e of the break room door. She shivered. Shake it off girl! Everyone's stable, that's the only reaso

er feet were throbbing, and she had an ache building behind her eyes. She smiled thankfull

e. To her ongoing dismay, the break room soda machine didn't carry them, so she went without unless she was able to sneak downstairs t

is running long so he let me go on break early and asked me to bring it to you." Kim was Dr. Brandon

took another large gulp of soda. She di

en chair. "I'm hoping Bed 5 stays stable until tomorrow. It's been touch and go all da

he table now. The guy's vessels are pretty friable so he's had to go slower than he normally does." She took a sip of h

n them more and more lately as Brandon had less and less time to spend with her himself. They really needed to get away. Maybe she could finally get

xas When I Die. Dani smiled ruefully. The tone was her Aunt Lu's designated one. Unfortunately, she wasn't going t

Dani was interrupted not by her aunt's cha

real bad." She could hear the agony in Uncle

at happened?" Kim's hand froze inside the popcorn

e. He paused and she heard him take a strangled breath tryin

ince she was eight, and her parents were killed by a drunk driver, was

silver caduceus necklace that Aunt Lu and Uncle Eustace had given her for her graduation from nursing school. It was the only jewelry she

rest of my shift and leave asap. You hold on,

as his onl

ould see the terror in her bright green eyes. "Can you please let Brand

ing! Do you need me to

te I've got to leave early. She's not going to be happy since we've been so short staffed lately but she's going to have to make it work

can come in," Kim suggested. "Sh

fabulous, Kim!

etween giving report to one of her coworkers and tracking down her supervisor, sh

er arms to keep her from f

ic bubbling just under the surface, but she pulled it back just before it spilled over. Not n

her a quick hug. "Please let me

eed to see what the doctors there are sayin

just let me know if there's anyt

u soon!" She gave him a quick peck o

Brandon had given her for her 29th birthday. Fifteen minutes later she was jumping in Pearl again, not worrying who saw her in ratty yoga pants, an old T-shirt and flip flo