Saving Forever - Part 4

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Author: Lexy Timms
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Thompson muttered. “That damage’s already been done.”
    The attorney opened his notebook computer and flicked through a few screens. “The hospital has not been affected because of the case. I’ve had your accounts department send our firm daily cost and billing, in-patient and out-patient attendance for the hospital and also had the other two local hospitals’ input. You have actually had a slight increase.” Gerritt pointed to several spots on the computer screen.
    Elijah and Charity could not see it clearly from where they sat. Elijah went over to check and nodded his head. “I believe Dr. Thompson was referring to the fact that the woman almost killed his daughter.”
    “Have you checked any of her previous employers?” Charity couldn’t believe this woman could be that unstable and there be no record of it. Someone didn’t just wake up one morning and decide to do this. Somewhere, back in this poor woman’s history, something had happened.”
    Gerritt sighed. “We’ve checked. She worked at a retirement home for several years and they say she left. I’ve checked with staff and there was talk that the home was going to fire her but they came to a mutual agreement. There is nothing in writing as to why because she gave notice.”
    “So something happened and nobody remembers what?” Elijah snorted. “Seems a bit fishy to me.”
    Charity giggled, despite the seriousness of the situation. “Fishy? Really? Like a guppy or more like a shark-size kind of fishy?”
    Her father rolled his eyes.
    Elijah didn’t notice her father’s reaction. “Probably more like a dolphin-size kind of fishy.”
    “Dolphins aren’t fish! They’re mammals,” Charity shot back, trying not to smile.
    The two of them looked at the annoyed Dr. Thompson and their serious attorney. “Sorry,” they both said at the same time and sat down.
    The attorney cleared his throat. “I’ve got one of my assistants looking into her college. We’re trying to find if there were issues with professors or anything. She did her nursing in the Rochester area and changed schools twice. It’s tough. Like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
    Her father crumpled the paper from his sub and stood. “Find the needle. I want this over. It’s ridiculous.” He checked his watch. “I need to call the hospital.” He drilled the paper ball into the garbage as he walked by and slipped into the small cubical room attached to their assigned room, away from the media and from them.
    Elijah tossed his empty wrapper in the garbage from where he sat. “I have a surgery scheduled and will need to be at the hospital in about an hour. Should I stay till then or would the judge consider it rude if I walk out during the hearing?”
    The attorney tapped his pen against the table. “Can you have your pager go off? Then get up and leave? Let’s show the judge the hospital’s focus is its patients, not each doctor’s personal reputation. You’re not faking that you have to go. Just letting everyone else know – sorry, be reminded – what your job is.”
    Charity understood Gerritt’s tactic. “He’s saving lives. Our lives.”
    Gerritt nodded. “Exactly.”
    Elijah shrugged. “One of the staff was going to page me to let me know when they were prepping the patient. I can wait.”
    “Good. I’m going to head into the courtroom and check on a few things. I’ll see you inside shortly.” Gerritt left, leaving Charity and Elijah to wait for Dr. Thompson.
    She finished a bit more of her lunch and then offered the rest to Elijah. “I can’t eat anymore. Do you want it?”
    Elijah grinned and slid the food over to him. “You know true love is when someone will eat an already slobbered on sandwich.” He took a bite.
    “I didn’t slobber on it. Gross!”
    He covered his mouth and laughed. “True love.”
    “What am I going to do with you?”
    “Love me forever?”
    Why did he have to be so stinkin’ cute and so damn sexy at the same time? “I

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