Reyona was telling Maxwell that he also needed to eat something when the doctor came to her room.
He asked to speak to Maxwell and the two of them went outside.
"What's going on?" Maxwell asked anxiously.
"It is almost three hours, sir. I just wanted to ask if you have been able to get anything. We just got a response from the last organisations with such a type of blood reserve. They don't have any at the moment. They are helping us to get in touch with some beyond-border organisations who might have it, but the problem is, even if they do have it, their last documented destination was Sierra Leone. It might be too late to get it down here." The doctor explained.
"I understand," Maxwell responded. "I think we might have our perfect match soon. They are getting him down here as we speak."
"Great. That is great news" the doctor said. "We will get things ready."
Maxwell nodded, and the man hurried off.
He quickly took out his phone and made a call again.
"Boss, I was just about to call you." The man on the other end said.
Maxwell's heart tripped and imagined the worst.
"He is not…"
"We found him, sir, but he is insisting on talking to you first, and he wants some assurance."
The bastard. Maxwell thought.
"Should we…?"
"No, no. This is very important. Give him the phone." Maxwell said urgently.
The phone was passed to the man.
"What is all this cloak and dagger stunt, blud?"
"I will explain things to you when you get here. Do you really want to miss this business because you are too much of a coward? If you are not brave enough to even come with my men, then I already know you are not the man for the job." Maxwell bluffed.
In the next second, he asked "What is it going to be? Take it or leave it?"
"I am taking it." The man said, then in a sly tone he added, "It would cost you though. I am taking a risk here. Everyone knows Maze don't take no risk for nothing."
"How much?"
"Twenty. Upfront."
"Okay," Maxwell said.
"Okay?" Maze asked in surprise.
"You get ten now, and get the other ten when you get here and do what is required. Take it or leave it."
"Taken."
"Give the phone back," Maxwell said.
"Sir," his man said, on the other end.
"Give him ten and get him here as soon as possible."
"Yes, sir."
Maxwell disconnected and rubbed his hand over his face as he stood there in the hallway for a while.
Let the bastard think he had the upper hand for now.
Of course, he had no idea that his place had also been surrounded by the police, and he would have gotten picked anyway.
But Maxwell wanted the process to be as fast as possible.
The best way to get that done was for Maze to not feel threatened. Feeling threatened could make him bolt.
Maxwell needed him to cooperate.
At least until he had provided his blood to be tested.
When Maxwell called him earlier, he had simply told him that he had a business deal for him.
The fact that Maze didn't ask for many details over the phone when Maxwell had told him it was a job that would pay a lot of money already confirmed Maxwell's hunch.
Maze was even shittier than Thomas was.
It was nearing midnight already and Maxwell hoped they would get there on time before the doctor would have to be forced to detox the girl after all.
Even though the man had not listed them all out earlier, Maxwell guessed that the adverse effect might be nasty.
He didn't want Allysyn to have to live with something that could end up being permanent from this ordeal.
Apart from the trauma it would have already caused, of course.
"Fuck" Maxwell swore as he remembered how he had last seen the girl.
He composed himself before going back to meet Reyona.
"What is going on? Is she fine?" Reyona asked anxiously as soon as he entered.
"Yeah, yeah, she is fine," Maxwell responded to assure her. Then he added, "They have already found him. He should be here anytime soon."
"So he is real?" Reyona blurted out.
Maxwell raised her brow at her, and she said "No, I know he has to be a real person, but for a moment there, I was thinking…"
She stopped talking, but Maxwell did it for her anyway. "You were hoping there had been a mistake, and she belongs to Thomas?"
She looked at him with a shake of her head as she said "Not hoping exactly, but I just don't understand how that can be, you know. If Allysyn is not Thomas's, then that means there is a possibility that Junior also doesn't belong to him. I just don't know how that is possible, because they look more like him than they look like her. Junior and Leah even have the Lanoth eyes. It's just…"
"We are not going to worry about that. He will get here, the doctor will check him out, and we will see where we go from there. You, Mrs Rohan, need to rest now. The nurse would have kicked me out hours ago, remember?"
Reyona shrugged as she said "That was just for show. She knew none of us were going to sleep anytime soon."
"Maybe not me," Maxwell said as he came to lay down on her upraised bed. "But you are the patient. You need to sleep." He said as he bent down to kiss her forehead.
Reyona gave him a look for a while before she said "You hate it when I so much as think of anything that has to do with him, don't you?"
Maxwell didn't bother to deny it as he said "Very much. He doesn't deserve to be in your thoughts. You want to think of something? Think of me."
He said right before he kissed her fully on her mouth.
She threw her arms around his neck and crooned as they deepened the kiss.
When they leaned back, she said "You are in my thoughts far too much for my own good."
"Good. I need to be more in it, then you won't have the space to think of any other." He said as he moved back and looked at his phone again.
Reyona narrowed her eyes before asking, "Are you jealous, Maxwell?"
"No," he said automatically. Then, "I don't know. Maybe?" He added with a shrug in an impassionate tone. "One thing I know for sure is I am tired of seeing his fucking face anywhere near you. It sickens me. I…" Before he could stop himself, he added "It is no secret that you have so much history with him, and you and me? You and I are not even close to building anything solid yet. I just don't want him popping up every goddamn time I turn around!"
Surprise showed on Reyona's face, and she lifted herself on her elbows as she said "I didn't know you felt like that. I want you to know that…"
Maxwell's phone started ringing, and he looked down at it.
With regret, he said, "I think they are here, but you can…"
"No," Reyona shook her head. "We will talk later, okay."
"Okay," Maxwell said as he picked up the call.
He listened for a moment and said "Good. Bring him in."