Lyon
Chapter 94

At the hospital I had to jump through hoops to get into her room. The fact that they’d been the ones to call my house with this shit didn’t seem to matter. I had to use the pothead’s name to get pass the dragon at the desk, she was going on my shit list too.

In the room I don’t know what I was expecting to replace. I had built this person up in my head as some sort of monster, but in the bed all I saw was a young woman who looked harmless enough. She didn’t look like she was out to harm anyone and the empty look she turned my way didn’t give me anything.

Too bad for her whoever she was that my gut was sending off warning bells like a son of a bitch. I put on my ‘I give a f**k face’ and went farther into the room. Please don’t let me strangle this woman in this bed. That’s my natural reaction to any danger I sense where my wife is concerned.

“Hello there I’m Colt, they tell me that you don’t remember anything?”

“Are you my husband?”

“Fuum no. No, my wife supposedly ran you over on my driveway yesterday.”

She furrowed her brow and pulled at the sheet but I saw something there. What? I can’t be sure but something about what I’d said didn’t sit too well with her and it flashed in her eyes a split second before she lowered her head again.

“Supposedly?”

“Yeah well she said she didn’t see you there and no one can figure out what the fuwhat you were doing on my driveway. You don’t seem to be from around here and you weren’t carrying any ID on you so we’re kind of stuck.”

I kept my eyes trained on her face for any sign that she was f*****g with me but she didn’t give anything away, huh. I didn’t trust her for shit. Whoever she is I know she’s up to some f**k, but I don’t know her angle yet, had to replace out some shit first.

“So you don’t remember anything at all?” I folded my arms and stood in the middle of the room. I wasn’t exactly trying to intimidate her but I wanted her to know she wasn’t dealing with some jerk she could get one over on.

She shook her head slightly and then clutched it as if in pain. Too bad she remembered to do that shit too late. This chick was sending up more red flags than a matador in the ring. I’m sure if Kat were here she’d tell me I’m being cynical or some f**k but my gut never lies.

I took a deep breath because I didn’t know where to start to piece this shit together, she wasn’t giving me anything here. Not verbally anyway, and the amnesia stunt meant she couldn’t really answer any questions, slick.

“I’m not quite sure what to say to you since I don’t know you. I’m not sure how I can be of any help to you. You don’t remember anything at all from your past?”

“No it’s all a blank. I just remember waking up here and when I try to remember anything else I get these blinding headaches, so I don’t try too hard to I’m sorry.”

“Huh, well they said you weren’t hurt in the accident. There’re no bruises or anything, nothing internal. I wonder if you had amnesia before you ended up on my driveway.” If I hadn’t been watching her so closely, I would’ve missed the way she pinched her mouth at my statement. That shit had my gut doing cartwheels.

“So there’s no point in me asking you if you know anyone in this town because you have no memory.” I kept repeating myself to see if I could trip her up but she was good.

“I’m so sorry.”

I bet. “Listen, they’re probably going to cut you loose from here soon because there’s nothing physically wrong with you. I guess they can’t keep you much longer.”

“Am I going home with you?”

What the f**k?

“Uh, not exactly. I might have a place for you to stay though.”

“But the nurses said that it’s Xmas and it’s supposed to be important. I’m not sure I want to be alone.”

Bitch, if you can’t remember what the f**k difference does it make?

“Look, I’ll be straight with you. I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. I’m not the type of guy to invite a total stranger into my house no matter who she is. So you either take the offer or you can make other arrangements, but that’s the best I can do. I’ll give you some cash to get by”

“What does your wife think about this?”

What the f**k?

“She thinks what I think.” I really don’t like this girl. “So what’s it gonna be?”

“I guess whatever you think is best.” She didn’t look too happy about that but there was no give in me on this. I wonder what she meant by that crack about what my wife thinks? If I replace out Kat’s been talking to this chick behind my back there’s going to be hell to pay.

I don’t want her involved until I get to the bottom of this shit so she better not be or I’ll blow my f*****g top. I don’t know what the hell I’m supposed to do but I have to do something. I had a plan when I left the house to come here, but I have to be as slick as I was coming to believe she is if I wanted to pull it off.

“Would you like something to drink or something? I don’t know how they feed people around here.”

“Oh I would love a soda please.” She smiled wide at me as I turned on the charm, huh.

“Sure.” I turned to go to the machine I’d passed down the hall to get her a can of soda. Back in the room I popped the top and passed her the can. I could’ve poured it into the cup for her but that would’ve defeated the purpose so I just passed it to her.

She took it and just put it to her lips and sipped. Shit, I didn’t want to be here that long. At this rate she would be sipping into the New Year.

“Here, maybe you should pour it in here.” I passed her the little plastic cup they kept there and when she was done I took the can with the rest back from her.

“You don’t mind if I finish this do you? Should’ve got myself one but I wasn’t thinking.” I made sure not to touch where her hands had been. If she noticed the awkward way I held the can she didn’t let on. I pretended to lift the can to my lips; like f**k.

I bullshitted with her for a while to dispel any suspicion. She played up the feeble invalid angle to the hilt but I wasn’t biting so I left an hour later with that can in hand. What? I’ve seen C.S.I. I know this shit works and I knew just who to take this can to.

I need to work fast on this one. My little girl’s first Xmas is coming up in a few days and nothing was going to get in the way of that or somebody was gonna get hurt.