked towards Bobby. She added an hour to what the nurse had told her in the hopes that he’d be pleasantly surprised if he was given his next tablets a bit earlier than he’d expected. “I’ve managed to persuade the nurse to give you these, though. They’re not like anything you’ve ever had in the US. She’s only allowing you to have them because you’re going to be under her supervision while you’re taking them.”

She held out the cup. Bobby looked into it and frowned. “They don’t look like painkillers,” he said.

“You need to chew them up before you swallow them, and then drink a large glass of water,” Janet improvised. “Because they’re chewy, they work a good deal faster than hard tablets.”

Bobby didn’t look convinced, but he took one of the vitamins and put it in his mouth. “It doesn’t taste too bad,” he said.

While he was chewing the second one, Janet went over to the large bar and got him a glass of water. He swallowed the gummy and then drank the water.

“As I said, they’re very fast. You should feel better in ten minutes, maybe even less,” Janet told him as she took the empty glass away from him.

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