Total pages in book: 70
Estimated words: 71226 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 356(@200wpm)___ 285(@250wpm)___ 237(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 71226 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 356(@200wpm)___ 285(@250wpm)___ 237(@300wpm)
More silence.
“I have been silent through all of this, because I was hired to do a job, after all. But today, when she was supposed to be in triage as our first line of defense on the patient front, she was at the nurses’ station two rooms away. Talking about how she wanted to fuck my man. While I was in earshot. Then, she laughed when a runner came down here to pick up a patient and made fun of her because she’d had her married man once before and thought it was funny. Funny, ma’am. Let me tell you something,” Sage raised her voice. “It’s not fucking funny!”
There was a long moment of silence and then the supervisor said, “I’m sorry. I wasn’t aware.”
“Bullshit, ma’am,” Sage called her out on her shit. “Everyone’s aware. It’s hard not to be aware of Tanny’s shit here. She’s very free and shares it with everyone. You are aware, you’re probably just unable to do anything about it because her daddy’s on the board. Or her mommy is. I don’t know. But let me tell you something, your little board is going to have to keep paying out the ass to get people here because she is going to run them all off with her slutty ass, can’t keep it in her pants self.”
Someone cleared their throat, and it wasn’t Sage or the supervisor.
I realized I’d made a mistake and hadn’t seen a man approaching from the side hallway because I’d been so engrossed with what was happening beside me.
I finished off the last of my enchiladas as the man said, “I’m sorry, but I think this needs to be done more privately. Everyone in the entire hospital can hear you two. If I’m not mistaken, several of them are also recording.”
A doctor.
He looked amused.
Hell, I was amused, too.
I loved watching my girl lay waste to a hoe.
The doctor turned to me then. “I know that you’re enjoying your lunch, but you may want to hurry. I had to sedate the patient you’re transporting again because he keeps trying to bash his head against the hospital door to get out. You may want to remove him before we have to keep him longer.”
I held up a thumb but didn’t reply since my mouth was full.
That was when Tanny’s eyes stopped on me.
She didn’t look amused.
She looked pissed.
She also had her phone out, and she was typing furiously.
Probably proving Sage’s point and contacting mommy and daddy to save her job.
I grinned at her, likely showing off chunks of enchiladas as I did, and went to get my lid.
I searched through the lockers until I found Sage’s, then opened it and shoved my dirty Tupperware inside.
I’d need both hands to get the patient out.
As I passed the open door of the supervisor’s office, I saw Sage standing there, hands on her hips, hip cocked, glaring at the supervisor.
I bounced into the office, placed a kiss to her cheek, and walked out.
The people that I passed made no attempt to make it look like they weren’t hanging on every word.
I dropped my head and smiled the entire way to our new guest’s room, as well as the entire way out.
Once I got him comfortably inside his new digs at the station, I pulled my phone out and texted Sage.
Me:
Meet me at the clubhouse tonight. We’re having beer and tacos. I’ll feed and walk Neo. Come straight from work.
Sage:
I need different clothes. These are gross.
Me:
I’ll snag you some from the RV.
Her reply came a couple of hours later.
Sage:
Fine.
Seventeen
Sometimes I open my mouth and my maiden name shows up.
—Sage’s secret thoughts
Sage
I didn’t know what to expect as I weaved my way through the throng of cars and bikes at the Dixie Wardens MC Montana Chapter’s clubhouse, but it wasn’t a bunch of kids squealing, dogs barking, and laughter.
I was greeted by nearly everyone with smiles, waves, and welcomes.
Literally everyone in town was here, which was when I realized that the entire town must’ve been filled with bikers and their families and friends.
Did the Dixie Wardens MC know someone who wasn’t a friend?
I ended up stopping at a table overflowing with drinks and poured myself a cup of what I thought to be strawberry lemonade.
When I took a drink, I realized that I was correct, only there was also alcohol added to it.
After the day I’d had, I would need it.
I hadn’t been fired.
Which was good, I guessed.
But I had been reprimanded. I’d also been told that my travel nursing contract might be ending early.
I doubted it, though.
They talked a good game, but they were still short nurses.
If I was let go, they’d be short at least eight including me.
They were seriously understaffed. And the staff that they did have worked half-assed.
I was probably one of three that worked there that actually did their work and did it well.