A changed attitude

To Derek’s surprise, Denise came to see him every day at the hospital until he was discharged. She was the last person that he wanted to see, and he would have very much preferred that it was Ava who came to see him, but of course, that was not going to happen.

He had just had his afternoon meal when she came into the room yet again, with a bunch of flowers in her hands. Derek nearly groaned. He had asked her to stop coming, and instead, stay with Barry, but she obviously wasn’t about to listen to his instructions.

“How are you feeling today, babe?” She asked him as she sailed into the room, dropping the flowers on the table in the room and coming to give him a kiss on the cheek.

She seemed to be in great spirits today, which was surprising because she was always in a foul mood.

“I feel fine, thank you for asking. I would prefer it if you stopped calling me babe, Denise. Have you heard anything about Jerome?” Derek asked her, his heart in his throat.

He did not want to believe that J