“She has two broken bones in her right forearm. The radius has a hairline and the ulna has an incomplete fracture that was threatening a complete break. We put her arm in a cast to the elbow. She also has three broken right ribs, which will take time to heal too. She was vomiting a little blood, but that should be okay.” A sigh. “The main problem is her kidneys. She’s pissing blood, which is not good, but what I’m concerned about is a condition called rhabdomyolysis, which can be life-threatening. It happens when the kidneys are damaged. She has to be watched.”

“But she’ll be okay.”

“She has to be watched, Chris. If her kidneys start failing, that’s bad. This hospital is small. You know that. She should be somewhere bigger with more services. But since she is here, I suggest you get someone to watch her twenty-four seven. We’re busy and it would be terrible if something got overlooked.”

“I’ll watch her.”

“You don’t want to camp out here. The rooms are small, Chris. You can barely fit a chair in there.”

“Put her in a double room with two beds. I’ll watch her. Discussion done, Drew. When can I see her?”

“In about an hour. She’s out of it. When she wakes up, she’s going to be in pain. I’ll have to see what we can give her that doesn’t affect her kidneys. Problem is almost everything affects the kidneys. But I’ll do what I can.”

“Thank you.”

“No problem. Can’t mess up with the boss.” Jamison bit his bottom lip. “It’s nice that you’re such good friends with your ex.”

“We’re not friends. Straight men can’t be friends with women. At some point, we all want more even if it didn’t start out that way. We’re always thinking, I wonder what she looks like naked. And if you don’t want to fuck her, she certainly isn’t your friend.”

The doc raised his eyebrows. “I don’t think she’s going to be interested in sex for a while.”

“I’m aware of that.”

“Have you seen what she looks like?”

“Of course I know what she looks like. I brought her in. She’s a wreck. Hopefully she won’t always be a wreck. But either way, she’s still my baby. So in about an hour?”

“About.”

“I’m going up to my office. Have someone buzz me when she’s been transferred.”

“No problem, sir.”

“That’s what I like to hear, Drew. No problem.”

THE FIRST TIME I remember being awake, I saw snippets waltzing through my head like movie trailers. I heard noises, and then minutes later, it went dark.