He made another effort to stand up
and headed for the door again. When he turned the handle, John and a guy from
Phil's team seemed startled to see him, then John rushed forward and steered
Cade back into the room. The other guy closed the door and followed.
John sat Cade down in the chair by the desk as the other guy answered the
phone and said, "Yeah. He's here. I think he might be sick, though. Yeah. Okay."
Turning to John, the guy said, "Doc Crandall's got the duty today. Do we
need him?"
Glancing up, John said, "Don't know yet. Stand by."
Facing Cade, he asked, "Cade, what's wrong with you?"
With a terse shake of his head, Cade said, "Just woke up, that's all."
"You look as if you've just climbed out of your grave."
Looking up, Cade said, "Well, gee, thanks."
The guy on the phone snorted a laugh as John studied Cade's face rather
critically.
"I'm okay, John," insisted Cade, "Just tired, I guess."
"Just like that, you got tired?"
Shrugging, Cade said, "Guess so. You know I was up late."
Checking his watch, John said, "Well, then, you've got most of an hour to
get to the ops room.
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