Matt's POV
The next morning I woke as the sun started to shine in my room. I knew that Krista and I had a flight home that afternoon and she had to be at the hospital that night for the first of three back to back shifts. I still don't understand why she does that, but it's her decision. I got dressed and headed over to Krista's room.
"Hey Matt." Krista stated as she let me in.
"You about ready to go?" I asked.
"Yup. Everything is packed and ready to go." Krista answered.
"Good. I'll meet you downstairs with the car." I responded as I took her luggage with me.
As I headed downstairs to check out, I ran into John checking out as well. Once I was checked out I headed to the parking garage and got the car. When I pulled up in front, Krista was texting away on her phone. I just had to wonder why she was smiling.
The flight home was uneventful and quiet. Once we got back to the house, Krista jumped in the shower. While she was in the shower, I heard her phone go off with another text message.
"Enjoy your shower?" I asked as she came downstairs.
"Of course." Krista answered.
"Who was texting you?" I asked.
"A friend of mine from work. Speaking of which I need to eat and head to the hospital." Krista answered.
"Are you working tonight? We just got home." I asked.
"Yeah. I only get two days off and that was the last two. I'll be home in the morning." Krista answered as she grabed some food from the fridge and headed out the door.
Over the next few days I hardly saw Krista and I was getting worried about her. I invited Jeff and Beth over and told them about her working so much. I hoped that Beth would talk to her when she came home that night. It was nearly 1am when Krista finally walked through the door and she looked exhausted. Beth walked into the kitchen and I could hear them talking.
"How was work?" Beth asked.
"Busy as usual." Krista answered.
"You must be exhausted after working the last 24 hours back to back." Beth stated.
"I am. I'm actually thinking of turning in my resignation from being head nurse and cutting my hours back majorly." Krista responded.
"Might be a good idea." Beth agreed with her.
Jeff and Krista barely said hi to each other. Krista did ask him where Kinley was, and I told her that she was at home sleeping off another migraine. Krista said goodnight and headed upstairs. I'm sure she was going to text Kinley.
After Beth and Jeff left, I plugged my phone in and crashed. Krista was already gone when I got up later that day. I knew that she was back at the hospital and hopefully turning in her resignation. What I wasn't expecting was Krista to come home in regular clothes and a smile on her face. She told me that she put in her two weeks and instead of working the next two weeks they were cashing in her vacation and sick leave.
That Friday, Beth drove the girls to the airport as they were heading to St. Louis for Kinley's photo shoot. I was happy that Krista was going with her to keep her out of trouble. Even though I had a feeling that something was going on behind our backs.