“princess,” her sister, Janet. No wonder she wasn’t as sure of herself as she should’ve been.
“Let me get out of your way, because I bet Pete is eager to see what you’ve brought him.”
Pete was staring at Susan. “You bought me something?”
“Yes, I thought… I know you may go home today,but I got you something you might need.” She handed him the sack.
“Pajamas?” Pete said in surprise. “I’ve never…I mean, these are nice.”
“It’s so you don’t have to hold your gown together in the back when you get out of bed,” Alex explained with a smile.
“What’s going on?” David asked crossly from behind Alex.
She whirled around. “You’re awake!”
“Of course I am. You were making a lot of noise.”
“I thought you’d already be awake when I got here,” Alex said, raising her eyebrows.
“I guess I am now.”
“No sulking, David,” Alex said. “Pete’s been perfectly charming.”
Susan frowned at her brother. “Really, David! It’s not Pete’s fault.”
“You mean he can’t help being charming?” David said.
Pete grinned at his best friend. “That’s right, pal. I’m charming!”
“Yeah, right!” David shot back, but he was grinning.
“I brought you something I thought you might need,” Alex said, handing David a sack.
He didn’t say anything, but he opened the sack. “What is this?” he asked.
“Pajamas, so you could get out of bed without—” she cleared her throat “—exposing yourself.”
“Thanks.”
Though his thanks hadn’t held much enthusiasm, Alex smiled and said, “You’re welcome.”
David glowered at her. Then he pushed back his covers. “I’ll change in the bathroom.”
“I’m not sure you can by yourself,” Alex said.
His head snapped up. “Are you volunteering?”
“No, I was going to suggest you ask for help from the only other male with two good arms in the room.”
“Oh. Uh, Pete, could you help me?”
“Yeah, I think I’d better before you put your foot in your mouth again,” Pete said with his friendly grin.
“I didn’t do that!” David protested.
Pete closed the door behind them, so the women didn’t hear his response to his friend.
“David’s a bit of a bear this morning,” Susan said.
“I think he didn’t have a great night, Susan. He probably needs more painkiller.”
“Yeah, I guess. It’s just that Pete’s so easygoing,” Susan said with a dreamy smile.
The bathroom door opened and both men came out with the pajamas on, although David couldn’t easily put on the top because of his wound, so he wore his gown over his bottoms.
“Just in time for breakfast,” Alex said, having heard the rattle of breakfast trays in the hall.
As Alex helped David to eat his breakfast, she thought he relaxed somewhat. “Have you decided whatyour employees should be told? I thought about it last night, but it should’ve occurred to me yesterday afternoon.”
“Damn, I should’ve thought of that!” David said, tensing.
“Relax, David. You were too out of it to do anything about it yesterday. Everyone will understand.”
“I can’t believe I didn’t think… I bet they didn’t finish the bid. Pete….”
“It’s okay, David. After they release me, I’m sure we can get it finished today.”
“You think you’ll get out today?” David asked.
Alex heard the longing in his voice. “They said you’d probably get out tomorrow, David, which is pretty good when you consider what you went through.”
“But—”
The nurse came into the room. “Have you finished your breakfasts?”
“No, not yet, but we’ll hurry,” Alex promised. Then she immediately fed David more eggs.
“I don’t really want any more,” he said.
“If you want out tomorrow, you need to eat what they feed you. It will help you get stronger.”
He scowled, but accepted what she fed him.
They had just finished breakfast when the nurse returned.
“The doctor will be in to see both of you in just a minute.
“Let me get out of your way, because I bet Pete is eager to see what you’ve brought him.”
Pete was staring at Susan. “You bought me something?”
“Yes, I thought… I know you may go home today,but I got you something you might need.” She handed him the sack.
“Pajamas?” Pete said in surprise. “I’ve never…I mean, these are nice.”
“It’s so you don’t have to hold your gown together in the back when you get out of bed,” Alex explained with a smile.
“What’s going on?” David asked crossly from behind Alex.
She whirled around. “You’re awake!”
“Of course I am. You were making a lot of noise.”
“I thought you’d already be awake when I got here,” Alex said, raising her eyebrows.
“I guess I am now.”
“No sulking, David,” Alex said. “Pete’s been perfectly charming.”
Susan frowned at her brother. “Really, David! It’s not Pete’s fault.”
“You mean he can’t help being charming?” David said.
Pete grinned at his best friend. “That’s right, pal. I’m charming!”
“Yeah, right!” David shot back, but he was grinning.
“I brought you something I thought you might need,” Alex said, handing David a sack.
He didn’t say anything, but he opened the sack. “What is this?” he asked.
“Pajamas, so you could get out of bed without—” she cleared her throat “—exposing yourself.”
“Thanks.”
Though his thanks hadn’t held much enthusiasm, Alex smiled and said, “You’re welcome.”
David glowered at her. Then he pushed back his covers. “I’ll change in the bathroom.”
“I’m not sure you can by yourself,” Alex said.
His head snapped up. “Are you volunteering?”
“No, I was going to suggest you ask for help from the only other male with two good arms in the room.”
“Oh. Uh, Pete, could you help me?”
“Yeah, I think I’d better before you put your foot in your mouth again,” Pete said with his friendly grin.
“I didn’t do that!” David protested.
Pete closed the door behind them, so the women didn’t hear his response to his friend.
“David’s a bit of a bear this morning,” Susan said.
“I think he didn’t have a great night, Susan. He probably needs more painkiller.”
“Yeah, I guess. It’s just that Pete’s so easygoing,” Susan said with a dreamy smile.
The bathroom door opened and both men came out with the pajamas on, although David couldn’t easily put on the top because of his wound, so he wore his gown over his bottoms.
“Just in time for breakfast,” Alex said, having heard the rattle of breakfast trays in the hall.
As Alex helped David to eat his breakfast, she thought he relaxed somewhat. “Have you decided whatyour employees should be told? I thought about it last night, but it should’ve occurred to me yesterday afternoon.”
“Damn, I should’ve thought of that!” David said, tensing.
“Relax, David. You were too out of it to do anything about it yesterday. Everyone will understand.”
“I can’t believe I didn’t think… I bet they didn’t finish the bid. Pete….”
“It’s okay, David. After they release me, I’m sure we can get it finished today.”
“You think you’ll get out today?” David asked.
Alex heard the longing in his voice. “They said you’d probably get out tomorrow, David, which is pretty good when you consider what you went through.”
“But—”
The nurse came into the room. “Have you finished your breakfasts?”
“No, not yet, but we’ll hurry,” Alex promised. Then she immediately fed David more eggs.
“I don’t really want any more,” he said.
“If you want out tomorrow, you need to eat what they feed you. It will help you get stronger.”
He scowled, but accepted what she fed him.
They had just finished breakfast when the nurse returned.
“The doctor will be in to see both of you in just a minute.
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