Rock Bottom by Kat Mizera

Author:Kat Mizera [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Presley

I’d been frantic since the hospital administrator had come to tell me that Aunt Meg’s insurance wouldn’t cover the procedure Dr. Shanahan wanted to do. Something about her MS and a second opinion and a bunch of other shit I didn’t understand. After calling them myself and getting nowhere, I’d broken down and called Zeke. As much as it pained me to do it, I’d swallow every ounce of pride I’d ever had if it would help Aunt Meg.

Twelve hours later, Zeke walked into Aunt Meg’s hospital room.

“Hi.” I stood up, whispering as I put a finger to my lips. She’d had a rough night and was finally resting, so we walked into the hallway together.

“How are you?” he asked, putting a hand on the side of my shoulder.

“Scared,” I admitted, wrapping my arms around myself.

“Tell me who I have to talk to, and I’ll guarantee payment so they can operate as soon as possible. We can fight with the insurance afterward.”

“Thank you,” I whispered, fighting back tears. “I really appreciate this. I know this has nothing to do with Jeremy, so it’s not your responsibility, but I didn’t know what else to do. She’s all I have, Zeke.”

“It’s okay. I’m glad you called.”

Our eyes met and his were filled with warmth. Concern. Tenderness.

Why was he always being so nice? And helpful. And hot. He never stopped being hot, and it pissed me off that I still noticed.

It made it so hard to stay mad at him. Especially after he’d flown all this way at the drop of a hat. I’d called him late last night and he’d managed to get on the first flight out of LAX at six o’clock this morning. It was barely noon, and he was already here. That counted for something. Hell, it counted for a lot.

“Where’s the baby?” he asked after a moment.

“With Denise. This is no place for him.”

“No, definitely not.” He put his hands on both my shoulders. “Find me the person I need to talk to, and let’s get Aunt Meg that surgery.”

“Okay. Thanks.” I pulled the administrator’s card out of my pocket and called her, asking her to come down to the room.

“Have you eaten anything today?” Zeke asked as we settled in the visitors’ lounge just down the hall from Meg’s room.

I shook my head. “I can’t. My stomach is in knots.”

“As soon as I talk to this woman, we’ll get something to eat.”

“I don’t want to leave Aunt Meg.”

“She’s sleeping, and you need to keep your strength up.”

I wanted to protest but I was too tired. I hadn’t slept last night at all, sitting by Aunt Meg’s bed until after midnight and then coming back at seven. It was hard to leave Jeremy with Denise again, but she’d been a godsend and I needed to be with Aunt Meg as much as I could.

Zeke spoke to the woman from the accounting department, filled out some paperwork, signed something, and then turned to me. “Ready to go eat?”

“Yeah. I guess.

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