Treasure Uncovered (Bellingwood #3) by Diane Greenwood Muir

we worked together. I must have looked a little surprised and he went on to inform me that he knew I had been paying extra attention to him and that since I was single, I was probably looking to find a husband. He assured me that he wasn't going to be able to be that person for me."
    When Polly saw that both Andy and Lydia were looking at her with their mouths open, she laughed. "Yeah. You got married when you were young. You didn't have to face the world as a single person. It's a different world out there."
    "What did you say to that man?" Lydia asked.
    "Oh, I batted my eyes at him," and she demonstrated for them, "and then told him that I wasn't interested in a forty-five year old bald man since I had two hot Italians waiting for me every night."
    "I also told my supervisor about his concern, she wrote it up and they moved him to a different department the next week. I think he ended up in the basement of one of the other satellites." Polly shuddered. "That was a weird conversation, though."
    "If you girls wouldn't mind holding your bonding session in the hallway, I think I need a nurse to help me pee," Beryl muttered. "Have you seen a nurse? What in the hell did they give me? I think I'm going to explode!"
    Andy pressed the call button and told the desk that Beryl needed to go to the bathroom.
    "I could have done that," Beryl said.
    "But, you didn't. You threatened to explode. I thought you might have had enough explosions for one day," Andy retorted.
    "Funny. But, I'm not going to laugh or I will embarrass myself."
    The nurse came in and smiled at the three of them. Polly hopped off the ledge and headed for the door.
    "Where are you going?" Beryl asked. "Do I embarrass you too?"
    "No, I'm just not interested in seeing your naked backside."
    The nurse said, "She has a lot of bandages back there, not a whole lot of naked right now."
    "See!" Beryl said, "That's not so embarrassing." She looked at the nurse. "I'm going to hurt when these drugs wear off, aren't I?"
    "We're going to try to not let them wear off today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today."
    "I'm in your debt. Now, I have to pee.  You girls should leave for a few minutes."
    "Can I help?" Andy asked.
    "No!" Beryl yelled. "No one helps today. You go away and come back in a minute."
    The three of t hem went into the hall to wait.
    Andy touched Lydia's arm, "I don't want to go back home tonight. I'm going to ask if I can stay here with her. Will you come back tomorrow morning? If I give you my keys, will you bring me some clothes and things?"
    "Are you sure?" Lydia asked. "She's in pretty good hands here."
    "I'm sure. I won’t sleep tonight and if I'm not going to sleep at home, I might as well not sleep here where I can keep an eye on her."
    "She's going to be pretty well out of it and I suspect she'll need you even more in days to come," Polly said.
    "Then, she'll have me even more in days to come," Andy responded. "If she'll let me, I'm staying here tonight."
    The nurse opened the door and said, "She's back in bed, you can come back in."
    "If she'll let me, can I stay with her tonight?" Andy asked.
    "Sure. We can bring you a blanket and a pillow. It won't be extremely comfortable, but she might rest better if you're here. Let's ask her and we'll get you set up."
    They walked back in and Andy went over to sit down beside Beryl again, who was looking a little more alert.
    "Beryl, I'm going to stay here tonight with you. Is that alright?"
    "Won't your new sweetie be jealous?"
    "I don't spend nights with him. Stop it."
    Beryl put her hand out and Andy took it, then Beryl said, "If you don't mind staying, I would love for you to be here. Thank you."
    Lydia said, "That's settled then." She nodded to the nurse, who left and pulled the door shut behind her.
    Andy dug around in her purse and came up with an envelope and a pencil and wrote out a list of things to bring the next day. When Lydia asked her about supper, Andy waved her off. "I'm not at all hungry and if I need