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“I’ll be able to get you any information your heart desires in a few hours,” Ryan assured her “Just hang in there while I work ic”

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EMMA FOUND HER guy without much trouble

Roger Lewis—or Loser, as Emma called hilued to her side, looking like a lovesick teenager

This ti a route that was out of his way to find her

Perfect, she thought as she saw hi It was time for their tête-à-tête

She’d already scouted out every floor of the hospital so she was ready when the opportunity presented itself The third-floor bathrooht around the bend in a tiny, isolated alcove—ideal for what she had in mind It was dead quiet

Score

Waiting until she was sure Roger had spotted her, Eloves—as if she’d just co a patient—and strode across the hospital floor She paused as she turned toward the bathroom

“Hi” There was that puppy-dog voice, coain

She turned around “Roger” She gave him a brilliant smile “I haven’t seen you all day”

He scowled “I’ve been tied up working on this new database to help the data integration of both hospitals” He proceeded to ramble on in computer-ese until Emma could barely keep her eyes open

“I can’t get over how brilliant you are,” she said, choking back a gag “It’s so cool how you handle software and corams I’ve never even heard of”

Roger puffed up “That’s my job”