Six
You Have GOT to be Kidding Me!
2:17 a.m.
26 December
San Francisco (Still)
“You have GOT to be kidding me!” the woman’s voice on the other end of the line is almost vicious with outrage.
Hugh groggily props himself up on one arm in an attempt to acclimate to his surroundings. He woke to the jaunty tune of his mobile phone and forgot to check caller I.D. before taking the call. He quickly realizes his error when he recognizes the extremely irate voice of his girlfriend.
But why would Rebecca call him in the middle of the night…?
The answer drops on him like a cast iron anvil: Marian. Reindeer. Hospital.
Hugh sits all the way up in the hotel bed with an inner groan.
“Rebecca, darling! I’m aware you must be so disappointed—” he begins.
“I am not disappointed, Hugh. I am devasta
