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quent the club seem to leave any semblance of respect and manners
on the sidewalk outside. For that reason, I created an extremely
elite client list to protect the girls.
Do you operate like David?
Yes and no. Out here is more relaxed. There s more tension
back east. She could tell he skirted an issue, Dominique asking him
directly. Trevor, talk to me something s bothering you.
Dominique, I know you may be pregnant and I m over-
joyed.
And?
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I just hope I can keep the three of you safe. Peterson is still
out there and we still have the brother s threat to deal with. With
Brock here and the press still in the city, it buys us time but I don t
know what s going to happen once he finds out Brock survived and
that you re expecting.
I trust you to make the right decisions. While you take care
of the things you have to, I plan to be with my husband. I want you
to be the family s spokesman and tell them what you think they
should know.
Thank you, he said. I had plans to fly into the city and make
some waves to see if I can buy you even more time.
Brock and I trust you. My God, you went out there and
found him. He s alive because of you. I could never distrust a man
who is that loyal to him.
I appreciate the vote of confidence.
My father taught me to go for the best no matter what. You
are his best friend and I hope I can be included as one of yours.
Yes, you are. I ve already opened up more to you than&
Do you have someone?
Yes and no. Our timing sucks.
When you go into the city to spin your damage control, go
see her. You need someone to share your life with. Look at Brock.
Where did you learn your bedside manner, Doctor?
At the clubs. I noticed right away that Brock needed someone
in his life. We clicked immediately but I ve also seen it in others.
You re amazing.
Not really. The amazing one is inside. Now, shall we?
Trevor escorted her inside where she met with the nurse
about Brock s admission. She signed the paperwork and went to
join Trevor.
Ma am, Doctor Hyun ordered a blood test for you.
Oh, why?
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One, he wants to type and cross match in case your husband
needs blood and two&
He wants to confirm pregnancy, Dominique finished.
Yes, ma am. He s very meticulous and has put obstetrics on
stand-by in case you need them.
Dominique nodded, following the nurse down the corridor to
a lab where she drew Dominique s blood. She walked out of the
room to find Trevor waiting for her.
Thank you, Mrs. Ashcroft, the nurse said, winking.
Thank you, Dominique said, confused.
My fault, Trevor said. You both are here under the name of
Ashcroft in case anyone calls here checking.
Thanks, she said. This is all so damned surreal. My husband
is publicly abducted and we don t dare share the good news of his
rescue for fear it might happen again.
I m sorry.
I don t blame you. I blame them.
It will get nasty before it s over.
That s what terrifies me.
* * * *
Doctor Dustin Hyun meticulously cut a small incision into his
patient s head. Using a probe he watched on a screen, he located
the piece of shell fragment embedded inside. Finding it, he wi-
dened the incision enough to be able to pull the frag out. Holding
his breath, he eased it out then made sure no shards or metal slivers
remained. He didn t want to have to go in again.
Sponge.
The surgical nurse handed him a swab to soak up the blood so
he could better see his next move. Having done microsurgery for
years, this operation proved to be one of the easier ones but he
would not relax until he finished what he had to do and closed.
How he s doing?
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Shoulder s set, he s responding extremely well to the antive-
nom and we ve stopped the interim bleeding. Considering the way
he came in here, he s doing damned good. How about the micro?
Done, Hyun said. He s been a textbook surgery.
Then let s wrap this up and get him into recovery.
A short time later, the team pushed their patient into recovery
where Hyun waited, working on Brock s chart.
Doctor Hyun, his wife is here and here are her test results as
ordered.
Did she have a problem with my request?
No, I told her you wanted to type and cross match in case her
husband needed it but she guessed you wanted the pregnancy test
done.
Smart lady.
She is.
Hyun finished writing some instructions then looked at the lab
report. Smiling, he loved the idea of being the bearer of absolutely
wonderful news.
* * * *
Dominique paced. She did not like waiting and she d lost her
patience when she heard about Brock s abduction.
I m usually not like this, she said, apologizing to Trevor.
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