Beep...

Beep...

Beep...

The hospital was quieter than the last time that Denae had woken. The beeping of the heart monitor was slower, and she wondered just how long she’d been unconscious; her head hurt. Indeed, one side felt like it was on fire, while another place on the other side throbbed in time with the slow tone of the monitor.

What had happened? Denae wondered. She was confused, she tried to move her arms, her left arm seemed to be tied to something though her attempt to flex made her aware that she had an IV in that arm. Her right arm did move, and something moved on her chest that she didn’t quite remember acquiring, though in one odd way the breasts? were something that Cal, had considered. Her former self was more at the front of her mind than anything except for a strong concern for what Hammer would do since she obviously couldn’t work if she was in the hospital.