Three Hearts One Soul (The Soul Series #1) Read Online Free

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    “No,” I whisper, stroking a finger over his cheek. “I’ll find him, you just concentrate on getting better ok?”
    He gives me a weak smile and I can see he’s tired. He begins coughing and the sound of his barking, strangled cough has my heart aching. I slip out of the bed, knowing full well I’m taking up way too much time in this room with him. I rub his back and put an oxygen mask on him, helping him until his coughing subsides. I know I have to leave him, I have to do my job, I can’t let my work slip , but I don’t want to leave him alone. I lean down and check Jase’s obs again before preparing anything that needs to be done for his chemo session. When he’s ready to go, I lean in and I kiss his clammy forehead.
    “You rest handsome, I’ll come sit with you after my shift.”
    He smiles weakly. “You don’t have to hang around by my bedside.”
    I grip his face. “Yeah I do.”
    His eyes search my face. “Thank you Nev, for being here, I…couldn’t have asked for anyone better to be by my side. “
    “Always, Jase.”
    “Find Whiskey for me,” he whispers.
    “I promise you.”
    And with that, I turn and leave the room, wondering if I’ve made a promise I couldn’t keep.

Chapter 2
     
    Gathering swabs and cleaning equipment, I make my way towards the dreaded Mrs Anderson. The woman knew how to wind up every nurse in this ward, and she did it well. When I reach her room, I take a deep breath and walk inside. She’s sitting on her bed, knitting. She’s eighty years old, with grey curly hair, big framed glasses and a frail old body. She would look like a sweet grandmother to most, that is until she opens her mouth. The woman really doesn’t know when to stop. When she notices me, she puts her knitting down and turns up her nose. Really? We’re going there?
    “Mrs Anderson, how are you?” I smile forcefully. “I need to change your Dressing.”
    Giving me the glare of all glares, sh e proceeds to inform me that, “The other nurse already checked it.”
    Inwardly sighing, I place the clean dressings on the table beside her bed. “Yes, but it’s scheduled to be changed. You don’t want an infection do you?”
    She crosses her arms defensively across her chest. “The nurse checked it, if I get an infection it’s on her.”
    Closing my eyes and trying to gather some ca lm, I widen my fake smile. “Mrs Anderson, I appreciate that the other nurse has checked it, but I’m here to change it. I have to change it because if I don’t you will get an infection and have to go back into surgery, which will mean you’ll have to stay here even longer and that’s not what you want, is it?”
    She frowns at me. “Well no…”
    “Then if you’ll be so kind, I really do need to change this dressing.”
    Grumbling, she lifts her shirt. Finally. The woman can be a handful. I get her Dressing changed with as little fuss as possible which was a task due to the fact that she flinched and jumped every time I put my hands on her. I gather up the bandages and head out of the room to throw them away. I check on my other three patients before my shift is finished. Happy they’re all content and taken care of, I head to the reception desk to sign out for the day. I’m looking forward to going and seeing Jase again.
    Once I’m all signed out, I gather my things and head to the ladies room to get changed. I strip out of my uniform and pull on some slacks and a tank top. I brush my hair and tie it back up before heading back out to hand over my patients to the night nurse. I see Tanya just as I’m heading to Jase’s room. She looks flustered, her cheeks are rosy red and her eyes are bloodshot. She really does work far too hard, she never stops or takes a break. She’s all go, that girl.
    I smile at her. “Hey Tan, are you ok?”
    “Yeah, just a busy day. Hey, your boy is back from chemo, he’s quite sick.”
    My chest seizes. “I’m going to see him now.”
    She raises her brows. “You