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“Clint knows goddamn well that you're not old enough to legally consume alcohol! What the hell was he thinking? Never mind, you and I both know what he was thinking.”Trey turned on his heel and left the room.
“Don’t let him get to you, Ty,” Ray consoled me. “You know it upsets him to think about what might have happened last Friday. He’s been up here with you nearly 24/7. And, he has been trying like crazy to contact your mom. Have you spoken with her?”
“No, not since she drove me to the bus station in Louisville to come here,” I answered.
“Are you sure you wrote down her correct number on your emergency contact form?”
“I think so, but I’d have to see it to be sure. I have her number programmed into my cell phone, though.”
Ray probably thought it was strange that I didn’t call my mom and she'd not called me. It had been several weeks. That’s just the way it was between Mom and me.
“Where’s your cell phone?”
“Back at my cottage.”
“Okay,” he said, “we will fetch it and bring it to you this evening, okay? You need to let your mom know where you are and that you're okay. She’s probably been calling and worried sick about you.”
“Sure, okay, Ray.”
Boy, he did not know my mom; that was certain.
“Ray, what day is this?” I questioned softly.
“It’s Wednesday, darlin’, you’ve been in here for five days.”
Sweet Jesus!
Five days in the hospital. That would probably drain my trust completely. I couldn’t think about that right now.
“And Derringer hasn’t eaten in three?”
“That’s right, but don’t you worry about him, okay? Trey knows what he’s doing with Derringer. That’s Trey’s horse, you know?”
“So I’ve been told,” I replied dryly.
“Ray?” I asked again.
“Yes, darlin’?”
“You know there are rumors floating around the place about Trey and some scandal with his former fiancé. I wondered—”
“Damn gossip,” Ray interrupted, frowning. “Ty, that's all it is. I don’t know the particulars of what you’ve heard; all I know is that Trey is someone that I trust completely. You should, too.” Our conversation stopped as Denise came bouncing back into my hospital room.
“Good news for you, girlie,” she said with a broad smile. “Your nurse will be down in just a few minutes to remove the catheter. After that, I'm cleared to help you with a shower. We’ll get your hair washed and conditioned, and who knows, maybe add a pinch of my magic dust to it to give you a bit of a new look, that’s if you’re game and trust me with it.”
“Oh my God yes, Denise!” I laughed. “Please make me look better!”
“Great!” she chirped. “Okay, Ray baby, fetch my case out of your car, please? Then you may take your leave until I call for you. We girls have some magic to work!”
“Yes, dear” he replied, trying his best to sound like the over-burdened boyfriend.
“Oh, and Ray, I called the stables and asked Jenna to grab a clean nightie and pair of panties out of Tylar’s cottage. I told her that you'd get them from her. Please bring them when you pick me up later today? These hospital duds just don’t cut it.”
“Yes, dear,” Ray repeated, feigning annoyance. “I’ll get your cell phone when I’m back there Tylar.
“Thanks, Ray,” I replied, smiling. “
“Be right back with your case, ‘Neecie.”
