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I looked around because his voice wasn’t low. The two gentlemen looked up at us briefly, then back to their own conversation.
Nodding, I said, “Yeah. That’s me. But I really need to borrow your phone.”
He pulled it out of his back pocket and asked, “Can I get you something to drink while you’re here?”
I shook my head and went to call Sydney. Then I recalled I didn’t know her number off the top of my head. All I knew was her animal clinic.
I searched Google, found her phone number, and called.Please have an emergency answering service.Sure enough, she did. That didn’t surprise me. Sydney was dedicated, or as she said, ‘married to her job’.”
“Sir, do you have an emergency?”
Yes. I need to know if Sydney is okay.
“Yeah. I need to see Dr. Swoony.”
“She is not the one on call tonight. I could have another vet call you if needed,” she said.
That wasn’t going to work. “You don’t understand. This is a special circumstance. She said to call if I needed not matter the time. I don’t have the card with her cell phone on it. Please, if you let her know it’s me, I’m sure she will be okay with you calling her. Tell her it is Cameron Giampietro.”
“I...I will try, but I can’t promise you that she will call.”
“Okay. But she will. And be sure she calls this number, not my other one. Thanks.”
I ended the call and turned back to the bartender. He reached out for his phone and asked, “Are you all set now?”
“You might be getting a call for me.” At least I hope you do.
“No problem. Are you sure I can’t get you a drink while you wait?”
I could really use a drink, but I still needed to hydrate after that fight. “Water if you don’t mind.”
He nodded, reached beneath the bar, brought out a bottle of Perrier water, and handed it to me. Normally, I’d just drink from the tap. Nothing fancy. But this worked too.
A few minutes later, he pulled his phone out from his pocket again, and said, “One moment please, and I’ll give the phone to Mr. Giampietro.”
He handed me the phone and I asked, “Sydney, is everything okay?”
“Yes. Is everything okay with you? You’re the one who called my clinic for an emergency,” she stated.
“Yeah. I saw you tried reaching out to me, but I dropped my phone in the jacuzzi, and I had no way of reaching you to find out what you needed.”
She let out a long sigh. “Thank goodness that’s all.”
“That doesn’t answer my question. Are you okay? Did you need something?” I asked.
“I sent you a text message earlier in the evening. Not at one in the morning. But I can see how you would be concerned if you thought I had.”
“Oh. Yeah. My bad. I am sorry for waking you up,” I said.
“That’s okay. So, don’t have a phone?”
“Nope. Guess I will need to take care of that first thing in the morning,” I said.
“I know a place that is reasonably priced, and they have a nice variety of phones. If you want, I can pick you up in the morning and bring you,” she offered.
“I’ve already disturbed your sleep. I can’t ask you to come and pick me up early too,” I said.
“I don’t believe you asked. I offered,” she corrected.
