She studies me. “You don’t look good. What’s wrong?”
I gesture to Hunter. “He thinks you’re being followed, and you just disappear?—”
“There’s no proof of that. Now settle down, or the nurse will come in here and kick me out.” She glances at Hunter, then back at me. “They’ll have to drag me out, and I’ll cause a big scene if she tries. You don’t want that, do you?”
I sink back against the mattress, allowing the drugs to take over. “No. I like having you here.”
She smiles lovingly my way. “Then you’ll need to rest. Do you need something to help? Maybe a muscle relaxer?”
I shake my head. “No, I don’t want any more drugs. I’m just sore and tired.”
She takes my hand in hers. “I’m sorry. I’ll only stay a while longer, and then I’ll let you sleep.”
Hunter steps closer to her, scanning her body. “You’re still in the clothes from Saturday morning. Have you been here this whole time?”
She releases my hand and faces him. “I couldn’t go home. I needed to make sure he was okay.”
“What day is it?” I ask.
“It’s Sunday.” Hunter’s jaw tightens, and he addresses her. “Have you slept at all?”
She glances down at me. “A little.”
“Where?” His voice carries an anxious tone.
“I fell asleep on Jami’s bed for a while.”
His shoulders collapse. “You need to get more rest than that. Let me take you home.”
She shifts closer to my bed, and their interaction isthrowing me off. She tells me she loves me and is going to be with me, but he acts like they’re still together. Her timidity toward him doesn’t sit right.
I try to clear the haze in my head. “Dori, how long have you been here?”
Her fingers trail over the top of my hand. “I’ve been at the hospital since you got here. Well, Hunter took me to his place so I could shower. I had blood all over me. But I came right back after that.”
“Which is why you should let me take you home.” Hunter reaches for her. “You need to get some rest.”
With a slight flinch, she brings her arms to her chest and clasps her hands around her elbows. “I’ll leave once I speak with his doctor, but you should go. I’m sure you have a lot to do.”
He steps back and starts to say something, but his phone chimes with an alert.
He takes his cell out of his pocket and reads something on it. “That’s strange.”
“What?” She tries to peek at his screen.
His brow furrows. “The board just called for an emergency meeting tomorrow morning.”
“Why?” She brings her thumbnail to her mouth.
He shakes off a thought. “I don’t know. Maybe they want to meet because of Jamison’s accident to ensure we have all we need while he recovers.”
She pulls in a breath. “It can’t be about the other stuff we’ve been discussing, can it?”
“No. That’s already on the agenda for next week. This alert said it was an emergency meeting. I didn’t get an agenda with it.” He glances at his phone again, then at her. “The meeting is taking place here in town. Did you get an invite?”
She shrugs. “I don’t know. My phone is dead, so I haven’t been able to get my messages.”
“That explains why I haven’t been able to reach you.” Hegestures to the door. “Let’s leave Jamison to rest. We’ll charge your phone while you get some sleep.”
