I let the phone ring a few times. Maybe Jay would wake up, maybe I could ignore it. I looked over at the house phone, it was a green jade sculpture carved in the shape of a retro-style rotary phone. It vibrated like a modern smart device. Now I had to pick it up, if only to see what the actual keypad looked like.
I picked up the in-room phone, holding the light plastic receiver to my ear. There was a key pad directly under the receiver, with a caller-id screen. It was the hospital.
"Hello?" said a voice on the other end. "I'm looking for Mr. Jayden Lorri."
'I'm sure you are.' Jay looked so peaceful. His wet naked body was laid out, completely exposed, with his muscular arms stretched over his head. It took every ounce of self-control to not lick every inch of his beautiful skin; from his chest, down his abs, to his magnificent cock.
"Um, hello? Is anyone there?"
'Oh, right, the hospital.' The logical thing would be to wake Jay, but a part of me wanted to watch him in this divine state of slumber. So, I did what I'd done on more than one occasion, I took the call myself. "Yes, this is Jayden Lorri."
"Do you know a Rebecca Marie Conner?"
"She's my daughter," I replied in my best Irish accent. I was pretty sure I didn't sound like Jay, but at this hour of the morning hopefully no one would care enough to catch on.
"Ms. Conner is currently in the emergency room of," as expected, it was the hospital we had just left. But that raised other questions. Had Becca followed us? Or did she happen to get arrested in the nice part of town?
"Is she ok?" Of course not, you idiot! "I mean, is she alive?"
"Yes, she's very much alive." Turns out Becca wasn't too badly hurt, but in her current (inebriated) state she would be required to stay the night.
I shook Jay's arm. "We need to head back to the hospital."
"Why?"
"I'll explain on the way."
Jay thew on a t-shirt and jeans, and put on a pot of coffee. It was nearly five in the morning when we started driving back to the city. Actually, I watched the sunrise while Jay drove. Thankfully, the roads were pretty empty. "What do you think happened to Becca?"
"I dunno, you were the one who took the call." He rolled his neck, letting out a yawn. "We should probably check on her first, just to make sure she's not wailing on a nurse or stealing from the medicine closet." Turns out, Jay was spot on.
At the entrance to the ER, we were greeted by a middle-aged woman in a nurse's uniform taking a much-needed drag off a cigarette. "You here for Miss Rebecca Marie?"
"Yes ma'am," Jay replied with a bow. He looked like the world's most hungover European prince.
"Let's get you some visitor passes." Walking back with our new escort we learned Becca was in a private room at the very end of the hall. "If it had a number, it would be 13, so just count the doors."
Jay thanked her and we continued on our way. "She didn't want to escort us," he muttered.
"To an unmarked room." Yeah, this was going to be bad.
Becca was handcuffed to the bed like a patient in an asylum. "Wow, Marcus," she said, looking up with exhausted eyes. "It took you long enough."
Clearly, she had used up all of her energy on the nurses. "Wow," I repeated in my best Irish accent. "So, who'd you murder?"
"The answer will be you, if you don't get me out of here."
"Wrong answer." I could have easily gotten her out, but I couldn't help but make her suffer a little. "Which one of his cars did you take?"
"You first," she said with a flirtatious smirk.
"What?"
"That's how you got here right? You stole a car, maybe grabbed something valuable we could pawn for gas money?" Becca wanted to prove I was just as bad as she was. So, it came as no surprise that Jay took this as his cue to enter the room.
"Hey sweetheart," Jay said with a coy smile. "You look like you had fun."
Becca rolled her eyes. "Well, you look like shit."
Jay leaned against the doorframe like a high-end fashion model. "Now that I know you're still among the living, I think I'm going to visit someone who is not quite as offended by my presence." With that he left, letting the door slam shut.
There was an awkward silence. I made sure to wait exactly two minutes before fashioning a lock pick.
"Will you hurry up!" Becca grumbled. "Grab a thumbtack off the wall and get me out of here." That was when I noticed she was wearing a t-shirt and jeans. it all fell in to place; Becca had violently fought to keep her street clothes.
"Give me a second." It only took me a few seconds to get her free of the cuffs.
Becca sprang up with renewed energy. "This is our chance."
"What, no!" Was she planning on ditching Jay?
Becca gripped my hand, as if she could try to drag me by force. "We need to get out of here."
"I'm not leaving my dad."
"You're kidding right?" Becca chuckled nervously. "You're such a child."
"Say whatever you want, I'm not moving."