The Alpha King Call Boy – Chapter 210
Fiona
Alexander had purple half-moons under his eyes when he met me and Lexi for lunch close to noon. He probably hadn’t slept at all overnight.
“Why don’t you take a nap, Alex? Lexi will be going down for the afternoon soon. Once I feed her. You should take a break and get some sleep while she does. I know you have trouble resting at night lately. And actually, I was thinking I wanted to go see my Grandfather today anyway. If I can leave the baby with you, I’ll make a quick trip to see him.”
alone?”
Yes. Only to check in on him. He’s been on my mind all morning. I do not p
fe to go alone?”
e.
e you don’t want to wait for a time when I can go with you?” He glanced at his big gold watch. “I could make some time today. Is Nina around?
th the baby…”
n hour.”
open on Grandfather’s floor. Sounds of a struggle emanated from his room, the door of which was close
wall. Stern voices half-shouted,
lamor.
in fuchsia scrubs exited the room just as I neared.
before my Grandfather’s pained, struggling voice drifted out, loudly shouting something incoherent.
enly sore all over, as if I’d run a marathon yesterday.
ooked up at the last second and startled when she recognized me.
ess…”
missive hand. “Just Fiona, please.”
muted sounds of struggle with in the room continued.
me, Fiona?” The nurse motioned toward the desk.
the countertop.
olitely declined this too.
as patiently as I could manage.
n of sweat covered the skin of her face and neck.
nds you were hearing.
him give you a call later.”” You could have the doctor call me. That will be fine. I will he ad home now if I won’t be able to see my Grandfather today.”
, no.” The nu
na. Thank you for speaking with me. And for taking care of my grandfather. I really appreciate all the hard work you all do here.”
door behind me. I leaned my back against the wall and closed my eyes, suddenly very tired
enduring twenty minutes of silence alone with my thoughts sounded excruciating. Alex had been onto something when he implied that my coming here alone might n
texted him. Asked if he was awake
thing ok?
possible for you to come pick me up?Alexander: Of course. I’ll get Nina to watch the baby. Be on my way asap.
way.
throat was dry. I’d forgotten to tuck a water bottle into my purse this morning
ly; he had a way of crossing distances impossibly fast. But, depending upon how quickly Nina was able to sub in with Lexi, I had a bare minimum of ten minutes to kill. So I opted to visit
ow. The weather was clear today. I gazed up into the blank, pale blue sky, and thought.
ught and thought…
world?
suffer in confusion and fear
inutes ago.
ng eyes locked on me. A dark man in his forties was holding an infant in one arm and grasping the hand of a
nervous, breathy voice.
and undeserved.
me as such?
l stopped about six feet away from my table. “She only wanted to say hello to her hero.”
y inch of the little girl’s tiny body. They were having an exhilarating celebrity-sighting experience.
ay out of some of the darkest thoughts I’d ever spiraled into in my life.
struggling with her nerves, though, I had to push my own internal universe aside for the moment and put her out of her misery. I gave a small nod to the mother, whose shoulders dropped in relief.
m-may I shake your h-h
a sincere smile to my lips. I stood and extended my hand to the child, whose round green eyes grew to saucers as she tilted her head up and watched me near. Her tiny, cold hand sli
eart?”
r her. “Her name is Sophia.”
ia.”
with wonder.
the woman said,
owing with happiness and pride, a friendly wink before I turned to leave.
g me. I beelined for the exit.
rking lot just as I passed through the heavy glass doors at the front of the building. He whipped his car expertly through the porte-cochère and brought the car