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“Yes, if he’s still onboard.”
I eyed him suspiciously.
“What would you like for lunch? Unless hospital food is your thing, then you can just order from their cafeteria.”
“Tacos.” I blurted the first thing that came to mind. I didn’t regret it either. They sounded amazing right now.
“Consider it done.” Tavi kissed my hand again, winked, and stood up. He pulled out his phone and became immersed in it for a bit.
I closed my eyes to relax a little. I woke up to Caesar walking into the room with bags of food and a drink carrier. His scowl relaxed when he looked at me. There was a half smile on his lips, but it fell when he got near. Schooling his features, he sat everything down in front of Tavi and took a seat on the couch. His eyes looked me over, but he didn’t say a word. Normal Caesar behavior.
“Shrimp, fish, chicken, or beef?” Tavi asked.
“Why must I choose?” I tried not to drool, but the sound of tacos had my mouth salivating.
“Hard or soft?” His wicked eyes twinkled, making me giggle.
“Soft.” I squinched my nose and tried not to look at him. Though, I knew he was judging me.
He rolled the bed table and put two plates there. He loaded one of each taco, but I stopped him when he got to the beef one. I wanted that in the hard shell. He added pico de gallo and sour cream to them all for me. I raised the back of the bed to a sitting position and started eating. Eating my beef taco first, I only could eat half of the rest. I never got to the Spanish rice, guacamole, and grilled onions.
“Where did you find this deliciousness?” I had a stuffed belly, but my eyes kept returning to my plate.
“It’s a small place downtown. They have lots of amazing foods.”
I didn’t doubt it. These tacos had turned me into a believer. I listened as the two of them ate and talked business, but their voices faded as I went back into my dreamland, wondering if I’d made the right decision.
Chapter Three
ELARA
Ispent the next ten days being spoiled in the same way as the first one. Tavi ordered me food, and Caesar brought it every meal. Tavi didn’t leave. Caesar brought him clothes and took care of the bar. He came in with that same half smile but never said a word to me. When Tavi talked to me while he was there, he listened thoroughly but never added to the discussion.
Tavi had to leave to handle something important but said he’d be back by my discharge time. When the door opened, it surprised me who entered.
“Caesar?” I asked to verify that I wasn’t completely losing my mind.
“The deliveries held Tavi up. Since I hate doing them because I always screw up inputting it, I opted to come to get you instead.”
“Thanks, I guess,” I mumbled the last part.
He held up a duffle bag. “These are for you.”
“Thank you.” I buzzed the nurse, and she came in. “I need a shower,” I informed her.
“Because you wear that cast, I don’t think you should. I can bring you a basin to get cleaned up in.”
I sighed. I just wanted a shower. Maybe I could hold out until I was home. They’d done this wipe-down thing with these wet clothes the entire time I’d been in here. I needed an actual shower.
“Bring the basin. Three washcloths, two towels.” Caesar said to her.
“Will do.” She disappeared without waiting for my response. When she returned, she had it filled with towels, washcloths, body wash, shampoo, toothbrush, and toothpaste. “Anything else?” She asked.
“No, thank you.” I gritted out, throwing a silent fit.
“Did you need help up?”
“She won’t be getting up.” Caesar chimed in.
