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It took him an hour to convince her that he was well and truly in recovery from the cancer. He even offered to call Dr Mulholland’s surgery and have her speak to Dru directly, but he finally convinced her that he was well and that there was nothing for her to worry about.
‘I need to come home and cook and fatten you up,’ she said as he sat on the bed with her. ‘You’re too thin.’
‘You can when you get the all-clear to leave the hospital or when our bub arrives.’ Connor dropped another kiss on her forehead.
Dru felt cherished and secure in his love; all her doubts and fears had disappeared, and all she wanted to do was go home with Connor and Ruby.
‘I'm going to take a month off and let Greg run the business,’ he said. ‘Not because I’m recovering, but because I want to be with you. It’ll be more than a month because I'll take another month off when our baby comes.’
‘Have you rung him yet?’
‘I will now,’ Connor said.
Before he could ring, Dru’s lunch and Dr Rickard arrived at the same time. She insisted that Connor eat half of her sandwiches. He declined but agreed to go to the coffee shop and buy lunch while her doctor examined her.
Dr Rickard had been pleased. ‘Your blood pressure is down, Dru. Any more leakage?’
‘No. Can I go home? Please?’
‘It looks like your husband is back from his business trip.’
Dru nodded. ‘Yes, Connor is home.’
‘Well, as long as you keep to a sensible regime, with a lot of rest, and do nothing strenuous, I can’t see a problem. Do you have a blood pressure monitor at home?’
‘No, but we’ll get one if it means going home.’ Dru couldn’t stop smiling. When she’d woken up this morning, she’d felt utterly miserable. Now her husband was back, and she was going home.
Dr Rickard had signed the discharge papers and was leaving the ward when Connor returned. ‘I’ll get the nurse to organise a wheelchair, and you’re right to go, Mrs Kirk.’
Connor’s smile was as wide as hers.
‘Did you call Greg?’ Dru asked.
‘I did from the coffee shop,’ he said. ‘I had to turn the speakerphone off and go outside.’
‘I can imagine,’ Dru said. ‘I know how I felt!’
‘You know how Greg can swear?’
Dru nodded. ‘Not so much now that Ruby’s around.’
‘Well, it's the worst I’ve ever heard him swear, but when he cooled down, he listened to what I had to say and was pleased to hear that everything was okay. He was worried about you too. I'm sorry I put you through so much, but I didn’t want to worry you, sweetheart. I never dreamed you’d think I didn’t love you anymore.’
‘You’ve got some making up to do, Connor Kirk,’ she said.
‘And I’ll enjoy every minute of it. I’ll love you till I take my last breath.’
‘Don’t tempt fate.’ Dru shivered. ‘Now, are you going to take me home?’
Connor’s forehead crumpled in a frown. ‘Damn, I forgot.’
‘Forgot what? What’s wrong?’
‘I don’t have my car here.’
‘It’s okay. I’ll ring Emma. She should still be here, and we can borrow hers.’
As it turned out, Jeremy had just arrived with Ruby and Akasha. Emma had finished her shift.
