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Gloria’s life forever…
short of killing him, if at all possible. The thought of taking a human life
was contrary to everything Marti believed in. After all, she had decided to
become a nurse from the desire to prolong life, not the other way around. But then,
ridding Gloria of this potentially deadly threat could prove lifesaving as
well… it could save Gloria’s life.
CHAPTER
NINE
At eight in the
morning, after checking in on Gloria and seeing she was resting peacefully,
Marti worked out for an hour before showering and starting breakfast. A half
hour later, the smell of bacon frying brought Gloria to the kitchen, where she
poured herself a cup of coffee.
“I’d like to say you
look greatly improved this morning, but that would be an overstatement.” Marti
came up to check the swelling around Gloria’s eyes and then the road maps on
the eyes themselves.
“Am I going to live?”
Gloria took her coffee to the table and fought the pain to sit.
“Have you noticed any
blood loss?”
“A little discoloration
in the urine…but nothing to be overly concerned about.”
“Any surface clotting
on the contusions?”
“A little,” Gloria
said. “I’ll be okay, Martina. I’ve been through this a time or two. I know
what to expect.”
“You mean he’s beaten
you like this before?” Marti was back to being angry all over again.
“More times than I care
to count. I should have known better than to try to be rid of him. I’m not
sure what I was thinking, but it was a mistake.”
“Don’t tell me you’re
thinking of going back with him again?”
“Martina, I don’t want
to get into this again.” Gloria groaned from the pain. “Just let it drop,
okay. If you want to do something, get me some aspirin. I’m out.”
“Oh, Gloria, you
shouldn’t be taking aspirin. One thing you don’t need is thinner blood right
now, when we don’t know for sure how extensive the internal injuries are.”
“You’re a mean, mean
nurse, Martina.”
“Can you eat eggs and
bacon or should I make you some oatmeal?”
“I didn’t get out of
bed for oatmeal.”
“Thata girl!” Marti
cheered. “I’ll tell you what. Eat a good breakfast… then I’ll give you some
aspirin, okay?”
“Now you’re talking.
Bring it on.”
After Marti had washed
up the breakfast dishes, she asked Gloria to lock the door behind her. She was
stepping out to do some shopping. This was understandable to Gloria, seeing as
how Martina had a dinner engagement, which may ultimately develop into the
biggest night of her female life. In that case, one always wanted to have new
undergarments.
But that wasn’t the
reason Marti was going out at all. She was driving to the main library with
hopes of discovering more about the Koffee clan. Some history may be helpful,
but most importantly, she was looking for a recent photo of Raymond, or Raym as
he liked to be called. If they were the prominent citizens Gloria said they
were, there must be something available. She was just at the library the
previous Saturday and checked out three books on plastic surgery. She had
wanted to read up on the subject so she wouldn’t appear to be a complete idiot
when assisting in the OR on one of those procedures for the first time.
Upon arriving, Marti
went right to the help desk, as she had done on her previous visit. When she
got the attention of an elderly lady seated there, she made her needs clear.
“I’m looking for
anything I can find on the family, Koffee. I understand they played a
prominent role in the history of St. Louis.”
“Oh, indeed they have.”
The nearly white haired woman came to her feet spryly. “St. Louis, as well as
the State of Missouri. What is it you want to know?”
“Well, I’m not sure. I
understand there was a large ranch that was eventually consumed by the city…”
“You’re standing on
part of it,
short of killing him, if at all possible. The thought of taking a human life
was contrary to everything Marti believed in. After all, she had decided to
become a nurse from the desire to prolong life, not the other way around. But then,
ridding Gloria of this potentially deadly threat could prove lifesaving as
well… it could save Gloria’s life.
CHAPTER
NINE
At eight in the
morning, after checking in on Gloria and seeing she was resting peacefully,
Marti worked out for an hour before showering and starting breakfast. A half
hour later, the smell of bacon frying brought Gloria to the kitchen, where she
poured herself a cup of coffee.
“I’d like to say you
look greatly improved this morning, but that would be an overstatement.” Marti
came up to check the swelling around Gloria’s eyes and then the road maps on
the eyes themselves.
“Am I going to live?”
Gloria took her coffee to the table and fought the pain to sit.
“Have you noticed any
blood loss?”
“A little discoloration
in the urine…but nothing to be overly concerned about.”
“Any surface clotting
on the contusions?”
“A little,” Gloria
said. “I’ll be okay, Martina. I’ve been through this a time or two. I know
what to expect.”
“You mean he’s beaten
you like this before?” Marti was back to being angry all over again.
“More times than I care
to count. I should have known better than to try to be rid of him. I’m not
sure what I was thinking, but it was a mistake.”
“Don’t tell me you’re
thinking of going back with him again?”
“Martina, I don’t want
to get into this again.” Gloria groaned from the pain. “Just let it drop,
okay. If you want to do something, get me some aspirin. I’m out.”
“Oh, Gloria, you
shouldn’t be taking aspirin. One thing you don’t need is thinner blood right
now, when we don’t know for sure how extensive the internal injuries are.”
“You’re a mean, mean
nurse, Martina.”
“Can you eat eggs and
bacon or should I make you some oatmeal?”
“I didn’t get out of
bed for oatmeal.”
“Thata girl!” Marti
cheered. “I’ll tell you what. Eat a good breakfast… then I’ll give you some
aspirin, okay?”
“Now you’re talking.
Bring it on.”
After Marti had washed
up the breakfast dishes, she asked Gloria to lock the door behind her. She was
stepping out to do some shopping. This was understandable to Gloria, seeing as
how Martina had a dinner engagement, which may ultimately develop into the
biggest night of her female life. In that case, one always wanted to have new
undergarments.
But that wasn’t the
reason Marti was going out at all. She was driving to the main library with
hopes of discovering more about the Koffee clan. Some history may be helpful,
but most importantly, she was looking for a recent photo of Raymond, or Raym as
he liked to be called. If they were the prominent citizens Gloria said they
were, there must be something available. She was just at the library the
previous Saturday and checked out three books on plastic surgery. She had
wanted to read up on the subject so she wouldn’t appear to be a complete idiot
when assisting in the OR on one of those procedures for the first time.
Upon arriving, Marti
went right to the help desk, as she had done on her previous visit. When she
got the attention of an elderly lady seated there, she made her needs clear.
“I’m looking for
anything I can find on the family, Koffee. I understand they played a
prominent role in the history of St. Louis.”
“Oh, indeed they have.”
The nearly white haired woman came to her feet spryly. “St. Louis, as well as
the State of Missouri. What is it you want to know?”
“Well, I’m not sure. I
understand there was a large ranch that was eventually consumed by the city…”
“You’re standing on
part of it,
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