Kane looked at Kissney when she finally opened her eyes the next day. He didn’t like the look in them, fear and anger. When he took her hand she jumped.
“Kissney, you know where you’re at?”
“Kane? When did you get back?”
“Two days ago, you don’t remember the night I came back?”
He looked to Levi who stood next to her on the other side of the bed. She looked at him then to Kane.
“What am I not remembering?”
“Kissney, I don’t think we should talk about that here.” Levi gave her a smile, but didn’t say more.
“Kane, what’s he talking about?”
“Baby, you don’t want us to talk about that in front of your mom,” Kane told her, kissing the top of her hand. Kissney smiled at him then looked to her mother, but she was having trouble seeing things clearly.
“Why can’t I see right.”
“The accident caused some damage to your head and arm,” Kane explained.
“Kissney, you had me worried to death.” Kissney almost laughed at the way her mother spoke to her even in the hospital.
“Sorry, Mom, wanted to get home and things didn’t work out that way,” Kissney told her, things coming back to her slowly.
“Levi would have given you a ride I’m sure.” Kane looked to Levi as she spoke. He could see the guilt written all over his face.
“Alright let’s see if she wants something to drink or eat,” Kane said, turning the conversation away from the trip home.
“Coffee please, I want some coffee.”
“That’s my Kissney, she knows what she wants. Think the doctor will allow it?”
“I doubt the doctor will let her have anything yet.” Levi went out to find the doctor, but instead found cops lining the halls. It was the way they did things when a cop ended up in the hospital. “She’s awake and wants coffee.”
“That’s great, I’ll bring her some.”
Levi almost laughed at the look in the nurse’s eyes. Kissney was very picky about her coffee, meaning he couldn’t recall her liking it. When he came back into the room, he noticed Kissney was trying to get them to let her get up.
“You can’t get up yet,” her mom kept telling her.
“Kissney, you have tubes all over and you’re still weak,” Levi told her, but she ignored him just as she did her mother.
“Kissney Shaw.” She looked at Kane. “You have a broken arm. You just got out of surgery yesterday. You can’t get up right now. Also, you had a concussion so your head isn’t working right. The fact you can’t really see is going to make it even harder for you to get up.” Kane could see the understanding finally hit her. She didn’t like being told what to do and it pissed her off that they wanted her to stay in the bed. The tears started a few moments later. Kane held her close watching when Levi took her hand from the end of the bed.
“He saved me,” she mumbled into his chest.
“Who?”
“Rembrandt Ripper,” she mumbled but Levi heard her. The killer who had threatened to kill her had saved her life.
“How can you be sure it was him?” Levi asked her with such care he sounded like he was talking to a child.
“I don’t know, just a gut feeling,” Kissney told him with a slight sniffle. The nurse came in with the coffee, making Kissney smile. Kane handed her a tissue that she tried to grab with her broken arm. “Owww!”
“Baby, the other hand,” Kane told her with a smile. Kissney took the tissue with her other hand, cleaning off her face.
“Let me check your blood pressure and vitals,” the nurse spoke from behind Kane.
He moved away from Kissney to let the nurse take care of her. All Kissney wanted was the coffee.
“Kissney, did you see his face?” Levi wanted to know for sure if it was the killer.
“No I was pretty out of it by that time. I think I passed out when I hit the roof.”
Levi couldn’t believe this man had risked getting caught to save Kissney. It didn’t make any sense to him.
“Oh, that coffee is terrible!” Kissney almost yelled when she tried it.
“I can go get you some,” Kane and Levi both suggested. Kissney laughed at the two of them, then the images of the night Kane came home entered her mind. She blushed, making both men look at her with heat in their eyes.
“I’ll go,” Levi finally told them. He knew what she liked. “You two want anything?”
“Just a big cup of coffee that isn’t hospital coffee. I’m pretty easy going about the coffee,” Kane told him with a slight smile.
“I’m fine, I can get some juice from here,” said her mom.
Levi nodded then left the room.