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with him, too. It was incredible. He left to spend the holidays with his family and I never heard from him again. By the end of January, I learned he’d married the woman he’d been engaged to for almost a year. Not a word from him. At the same time, I realized I was pregnant and was in a waiting time for a few days when I was struck down by pain in the office today. It saved me from having to decide about an abortion. That’s the story, Mike, the whole story. And I would prefer that anyone else think it’s food poisoning or appendicitis, okay?”
     
    He reached down and gave her another big hug, which she loved and held on to him as if he were a life preserver.
     
    “Well, you’ll probably love what I brought you.”
     
    He reached into the white bag and pulled out a chicken salad sandwich on dark rye, a container of cole slaw and a container with a gorgeous piece of white cheese cake. Her face lit up like a kid at Christmas and she had tears in her eyes when she hugged him again and said thank you.
     
    “I’d better hide this stuff, though the smell may lead all sorts of people down here. You made my day. I am grateful. So can I have a couple weeks off?” Then she started to laugh, a rather hysterical laugh under the circumstances.
     
    “You can have as much time as you need. A non issue. Do you want to go to the mountains? Oh, maybe you can’t drive. Whatever you need, just say the word, okay? And your secret is safe with me. I’m so sorry, Alison. I really am. Are you okay with insurance, etc.?”
     
    “Yes, and my closest friend is having Gina take care of power of attorney first thing in the morning. I have a living will, but didn’t have a POA, so that will be done. I won’t have a surgical procedure without that. Thanks, Mike, really, thank you for everything. I will be okay.”
     
    She reached out to hug him again, knowing she had exhausted the hug thing. He backed out of the room waving goodbye. 
     
    “I’ll check on you, okay. Take care and you will be fine.” He blew her a kiss and turned around to leave.
     
    Alison couldn’t wait to dig into the goodies he’d brought her, grateful to have something to fill her tummy besides that red jello she’d eaten an hour earlier.
     
    She saved the cheesecake for later and tucked it into the drawer of the nightstand next to her bed. Over her dead body would anyone get that. 
    At the last bite, she rolled the bag and wrappers into a tiny ball and dropped it into the wastebasket, glad she’d gotten through the meal without someone coming in.
     
    She slept, awakened by a nurse at midnight for a pain shot and taking her temperature. Hospitals were not the place to get any kind of rest, she knew that, but she did go right back to sleep until 4:00 a.m. She was hungry and remembered the cheesecake in the nightstand, which she then enjoyed. Unable to fall back to sleep, finding the remote control to turn the TV on, she realized the late shows were really late and settled into watching someone she’d never seen before. That was enough to help her fall back to sleep until the next shift showed up to take her temperature and ask a million questions.
     

Chapter Eight
     
    Doctors conferred on rounds and the gynecologist conferred with her. Her secretary came by with the power of attorney to Brenda, which gave Alison great relief. Once it quieted down, Alison knew she should probably phone her parents and let them know that even though she’s in the hospital, she is okay and will be home in a day or so. Her dad had a way of sometimes dropping in when on a business trip to San Francisco, so she wanted to head off that possibility.
     
    Brenda came by with everything Ali had asked for and spent a few minutes. They talked about Mike’s visit last night and his genuine concern for her. Brenda couldn’t believe he’d actually taken time to stop and get her the food, but was pleased.
     
    Doctor Kurtane explained that they would do an ultra sound this