Hawk tugged a lock of her hair. “We’re going to talk about it later.” He glanced at their audience, then back to her.
“Um. Okay.” She had a feeling she was missing something important.
Dr. Meyer continued. “We’re going to keep you one more night at least. The stitches in your leg, breast, and shoulder can come out in about seven to ten days. You’ll need to keep them clean and dry. No baths, but a shower is fine as long as you pat them dry afterward.” The doctor glanced at Jase, then back to her. “We’ve performed a series of tests. All of your bloodwork came back normal.” He paused again. “Ah, because of the way you were found and that you’d indicated to Hawk that you’d been drugged…” He seemed to have a hard time saying the rest.
She spit it out for him. “You performed a rape kit, I take it.”
“Yes. There were no signs of trauma,” he said matter-of-fact. “Also no semen.”
Jase added. “You were out there for several days. It’s inconclusive. The guy could have used a condom.” He winced after delivering that news.
She didn’t know what to say or feel at the moment. “Okay.” A flash of something…that voice rang in her head. “I was at the bar.” She looked up at Lincoln. “I was supposed to meet you at your place.”
Jase stepped toward Lincoln.
He held up both hands. “It wasn’t like that. She’s my brother’s girl. I just asked if she’d clean my house and maybe make me some of her yummy food once in a while.”
Jase backed off. “When was this?”
“Saturday night,” Hawk volunteered and held up a flash drive. “Linc brought me the surveillance footage. We haven’t had a chance to look at it yet.”
Lincoln nodded. “We’ve been here watching over Lucky like Hawk promised he would.”
Lucky remembered now. “You promised you wouldn’t leave me alone.”
“And I won’t.” He leaned over and kissed her forehead.
She blushed from her chest to the roots of her hair, but oh how she loved that sweet gesture. She wanted more. It had been so long since anyone had been affectionate with her.
Hawk eyed her. “You’re really pretty when you’re flustered.”
She didn’t know what to say to that, or make of this sudden development where Hawk was acting like they were more than housekeeper and client. “Um, yeah, I don’t know what to do with that at the moment. But you should know I think I remember someone standing over me at the bar. I was lying down?” That didn’t make sense. Where would she lie down in a bar?
Lincoln’s eyes narrowed. “Lying down? Where?”
“I don’t know. But I could still hear the music.” She tried to pull the image into her mind but couldn’t seem to find it. “Everything sounded…muffled. The wood beams in the ceiling were…collapsing?”
The nurse beside her finished taking her blood pressure and fiddling with the IV bag and line.
“It had to be the drugs making you hallucinate or something,” Hawk supplied.
Dr. Meyer nodded for the nurse to go. “Do you have any questions or concerns?”
Lucky could barely take it all in. “Um, not at the moment. I’m still trying to wrap my head around waking up here.” She glanced down at the hospital gown, her blanket covered legs, and Hawk sitting beside her. “Yeah. This doesn’t seem real yet.” She corrected herself a bit. “Except for the pain. That feels real.”
“I can up your dose.”
“No. I need to be alert. I need to figure this out.”
Dr. Meyer nodded. “Okay. But hit the Call button next to you if you change your mind. A nurse will be in to check on you again soon.” He glanced at Hawk, then back to her. “I’ll be back to see you in the morning before your discharge, unless something else comes up and you need me.”
“I hope I don’t.” She looked from him to Hawk and back again. “And thank you for taking care of me.”
“You’re welcome.” He turned to his friend. “You have my number if you need me.”
Hawk stretched his arm across the bed and shook the doctor’s hand. “Thanks for letting me stay with her through everything.”
“I know how you hate to break a promise.” The look they shared told Lucky that Hawk had kept a promise to the doc at some point.
