Nate: Damned seatbelts signs…
Prudence: Why do you keep shifting on your seat?
Nate: I’m hard and it’s really uncomfortable to hide it from the people sitting next to me.
Prudence: Damned graysweatpants…
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THANK YOU
Jack: We’ve just checked into our hotel.
Jack: We’ll probably grab some food before we head to the hospital.
Tham: Just a heads up, dad’s awake.
Jack: Good. I’ve got things I need to get out of my chest.
Tham: We’ll be here too.
Tham: Out of the room, but we can walk in if needed.
Jack: It’ll be fine, it’ll be quick.
Jack: I’m not expecting any apologies from his part or mom’s.
Tham: They should.
Jack: I just want to put this all behind me.
JACK
“Alright everyone!” I say from my chair, my back to the front desk to face our group. “I’ve got the room keys. You drop your luggage, and come right back down,” I say, narrowing my gaze towards Nate who arches a brow in confusion.“Ikram will be in charge of buying us all a sandwich or something, and then we’ll jump in the cab that’ll be here in ten minutes.”
They all nod, their faces tired.
Maybe I should have waited a day or two instead of forcing them all to come with me on the spot…
Nate has other patients… What if he couldn’t find someone to replace him? Am I selfish for imposing this trip on them?
“You sure you’re alright?” Ikram asks when they all leave.
“Yeah, I’m fine,” I sigh, forcing the smile to stay on my face.
He nods, but doesn’t look like he believes me. His hand still finds mine and squeezes reassuringly.
“I’ll drop our luggage and get us some food.” He kisses my cheek softly. “You’ll be okay waiting here?”
“Yep,” I say, popping the p. “Better if I stay here to make sure they don’t wander off to who knows where and we’re not late.”
“You know we don’t have a strict appointment, right? Tham told you we can come at any time.”
“I know. I want to get it over with.”
I force another smile and so does he.
I’m sandwiched between Prue and Ikram at the back of the cab, Evie and Nate facing us with tight faces.
