CHAPTER 14Karla jerked awake to find she felt stiff down her left side. Of course, she was in the hospital sitting in an uncomfortable chair in a small waiting area. She glanced up to see a night nurse holding out a paper mug of coffee.
"Thought you might like this, Ms Spicer" the nurse said. "The operation is over and the surgeon will be out to speak to you shortly. Sugar?"
"Two please." Karla took the coffee and satchels of sugar and stood up to stretch. "How is Ryan?"
"Better than expected but I'll leave it to the surgeon to update you."
"Thank you." Karla glanced at her watch. It was a little after two in the morning. Ryan went into the operating theatre at eleven! In spite of the nurse's report, she was worried and became even more so when a man in blood splattered fatigues approa
