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“Come on, babe,” he says softly. “Let’s get you inside where it’s warm.” I obey, putting one barefoot out and then the other. He lifts me effortlessly into his arms and carries me up the stairs, into the house. I revel in the safety and strength of his arms. I rest my head against his chest, feel the beating of his heart, and am comforted. I don’t dwell on the fact that I’d never have been in this harrowing situation in the first place had I not been involved with him. He carries me up the stairs to our bedroom where he wraps me in the comforter. After kissing my brow, he goes to the bathroom and begins running water to fill the garden tub. As I lay there, I watch as he pours in various soothing oils designed to help me destress from the trying ordeal. I must have drifted to sleep because I hear him call my name and feel the gentle nudge. He takes me by the hand and leads me to the full tub, overrunning with sudsy bubbles. The lights are dimmed, and meditative music plays over the
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If there’s any chance of getting her out of there alive, I’m going to need a diversion. We make one other quick stop before arriving at the Last Call club. It’s 6:43pm when we pull up, but we have to wait on Yuri. Barging in there without the money will only result in bloodshed. The first bullet would be right to Chleo’s head. “I had to get Vinny. I’ll be there in two minutes,” he pleads when I threaten to rip his head off if he’s not here in seconds. Stieg’s gone to his trunk and loaded up on weaponry. I take an extra gun as well. Everyone of my bullets have Sergei’s name written Chleo. She looked so terrified. If I get her out of this alive, she’ll be traumatized. This could destroy her. “Fuck!” I mutter to myself. I’ve got to hold my shit together. She needs me to go in there and take charge and get her the hell out of there. That’s how this is going down. That’s the only outcome I’ll accept. “He’s here,” Stieg says and nods his head in Yuri’s direction as he pulls up in his b
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I stroke her face and wish I could wipe the sadness from her eyes. “If you love me…” “Baby, you know I love you.” “Don’t lie to me anymore. Promise.” “No more lies, Chleo, I promise you.” She closes her eyes and nods. But then they pop back open. “You’re calling off the engagement. I can’t see you while you belong to someone else.” My jaw clenches. “It’s already over as far as I’m concerned, but I have to unwind the contract that I signed. That will take a little more time, but I’m working on it.” Her brow furrows slightly. I take her hand in mine, and kiss it tenderly. “Your happiness is all that matters to me,Chleo. I’ll move heaven and earth to make this happen.” The creases in her brow smooth out and her shoulders sink into the cushions. “You need your rest, honey. Let me put you to bed.” When she doesn’t object, I move closer to her and scoop her effortlessly into my arms. As I stand, she rests her head on my chest and slips an arm around my neck. I carry her up the st
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Let me guess, you’ve seen worse in the O.R.” “Not the violence, mind you. But the O.R. does tend to desensitize you to the sight of blood and guts.” He raises an eyebrow at me. “Is that the medical term for it?” “Wise guy.” I shift so I can look at him better. “Ben, in the course of three months, I’ve hidden a gun, treated a GSW without reporting it…and chopped a guy's dick off.” He brushes some strands of hair from my eyes. “You want a medal?” “Ben.” “Sorry, too soon.” “I’m…it’s like I don’t recognize myself anymore. At the same time, it’s like a whole new side of me has been awakened, a side I never knew existed before.” His sapphire eyes study me. “That doesn’t sound like such a bad thing.” My heart sinks to my belly. “Babe, I have to tell you something. I’ve been meaning to, I just didn’t know how.” He continues to study me, his eyes narrow. “You can tell me anything, Chleo.” I let the silence linger. My gaze drifts to the windows. I notice the snow has begun to fall in
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I halt in my tracks. “The DEA?” She pulls me aside to an empty waiting area. “Look, Chleo, you’ve got a really bright future ahead of you. That’s why I stuck my neck out to give you such a strong recommendation for the cardiothoracic surgery residency at Presbyterian over Simon. Don’t make me regret it. I don’t know exactly what’s going on with you, but you need to make this go away. It’s not good for the hospital and it sure as hell isn’t good for your career. Understand?” “Yes, completely, I’m so sorry, Dr. Wood.” Her face screws up. “I don’t want your apologies, just make it stop.” She closes her eyes and sighs heavily. “With the field you’ve chosen, you have to make a tough decision about what comes first, your career or your personal life. No man’s worth it, believe me.” Chleo’s been divorced two years now, it’s clear to see what choice she made, even if that means only seeing her kids on the weekends and holidays. She’s made her sacrifices and appears pretty annoyed with me
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You’re barking up the wrong tree, Roberts,” I say, placing my hands on the armrest. “I’ve got patients to see.” He cranes forward in his chair, “If I can’t get Sergei, I’m coming after your boyfriend. I’ll take him down and anyone near him, including you.” “That doesn’t sound like justice, agent Roberts, it sounds like a vendetta,” I say as I rise and move out from behind the desk. “Like it’s gone from professional to personal.” Roberts stands but doesn’t block my path. Tubbs is standing at the door, his eyes fixed upon me. “We heard Petrosky broke it off with his fiancée…so you two are really that serious, huh?” Was that a look of jealousy or pity in his intense brown eyes? “I’m late for rounds,” I say as I exit the door. “She definitely knows something,” I hear Halls grumble. TheminutethatIget off the phone with Chleo, I place a call to Jim Donaldson, a cop with a horrible gambling addiction that keeps him on our payroll. “Why did I have to find out second hand that the DEA
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“I’m telling you, there’s more money in it. I didn’t spend all those years earning a and working on Wall Street for nothing. I think it’s about time we started thinking more with our heads and less with our fists.” “Ah, but where’s the fun in that?” “Don’t worry, you’ll keep your club and run all the action you want.” “What about you? You might be making a fuck load of money, but with no heads to crack, how will you get through the day?” “Ha, now you’re a fucking comedian.” “Seriously, I just hope you know what you’re doing, Ben,” he laments. “You’re making a lot of changes all of a sudden. Not everyone’s going to like it.” “We’ve got to grow and adapt, be smarter. Let the rest of these assholes squabble over the petty stuff. We go big, where the real money is.” “I hear ya, Ben. Just let me know what you need me to do.” “For now, just keep your ear to the ground,” I say. “I have a strong feeling Wood going to strike out at me to make some powerplay.” “You got eyes on the doc?
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Say what now?” I chuckle. “You know those medical school exams you had to study for, all those hours you spent grueling over all those books and papers, all the practice exams and preparations.” “Yeah, what about it?” “Not everyone had to work that hard at it. Or to be more precise, some tried and failed, but instead of taking a hint and moving on, they simply found someone else to take the exams for them so they could pass with flying colors and eventually become a chief resident in the ER of a certain prominent NY hospital.” Her mouth drops open. “No!” “Yes.” “There’s no way.” “I’m telling you,Chleo’s about to be knocked clean off that high horse of hers.” “Ben, this is nuts,” she says as her eyes dart side to side trying to process the implications. “How do you know? Is this real?” “I make it a point to acquire knowledge about the key people in my life and dealings. I hoped it would never come to this, but I needed to know any weaknesses that the chief resident might have,
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