'I got your email.' Bernie's voice was crackly over the faint line, Serena almost had to strain to understand what she was saying. Serena supposed Bernie must still be in the unit she was setting up judging from the persistent beeping in the background. Her ire grew. The blonde couldn't even do her the courtesy, after all she had put her through, of waiting until she was outside to phone her. 4 whole days since she had sent the email, 4 days since Henrik had announced that Miss Bernie Wolfe had elected to stay halfway across the world even though her job was done and she had only now read the email? Bullshit.
'Bernie! What the hell do you think you're playing at staying in the Ukraine? It's all well and good you swanning off because of us, and believe me I have a lot of stern words for you on that matter, but AAU needs you. Raf's on a well-earned break and Fletch is still recovering and we bloody well need another pair of skilled hands here.'
'Serena-'
'No you shut up Berenice Griselda Wolfe. Do you have any idea what you've put me through these past 7 weeks? Half the hospital is talking about us, or more specifically me, behind my back and the other half are doing it to my face. There's a nursery rhyme and everything. Crazy Campbell pudding and pie, kissed the girl and made her cry. Apparently you're crying. Where they got that idea from I have no idea as I'm the one Raf found crying in our office. Twice! So out with it then, hit me with a reason why I shouldn't storm over there and murder you with my bare hands.'
'I gave birth. To a baby.'
'What?' That had definitely not been what Serena had expected.