The Stolen Identity (The Sydney Harbour Hospital Series Book 7) by Chris Taylor

Author:Chris Taylor [Taylor, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: LCT Productions Pty Limited
Published: 2016-10-30T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

Colt glanced at the clock on the wall and stretched out in his seat. His shift was almost over and he had yet to hear from Morgan. She’d told him she was spending the day with her uncle. She was supposed to call him for a ride home. He’d just tugged out his phone, intent on phoning her, when the device rang in his hand. He glanced at the screen and smiled.

“Mom, how are you doing?”

“I’m well thanks, Colt. You’re sounding rather cheery. I take it you had a good day at work?”

“Yeah, I guess. The truth is, I thought you were someone else.” The moment the words were out of his mouth, he wished them back. He grimaced and hoped his mother wouldn’t notice his slip. He should have known better.

“Really?” she asked, the single word full of emphasis and innuendo. “Do I know her?”

Colt bit back a curse. His mother wouldn’t let it go until she had an answer. He decided to go with the truth.

“Yes, as a matter of fact, you do. Morgan O’Brien’s back in town. She’s paying her father a visit.”

“Morgan O’Brien? As in the college girl you dated back when you were still in the Academy?”

“Yes, Mom. That’s the one.”

“You seemed to really like her, Colt. I never understood why things didn’t work out. Even though you didn’t go out for very long, I had a sense she was the one. I was very put out to discover my mom radar was so far out of kilter. You never did tell me why things didn’t work out.”

“And I’m not about to tell you now. That’s all in the past, Mom.”

“And yet, you were expecting her call. I’m very intrigued, Colt. It seems to me there’s more to this than you’re saying.”

Colt suppressed a groan. “Stop making this into something it’s not, Mom. Morgan and I are old friends. That’s it.”

“Well, good,” his mom replied. “Invite her to the anniversary party we’re holding on the weekend. It would be lovely to see her again and I’m sure your brothers and sisters would feel the same way. I seem to recall she met everyone once at a family barbecue. Yes, that’s right. It was a New Year’s Eve party. We held it in the backyard. Do you remember?”

“Yes, Mom. I remember,” Colt replied through gritted teeth. How the hell had he gotten himself here? As quickly as he could manage, he extricated himself from the conversation and ended the call.

Before he could return the phone to his pocket, it rang again. Tensing, and anticipating being on the receiving end of yet another conversation with his mom, he answered the call with a brusque, “Yes?”

“Oh, h-hi, it’s Morgan. Have I caught you at a bad time? It’s all right. I can find my own way home. I’ll just call a cab and—”

“Morgan, I’m sorry,” Colt hurriedly interrupted, gathering his thoughts. “My mind was on something else.”

“It’s okay, Colt. You’re busy. I’ll call a cab.”

“No,” he cried. “Don’t go doing that.

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