Quid Pro Quo by Sherryl D. Hancock

Author:Sherryl D. Hancock [Hancock, Sherryl D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Vulpine Press
Published: 2018-10-25T22:00:00+00:00

Four hours later, as Finley was about to get off her shift, Gabriel came running up to her. “I’ve got something!”

“Let’s go,” Finley said, leading the way to Kai’s room.

They administered the medication that Gabriel had formulated and watched it drip into Kai’s IV.

“So what was it, do you think?” Finley asked, feeling a bit stricken.

“There was some seriously rare-ass strain of ginger in whatever they used to marinate the stuff—either that or it was left over from what they’d had in it before.”

“Jesus…” Finley breathed.

“Her chart doesn’t say anything about her being allergic to ginger, Doc Taylor. You couldn’t have known even if you’d known there was ginger in it…”

Finley nodded, but didn’t look convinced.

Finley spent the next six hours pacing in Kai’s room, waiting for things to change. Fortunately, the fever started breaking immediately, and slowly but surely Kai’s vitals improved. It was three o’clock in the morning when Kai opened her eyes. Finley strode over to Kai’s bedside immediately, checking her pulse and looking her over.

“Kai? Kai, are you with me?” she said, putting her hands on either side of Kai’s face and staring into her eyes.

Kai blinked slowly a couple of times, looking fairly dazed.

“Hey, handsome, are you sure?” Finley asked, biting her lip.

“Flirt,” Kai muttered softly.

“There she is…” Finley said, feeling almost dizzy with relief.

“What the hell happened? I feel like I got hit by a bus again…”

“Apparently there was some rare strain of ginger in that marinade they used for your chicken—you had a reaction to it.”

Kai laid her head back against the pillows. “And she’s already trying to kill me…” she said softly, grinning.

Finley bit her lip. Kai glanced up and saw the devastated look on her face.

“Doc, I’m just kidding,” she said, reaching out to touch Finley’s hand. “I’m not even allergic to ginger—it’s not your fault.”

Finley nodded, knowing she needed to get over this feeling of guilt.

“Hey,” Kai said, taking Finley’s hand in hers and squeezing it gently.

“Okay,” Finley said. “I’m okay.”

“Good.”

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