I shook my head.“Not yet.”
She leaned back.“It’s seven hours—”
“Lark called the club.Volt or Blood will call Dad.He and Mom will be on the road in no time.”
She exhaled hard.“You’re right.”
“If we don’t have to stick around here for the cops, I’ll drive you in your car down to the hospital,” I said.
She hugged me.“Okay.I love you, Ryan.”
“Yeah.I love you, too, sis.”
When Mickayla and I arrived at UF Health in downtown, half the club was in the ER waiting room.
Abby rushed over to us, with Blood following close behind.“I fibbed and told them I’m you’re aunt.”
“That’s not a fib,” Mickayla blurted.
Abby aimed a wan smile at her and continued.“Killian’s been rushed to surgery.None of the nurses are willing to give us an estimate on how long that might take.”
“Every patient is different,” Blood muttered.
“As for Ivy, I don’t know her last name which means nobody is giving me bupkis.I don’t work at this hospital, but my guess is that she’ll be done before your brother gets out of surgery,” Abby said.
Someone grabbed my bicep.I turned to see Debra staring up at me.“Is Ryan in surgery?”
I put my hand over hers.“Killian, my brother, is in surgery, Ms.Brummis.”
She dropped her hand.“For heaven’s sake, Ryan, you can call me Debra.How on earth is your brother the one in surgery?”
“It’s a long story.Let’s tell the nurse who you are.You’ll get more information on Ivy since you’re family, and they’ll probably let you go see her,” I said.
I stepped forward, then felt my sister link her arm through mine on my other side.My head turned to her.
Mickayla looked up at me.“I care about her, too, Ry.”
The three of us went to the nurse’s desk.The nurse told us Ivy was in surgery, also, and directed us to a waiting room on the second floor.
Mickayla shook her head.“My brother was brought in at the same time as her and he’s in surgery, too.Should we be waiting upstairs for him?”
After the nurse asked for our name, she checked her computer and shook her head.“No, he’s on the first floor.”
We turned away from the desk.I stopped and looked at Debra.“I’ll come with you to the second floor.”
She grabbed my hand and gave it a squeeze.“No, you can’t be in two places at once, Ryan.You need to find out about your brother.It’s written all over you that you’re concerned about both of them, but I’ll come get you when Ivy’s awake.No matter what, Ryan.”
I nodded.“Thank you, Debra.”
I guided my sister to a pair of empty seats next to Volt.He shifted to one of the empty seats, and Mickayla sat between him and his wife, Jackie, who held an arm out.Once my sister sat, Jackie wrapped her arm around Mick’s shoulders.
I sat on the other side of Volt, doing my damnedest to keep my mind calm.
“Lark called a moment ago.The police finished questioning him ten minutes ago.They’re sending an officer down here to talk to you.Maybe Ivy as well if she’s able to answer questions by then,” Volt said in a low voice.
My head moved in a slow nod.“Do you want me to wait for the club lawyer to get here?”
Volt shook his head.“Not necessary.Sig and Rusty didn’t make it.”
