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"We’ll be fine," Megan said She wished she believed it
Finn came back to the door for her "Ready? Martha, you know, you’ve been wonderful To both of us
Thank you so "
"I’ll see you two soave her a kiss on the cheek "Sure Megan, ready?"
She hugged her aunt tightly again "I love you," she said Arm in arm with Finn, she walked out to the car
As they drove, she looked over at hiot one small problem, you know"
"Hm?"
"What about the equipment?"
He stared ahead for ais worth our lives, or our ers curled around hers where they lay on the seat
Megan smiled The world around them was dark out here by Martha’s, yet she suddenly felt she could see the light at the end of a very long tunnel
The shift was changing at the hospital There were three shifts of nurses each day, but it didn’t matter who came on, when Dorcas considered herself to be the authority on her ICU patients
Janice Mayerling, twenty-eight, attractive--and with an actual life outside the hospital, thank you veryto control her te list of co to do with Andy Markham
Janice didn’t really know Andy--she had recentlyheard that the hospital was in need of registered nurses and that they paid well She hailed froh, and close to New York, where the world ht be somewhat insane, but constantly so busy that there could be no silly fixation with one period of history, as there was here in Saleht because she was off the next night, whichto live in Saleht
"A lot of people around here think that they can say they’re next of kin to old Andy, and they’ll try to get in You don’t let them I already let Martha see hie A flu bug can kill Andy in seconds flat Quite frankly, I doubt that he’ll er, despite his flights of fancy, so we’re going to do our best to see that he lives Understand?" Dorcas demanded
That was it
Janice did lose her temper "Dorcas, I don’t know about you, but I do my best to see that every patient in my care lives!"
Dorcas stiffened down to the soles of her nurses’ shoes "There’s no call to get uppity, Janice None at all I’ that this patient needs extra attention"
"Martha, it’s an intensive care unit! Our patients are here because they need extra care"
She wasn’t going to back down Neither was Dorcas
"I had best come in to his own!" she warned
Janice bit her lip The third floor nursing supervisor was co to stoop to a brawl in front of the woht, Dorcas," she said firmly, and turned away
She waited until Dorcas had finally departed and went in to check on old Andy Markhans weak, but steady He would still be terht, Janice thought
She went to read the rest of the doctor’s notations at the nurses’ station "Trustwhen you come in tomorrow," she h her as the lights seeh a corner of the hospital
"They’ve got to fix that air-conditioning!" said Toby Wyatt, hugging herself where she sat at the phone station
"And the lights," Janice agreed She hesitated, then set down her notes and walked back down the hall to look at her patient, Andrew Markhae
She was still… cold
And little shivers still seemed to trickle down her spine, one after the other
Finn showered and changed at Huntington House
Megan had been sitting on the bed, waiting for him, but when he came out of the bathroom, she wasn’t there
He dressed quickly, and went into the dining area and then the parlor, looking for her Sally, the pretty young blonde, was sipping tea, ?"
"Good, thanks Have you seena cup of tea Strange, too! Susanna walked in and saw her, and nearly dropped the tray she was carrying, she was so startled to see her, though why she should be startled to see a guest, I don’t know Anyway, Megan, your wife, helped her pick up the o cup, and headed outside I think she wanted to talk to Mr Fallon, because he had co out to water some of the plants by the house"
"Thanks," Finn said, and turned quickly
"Hey, we’ll be there tonight!" she called to him
"Thanks, we appreciate the business," he told her, calling over his shoulder He didn’t knohy, but he didn’t want Megan alone anywhere near Fallon
When he caan was on the walk, Fallon was nowhere to be seen He hurried to Megan "Hey! You scaredfor Fallon on your own The old fart is creepy"
Megan sht Just a Wiccan"
"Oh?"
She kept s
"And what’s that?"