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Chapter Thirteen – Wires
Los Angeles
Teddy tried to tamp down the panic as he and Jess ran through the hospital corridors to the emergency room. When he saw Dorcas, no make-up and tear-stained, his heart missed a beat. Please God, no…
“Dorcas? Where’s DJ?”
“They’re doing some tests. She won’t stop throwing up, and she’s complaining of a terrible headache. She’s been sick for hours, and I don’t know what to do.”
Teddy breathed out. “Jesus, Dorcas, why didn’t you call me earlier?”
“If I called you every time DJ threw up lately, you’d accuse me of stalking you.” Dorcas cut her eyes at Jess, and she gave a humorless smirk. “You bring your divorce lawyer to the hospital? How classy and yet staggeringly inappropriate.”
Teddy didn’t answer her, and Jess looked uncomfortable. “Why don’t
