I started the countdown at ten, and I was down to three when Remi rushed into the kitchen.
“You bathed him?" I asked through my teeth, trying to stay calm.
“I'm a nurse, Travis. I bathe patients all the time."
“This is different and you know it."
“Nothing happened," she assured me in a lowered voice, and I knew she was willing me to lower mine then went on. “It's only been a week, Travis, and already he's feeling better. This will be over sooner than we thought." She turned back toward the front room when we heard a noise, but there was no one there. Then she turned back to me. “Please be patient for just a little longer."
She walked toward the stove as she explained she just got off work and was going home to sleep. I'd be on Kris duty until tonight, so I wouldn't have to endure the
