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this without putting my name in the papers?"
    "Make me an equal
partner in the business and I'll take all the heat," Leo said in a way
that made me realize he'd been thinking about this for a lot longer than the
last few days. "Either that or we can hope for a political scandal that
will occupy the headlines for months."
    "Well, the latter might
not be so far off," I laughed. "It is Chicago, after all."
    "C'mon, Cam," Leo
said in a serious tone. "You know I'm not going to run off with the
business or run it into the ground. You can trust me."
    "I know, I know," I
said, running my hand through my hair and suddenly feeling very tired. "It
was never about that. It was..."
    "The business was your
baby," he finished. "It was what you turned to after Quinn was gone.
I get it, Cam, but letting go of a little portion of it isn't going to mean
that you've let go of her completely. We're in this together. This business can
be so much more, but you've got to let go of the tight control."
    "I know," I sighed.
"I just feel like everything is changing so fast and I don't know what to
do, Leo."
    "What else is going
on?" he asked.
    "Nothing, it's
just..." I began and then trailed off as I looked away not knowing how to
finish the sentence. When I looked back up at him, I took a deep breath and
said, "Fine, let's split it fifty-fifty and see how that goes. You take
all the public heat, got it?"
    "Happy to oblige,"
he grinned.
    "But for God's sake, get
yourself a girlfriend," I said shaking my head. "The last thing you
need is a scandal based on your love of exotic massage girls."
    "Hey, it works for
me," he shrugged. "And I'm single; I don't see the problem!"
    "Dammit, Leo," I growled.
"If you're going to be the face of the company, then you have to act like
a professional! I don't care if you hire the girl who just left here to play
your girlfriend, just do something so that you don't get caught with your pants
down and have to expose me in the process!"
    "I got it, I got
it," he said holding up a hand to ward off my tirade. "I'll take care
of it."
    "Good, and get the
lawyers to draw up the paperwork," I said. "I'll swing back around
early next week and sign everything."
    "Cam, are you sure
you're okay?" Leo asked quietly. "Is there anything I can do to
help?"
    "I'm fine," I said
shaking my head. "I'm just tired and feeling a little out of sorts. Maybe
I'll take Tesla for a run and see if I can't shake it."
    "Maybe you need to find
someone to talk to, Cam," Leo gently pushed. "You know, there's
nothing wrong with that."
    "Yeah, yeah, yeah,"
I said as I stood up and walked to the door. I opened it and then turned
around, "Thanks, Leo. For everything."
    "No sweat," he said
waving me off. "That's what friends are for, man."
    I nodded before heading out
to my car wondering if I was making the right decision and, for the first time
in a long time, feeling like taking a chance or two.

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    CHAPTER
EIGHT
    Alex

 
    Several days later, Liz and I were in the basement
pulling backup supplies for the ER when Mrs. Rikka cornered us.
    "Ladies, I've had some
complaints about the way in which you've handled some of the patients who've
come into the ER," she said looking down at her clipboard then back up at
us expectantly.
    "I'm sorry, Mrs.
Rikka," I said. "What were the complaints?"
    "Apparently you treated
a firefighter yourself?" she said raising an eyebrow. "Is this
correct, Miss Pierce?"
    "Oh no, ma'am," I
said shaking my head vigorously. "I simply went to the back room to get
him some gauze and he followed me."
    "And why did you allow
him to follow you?" Mrs. Rikka asked. "You are aware that you are not
licensed to treat patients in any way, aren't you, Miss Pierce?"
    "Yes, ma'am," I
said feeling the heat creeping up into my face as I tried to explain what had
happened. "I didn't allow him to follow me, he just did."
    "Miss Pierce, when you
are working in my hospital, you are expected to