Assuming she could somehow wrangle her way onto his care team.While it was well funded thanks to his generosity over the last ten years it was still a... small hospital. If she tried to amend a shift rota someone would notice and ask questions.So she made sure her first interaction with the patient wasn’t her last. She was working when he was wheeled out of theatre to his private room. The doctors wouldn’t be scheduled to speak to him until he wasn’t quite as groggy which gave her a couple of. “Here, Zen,” she said.Or maybe not. Most children don’t refer to their parents by their first names. Who am I kidding? David IV always called us Dave and Cora. Beck didn’t start calling me Cora until she moved out of my house and Charlie never did ... mostly ... never did.The two grown women were making a beeline towards the man but when I supplied the bag they made a severe detour and ended up stopping in front of me. They joined hands.Like twins they said, “He’s married, to me, so don’t be. And the weather cleared just in time last night so all of us may enjoy it. You know, there is a lake not too far distant at Croome Court,’ he continued. Mary squirmed inside, first at the mention of her new prison, second at his terrible conversation. Why was Lizzie after him? Lord, help her sister if he was as dull in the bedroom as he was in polite conversation, no matter how tall and handsome he was. ‘A garden you say?’ Mary figured that any dull conversation was better than the terror of. You wouldn't understand."_______________________What, 10? 15 minutes? It felt like the whole damn afternoon but apparently I'd only been conversing with this guy for a lunch break. And I wasn't even hungry anymore."Lemme get this straight." The chair creaked. "I have infinite wishes." Correct," Genie grabbed another apple."I could wish for anything." Crhvfghkt."But only when he was outside of his bottle. And depending on his mood, or how hard I rubbed it, (which he equated to being a nagging.