More Than Jamie Baker (Jamie Baker #2) Read Online Free Page B

he and Becky finally joined us. He pulled me against him and smiled at Teodoro. “So, has she threatened to end your life if you hurt Becky yet?”
    Teodoro threw his head back and released a loud laugh.
    “Am I really so predictable?” I grumbled.
    “Only when it comes to your temper,” Ryan promised, kissing the frown off my face. He looked to Teodoro and said, “Word of advice? Don’t disappoint Jamie. It can be hazardous to your health.”
    Teodoro raised a curious brow. “Speaking from experience?”
    “Hardly. Jamie’s way too smitten to ever be disappointed in anything I do.”
    “Smitten?” I asked dryly.
    “Yeah, you know. Besotted? Infatuated? Obsessed? Head over heels in love with me?”
    “Like you are with yourself?” I deadpanned, laughing despite myself.
    Ryan grinned. “There’s the smile I’ve been waiting for. I knew you had one in you somewhere.”
    I gave up and wrapped my arms around Ryan’s waist like the “smitten” girlfriend that I was. “I love you.”

“D-R-I-S-C-O-L-L,” Ryan spelled for the hospital receptionist. “Mike Driscoll. He was brought in this afternoon after a car accident.”
    The woman behind the desk sighed, as if having to type in a patient’s name was the world’s biggest inconvenience. I wanted to throttle her. My boyfriend’s best friend could be dead, and this lady was giving him attitude because he’d interrupted her study of Us Weekly .
    I cleared my throat and glared at the woman. She didn’t seem impressed, but she did answer Ryan. “Driscoll, Mike. Yeah, he’s here. He’s in the ICU.”
    Ryan took a deep breath. I squeezed his hand in mine. “At least that means he’s not dead.”
    “You’re right.” Ryan forced a smile at the miserable nurse. “How is he? Do you know if he’s going to be okay?”
    The woman sighed and removed her glasses from her face. “I can only give that information to immediate family.”
    “I’m his sister,” I said quickly.
    Nazi Nurse didn’t miss a beat. “Sure, you are.” She picked up her magazine again and mindlessly waved us off. “Have a good day, you two.”
    I seriously wanted to kill the woman. I was so mad that I lost control of my power for the second time that night. A burst of energy surged from my body, causing all the lights in the building to flicker.
    Ryan shot me a sharp look that I ignored.
    The receptionist looked up at the lights curiously, and then realized Ryan and I were still standing there. When she raised her brow I said, “Where’s the ICU?”
    “Third floor,” she answered. “But again, only immediate family is allowed to visit.”
    I glanced at the woman’s name tag and smiled sweetly. “Joy. Such a nice name. A bit ironic, but pretty.”
    The woman sighed again. “Watch out, we’ve got a live one here, folks!” she droned in a flat voice.
    The lights flickered again and Ryan grabbed my hand. “Come on, Jamie,” he whispered. “I’ll just keep trying his parents.” He forced a polite smile at the receptionist and said, “Thank you.”
    If you ask me, the woman didn’t deserve Ryan’s gratitude.
    As Ryan tugged me toward the exit, the phone on the troll’s desk began to ring. I sent a wave of electricity its way. When the woman picked up the receiver, she yelped and dropped it.
    Ryan looked at me, but I just shrugged and dragged him out of the building. We got about ten paces before Ryan stopped me. “Jamie, what’s going on with you?”
    “What?” I snapped. “She was awful!”
    “But zapping her?”
    “It’s not like it hurt,” I grumbled. “Much.”
    “What’s wrong? This isn’t like you.”
    I laughed harshly. “Hello, I’m the Ice Queen . Or have you forgotten?”
    “Fine.” Ryan sighed and let go of my hand. “If that’s how you’re going to be, then I’m going home.”
    “What? Why? You just got here.”
    “I can’t handle the Ice Queen right now, all right? My best friend almost died today. I really, really need my