Striker (K19 Security Solutions 6)

“You look so tired. I’m telling you, I’ll be okay if you want to go back to Cambria and sleep in a real bed.”

“I won’t be.”

“I don’t understand.”

“I won’t be okay.”

At first Aine thought he was teasing, but the look on his face told her differently. Griffin had held everything he told her inside for eight months. Now that it was out in the open, he was feeling vulnerable. She wished the hospital bed was big enough for both of them. She’d sleep a lot better with him beside her too.

“You can stay, but you have to promise me that you’ll take a break from this place tomorrow when Ava gets here.”

“We’ll see.”

—:—

Striker woke up when the monitors in the room started beeping. “Aine? Are you okay?”

The door flew open; Paula, Drew, and two other people ran in.

“You need to wait outside,” Drew said to him, dragging him by the arm.

“What’s happening?”

“She’s seizing.”

“What does that mean?”

“She’s having a seizure,”

Drew shouted, running back into the room.

Striker pulled his phone out of his pocket and called Razor. He had no idea what time it was, but it didn’t matter, he knew he had to tell Ava.

“What up?” Razor answered.

“Aine had, is having, a seizure.”

“We’ll be right there.”

Striker paced outside of Aine’s room, terrified. He didn’t remember saying a prayer since Aunt Dorothy used to force him to before bed, but he said one now, begging God to keep Aine alive.

Two more people rushed past him; they looked like they might be doctors. Drew came out shortly after they went in.

“She’s okay,” he told him.

“What happened?”

“It’s rare, but anesthetics can sometimes cause seizures. The doc isn’t sure that’s it, so he’s going to run some tests.”

“Can I see her?”

“Give them a few minutes to make sure she’s stable, then you can go back in.”

“Thanks, Drew.”

The nurse slapped his back when he walked away. “Hang in there, man.”

He checked his phone. It had been fifteen minutes since he called Razor, so they should be arriving any minute.