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you,” David suggested.
    â€œDavid, this is a personal matter, so I don’t expect you to help me out.”
    â€œYou’re more than just an employee. If talking to her will help you, I’ll do it.”
    â€œMaybe she’ll listen to you, because she sure won’t listen to me,” Uriah said.
    Fifteen minutes later, they had parked and were walking into the hospital. It had been years since David had entered this particular hospital. The last time he’d visited, he was going to say his final good-byes to his father. That had been over fifteen years ago. Now here he was, in a place to which he’d vowed never to return.
    He followed Uriah to the elevator. Uriah said, “She works on the tenth floor. We’ll try to catch her in between her rounds.”
    David tapped his foot. The ride to the tenth floor seemed to take forever. He didn’t realize he was holding his breath until the doors opened and Uriah exited. He exhaled. Sheba stood near the nurses’ station with her back toward them. They hadn’t seen each other since the night on the balcony. One of the other nurses got Sheba’s attention and pointed in their direction. Her smile filled up the room when she saw Uriah, but when she looked past her husband and saw David, the smile faded.
    David had hoped she would look past his boldness from that night, but from her reaction, she hadn’t forgotten or forgiven him for making a pass at her.
    Uriah and David approached her.
    Uriah hugged her. “Baby, are you okay?” he asked.
    She avoided his question. Frowning, she asked, “What is he doing here?”
    â€œThis is Mr. King, remember?” Uriah responded.
    David extended his hand. Sheba shook it. “I heard about your sister and wanted to see if there was anything you needed.”
    â€œOh, how sweet. I think,” Sheba said. She turned and said something to one of the ladies behind the desk. “I’m going on a quick break. If you need me, call me on my cell.”
    â€œThat guy looks awfully familiar,” the nurse said.
    â€œHe’s just Uriah’s boss,” Sheba responded. She left the nurse to ponder her thoughts. “Follow me,” Sheba said as she walked near Uriah and David. She led them to the empty waiting area.
    Sheba pulled Uriah to the side. “Baby, I’m okay. You didn’t have to come all the way down here,” Sheba said, while holding Uriah’s hand.
    Uriah tilted her hand up and kissed the back of it. “You don’t have to go through this alone.”
    Sheba squeezed his hand. “Thank you, baby, for always being there.”
    David strained his ears to listen but could only hear bits and pieces of their conversation.
    Sheba asked, “Why is he here with you?”
    â€œWe were at dinner, and he insisted on coming. What was I supposed to do? Tell him he couldn’t come?” Uriah responded.
    David pulled out his cell phone to make himself look busy. He went through his messages as he continued to eavesdrop.
    After speaking with Uriah, Sheba addressed David. “David, thank you for coming with Uriah, but it wasn’t necessary. He overreacted. I’m fine.”
    Uriah wrapped one arm around her waist and kissed her on the cheek. “I can’t help but worry. You’re my heart.”
    David wanted to puke. Seeing Uriah express love for the woman of his desires was beginning to make him sick. Sweat started flowing from his forehead. He couldn’t explain what was coming over him when it came to this woman.
    Sheba asked, “Are you okay? You seem a little flushed.”
    â€œI’m fine. Probably jet lag. When I left Dallas, I flew to Hong Kong. I just got back this morning,” David explained hastily.
    Uriah said, “Sit. Sheba, check his vitals. Make sure he’s okay.”
    Sheba eyed Uriah curiously. “He doesn’t need me to check him out.” She looked at David and added,