Chapter 5
Andrew parted company with Mara on their way back to the waiting room. He needed to talk to Ian and agreed with Mara it had to be alone. But the question was: where? He stood and watched the organized chaos at the nurses’ station. People ran back and forth and seemed to be at odds with each other but things got done with a quiet efficiency amid the hub-bub of panic and emergency.
He moved toward the older nurse he had talked to before and asked her if there was a private room where he and Ian could talk in preparation for Mr. Malone’s son and new daughter-in-law. He also asked if the doctor on call could go over the case with them so they could help when Stephen arrived. The nurse said she would ask but regulations on privacy may keep them from discussing the case. She did show
