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digits moving! She tapped her sneaker soundlessly against the floor as she stared hard at his feet.
    A small flicker in his right toe made her heart thunder against her chest. It moved again as she stared at it. Peter’s left toes curled. She smiled and jumped. “Yup! Movement. In both of them.”
    Elijah grinned and pressed his finger to his lip.
    “Oh yeah, sorry. I got excited,” Charity whispered.
    “Great job, Peter.” Elijah motioned to Carter to put Peter under again. He straightened. “Let’s finish up.”
    A nurse came in the room. “Dr. Bennet? Dr. Fulton is wondering when he can have his interns back.”
    Elijah shook his head. “You two go. We can finish up here. Just note that when I finish here, we’ll get Peter into a room and I’ll speak with his parents. He isn’t out of the woods, and it’s a long road to recovery but he’s one very lucky kid. That needs to be explained to the parents. You let them know he’s alive and prepare them for the road ahead. Sometimes the primary focus is to let them know he’s okay. Other times parents want more information or specific details. It’s a shame I can’t have you come with me, but I’m glad you were able to be here for the surgery.”
    “Me, too.” Mandy pulled her gloves off. “That was absofreakinlutely awesome! Thanks, Dr. Bennet for letting me in on it too.” She winked at Charity. “Guess I owe you one now, ‘eh?”
    Elijah laughed. “Get out of here.” He met Charity’s gaze. “Let me know when you’re finished. Text me.” He didn’t wait for her to respond, instead turning his attention back to Peter.
    Charity followed Mandy out of the room and pulled her over-attire off and tossed it into the appropriate bin.
    Mandy copied her and as they washed their hands, she babbled on excitedly. “I can’t believe you got me in on this. That was incredible! So freakin’ cool!” She shook her hands and dried them on her pants. “Why did Dr. Bennet kick you out of the room? Were you guys fighting?” She scratched her head. “But then he let you back in. Or did you just walk back in? That’s so ballsy.” She leaned back. “I couldn’t have done it. I’d have hidden behind the door and hoped he forgot he’d kicked me out.”
    “He didn’t kick me out.” Charity swore she felt a butterfly or some kind of bubbles in her belly. “He just asked me to wait outside the room during the navigator.” She hesitated, waiting for the light to click on and Mandy realize why she had actually left. It seemed so obvious.
    “Whatever.” Mandy laughed. “What do you think Dr. Fulton wants us for now? Sutures? Band-aid applying? After this morning’s heart surgery and this afternoon’s spinal fiasco, there is nothing that is going to seem even remotely attractive.” She checked her phone. “I wonder where he even is.”
    Charity let Mandy lead the way. She couldn’t believe Mandy hadn’t figured out why Elijah had asked her to leave. It wasn’t rocket science. Probably everyone in the ER room had figured it out and the rumors would be flying before she even left the hospital tonight. So much for waiting until Elijah’s mother arrived. She probably should find her father at one point today and let him know. With her luck, he’d probably have another coronary if he found out by some nurse or via a memo.
    At least she had two fantastic surgeries to talk about later tonight. If she saw her father, she could open with those and then mention the baby. He, of everyone, was probably the most excited she had come back. He had even backed off pushing and pressuring her since the wedding and his heart attack.
    Maybe he would finally start embracing life outside the hospital and enjoy it a little.
    He’d better, she thought. Pretty soon, there would be a little one. With her mom gone, she wanted her dad to be the get-down-on-the-floor kind of granddad, rolling around and playing pretend with his grandchildren. She highly doubted that would