Ashamed and embarrassed Claire knocked on the hospital room door. Debra’s eyes turned to the door.
“I can tell them to leave” Mike suggested. He already stood, when the door opened and Claire entered the room. She held a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
“Is this a bad timing?” Claire asked careful when Deb rest her head on the pillow and closed her eyes.
“Actually, Claire, it is” Mike said a little reproaching. “Deb needs to rest. She’s in a lot of pain and she…”
“Mike” Deb muttered hoarse. “It’s alright. She can stay here”
She could tell Mike didn’t approve, but he kept his mouth shut. “Alright” he said tensed. “I’ll just…” he looked at Claire. “I’ll go put these in some water”
He left with the flowers.
“Have I done something to upset him?” Claire asked while she sank down on the chair Mike had kept warm since the previous night.
“No” Debra said, frowning as she sat up. “He’s like that with all my visitors. Not that I get that many”
“Hasn’t Ryan visited?” Claire asked innocent.
“Yeah, this morning” Debra confirmed. “But he couldn’t stay very long. He let me know they caught Emma Hill and Joe Carroll”
Claire swallowed, wondering if Ryan had filled Debra in about the whereabouts of the two fugitives. The last thing she wanted was to upset Debra, but Claire couldn’t help but feeling guilty for having felt jealous of the female agent, even if it was just for five minutes.
The least she could do was warn the other woman.
“They’re here”
“Emma and Joe, they’re here” Claire clarified. “They were injured and they needed medical care”
Debra blinked and swallowed. “The FBI brought two murderers to the same hospital as where I am?” she asked slowly, with a nearly unnoticeable whiff of hysteria.
“It was before they knew what had happened to you” Claire explained.
Debra prepared to get up. She threw the sheets off and carefully moved her legs over the edge.
“What are you doing?” Claire asked careful.
“I have to go” Debra said agitated. “I can’t stay in the same building as Joe Carroll”
“Debra’s he’s being guarded. They both are” Claire tried to reassure her, but Debra wasn’t listening.
“He’s going to come back to finish the job” she panicked. Her breathing quickened and tears filled her eyes.
“Deb, just calm down” Claire said urgent, when the door opened and Mike walked in. He put the vase with the flowers down and hurried to Debra.
“What the hell did you say to her?” he asked mad at Claire.
“Just the truth” Claire hissed. “I told her Joe and Emma are here”
“Well, that was really stupid” Mike snapped in response. “I’m sorry” Claire mumbled. Upset she left the room.
Mike turned to Debra and cupped her face. “Listen to me, Deb. I know you’re scared, but I’m not going to let anything happen to you. I will stay right beside you until you’re released or until Joe and Emma are behind bars”
Debra stared in his blue eyes, trying to find some honesty in them, and then closed her own. She nodded and her breathing slowed down.
“I can tell them to leave” Mike suggested. He already stood, when the door opened and Claire entered the room. She held a bouquet of flowers in her hand.
“Is this a bad timing?” Claire asked careful when Deb rest her head on the pillow and closed her eyes.
“Actually, Claire, it is” Mike said a little reproaching. “Deb needs to rest. She’s in a lot of pain and she…”
“Mike” Deb muttered hoarse. “It’s alright. She can stay here”
She could tell Mike didn’t approve, but he kept his mouth shut. “Alright” he said tensed. “I’ll just…” he looked at Claire. “I’ll go put these in some water”
He left with the flowers.
“Have I done something to upset him?” Claire asked while she sank down on the chair Mike had kept warm since the previous night.
“No” Debra said, frowning as she sat up. “He’s like that with all my visitors. Not that I get that many”
“Hasn’t Ryan visited?” Claire asked innocent.
“Yeah, this morning” Debra confirmed. “But he couldn’t stay very long. He let me know they caught Emma Hill and Joe Carroll”
Claire swallowed, wondering if Ryan had filled Debra in about the whereabouts of the two fugitives. The last thing she wanted was to upset Debra, but Claire couldn’t help but feeling guilty for having felt jealous of the female agent, even if it was just for five minutes.
The least she could do was warn the other woman.
“They’re here”
“Emma and Joe, they’re here” Claire clarified. “They were injured and they needed medical care”
Debra blinked and swallowed. “The FBI brought two murderers to the same hospital as where I am?” she asked slowly, with a nearly unnoticeable whiff of hysteria.
“It was before they knew what had happened to you” Claire explained.
Debra prepared to get up. She threw the sheets off and carefully moved her legs over the edge.
“What are you doing?” Claire asked careful.
“I have to go” Debra said agitated. “I can’t stay in the same building as Joe Carroll”
“Debra’s he’s being guarded. They both are” Claire tried to reassure her, but Debra wasn’t listening.
“He’s going to come back to finish the job” she panicked. Her breathing quickened and tears filled her eyes.
“Deb, just calm down” Claire said urgent, when the door opened and Mike walked in. He put the vase with the flowers down and hurried to Debra.
“What the hell did you say to her?” he asked mad at Claire.
“Just the truth” Claire hissed. “I told her Joe and Emma are here”
“Well, that was really stupid” Mike snapped in response. “I’m sorry” Claire mumbled. Upset she left the room.
Mike turned to Debra and cupped her face. “Listen to me, Deb. I know you’re scared, but I’m not going to let anything happen to you. I will stay right beside you until you’re released or until Joe and Emma are behind bars”
Debra stared in his blue eyes, trying to find some honesty in them, and then closed her own. She nodded and her breathing slowed down.