pry her eyes open, tried to concentrate, tried to figure out how to get herself out.
Through the roaring in her head, she thought she heard a voice, someone yelling at her. Something touched her. Her hand fumbled away in fear as she fought back the scream rising in her throat. It took all of her strength and focus to stay calm as she tried to process the sensation. Muffled but louder, the voice yelled at her again. She couldn't hear the words, couldn't seem to understand, but she finally realized the touch on her arm was that of another human hand.
She grasped it tightly, the seriousness of her predicament suddenly jelling in her brain.
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Rachel Clark
Chapter One
The beeping and buzzing noise filtered slowly into the dream, at first irritating Lee and then slowly waking her, but sudden panic belted through her as she realized the late hour, and she opened her eyes quickly to reach for the cell phone. She caught the noisy thing as it continued to vibrate across her bedside table and opened it without trying to read the caller ID. Whoever would call in the middle of the night had a damn good reason.
"Hello," she croaked, her voice rusty with sleep and sudden panic.
"Lee!" an unfamiliar voice yelled through the phone, fear and tension evident in the tone.
"Gavin?" Confusion swamped her. Tracey’s husband? She sat straighter in bed and pressed the phone closer. She could barely breathe. Blood thundered in her ears and dread washed through her at the words that might come.
"Lee, Tracey's been in an accident. Can you meet me at Mercy General?"
Unable to speak, Lee opened and closed her mouth several times before she forced the words past her tightening throat.
"Is she okay?"
"I don't know," he said as his voice broke and an angry sob tore loose.
"I'll be there as fast as I can." She moved quickly around the room and grabbed the clothes she'd only hours ago discarded.
"I'm in Emergency," he said before disconnecting the line.
Lee threw her clothes on, grabbed her bag and cell phone and ran from the apartment, barely remembering to lock the door.
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* * * *
She found him pacing in the emergency area, the muscles in his back and neck held rigid with anger and fear for the woman he loved.
Lee approached him carefully, unsure of her welcome despite his frantic phone call only fourteen minutes earlier. They'd never been actual friends, their only connection was the woman who now lay injured, maybe dying, in this hospital. Lee's breath caught at the realization that her best friend may already be dead. She froze on the spot, unable to move, the fear of bad news suddenly outweighing her need to know.
Gavin glanced up as she stopped. Anguish carved deep lines into his handsome face, and she watched him, unsure what to do. It was the first time she'd ever seen Gavin without his easy smile and confident attitude, and for a moment, she had no idea how to help.
Her need to comfort him had her moving slowly in his direction but uncertainty held her back. Tall and athletic, Gavin's physical appearance and personality spelled strong protector, not a man who would usually need comfort or reassurance from anyone, let alone the scared best friend of his wife.
Lee stopped a few paces in front of him, watching him carefully, trying to decide whether to follow her instinct to comfort or give him space. When he opened his arms, she flew into them and pressed her face against his chest. Holding him as tightly as he held her, Lee blinked frantically as she tried to control her own emotions. Tracey needed her to be strong. Gavin needed her to be strong. She needed to stay strong so that she wouldn't end up in a messy puddle on the floor.
"Is she alive?" she asked quietly as he squeezed her
Through the roaring in her head, she thought she heard a voice, someone yelling at her. Something touched her. Her hand fumbled away in fear as she fought back the scream rising in her throat. It took all of her strength and focus to stay calm as she tried to process the sensation. Muffled but louder, the voice yelled at her again. She couldn't hear the words, couldn't seem to understand, but she finally realized the touch on her arm was that of another human hand.
She grasped it tightly, the seriousness of her predicament suddenly jelling in her brain.
Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
Report ebook piracy to [email protected].
8
Rachel Clark
Chapter One
The beeping and buzzing noise filtered slowly into the dream, at first irritating Lee and then slowly waking her, but sudden panic belted through her as she realized the late hour, and she opened her eyes quickly to reach for the cell phone. She caught the noisy thing as it continued to vibrate across her bedside table and opened it without trying to read the caller ID. Whoever would call in the middle of the night had a damn good reason.
"Hello," she croaked, her voice rusty with sleep and sudden panic.
"Lee!" an unfamiliar voice yelled through the phone, fear and tension evident in the tone.
"Gavin?" Confusion swamped her. Tracey’s husband? She sat straighter in bed and pressed the phone closer. She could barely breathe. Blood thundered in her ears and dread washed through her at the words that might come.
"Lee, Tracey's been in an accident. Can you meet me at Mercy General?"
Unable to speak, Lee opened and closed her mouth several times before she forced the words past her tightening throat.
"Is she okay?"
"I don't know," he said as his voice broke and an angry sob tore loose.
"I'll be there as fast as I can." She moved quickly around the room and grabbed the clothes she'd only hours ago discarded.
"I'm in Emergency," he said before disconnecting the line.
Lee threw her clothes on, grabbed her bag and cell phone and ran from the apartment, barely remembering to lock the door.
Ebook piracy is stealing. It is a federal offense.
Report ebook piracy to [email protected].
Accidental Love for Three
9
* * * *
She found him pacing in the emergency area, the muscles in his back and neck held rigid with anger and fear for the woman he loved.
Lee approached him carefully, unsure of her welcome despite his frantic phone call only fourteen minutes earlier. They'd never been actual friends, their only connection was the woman who now lay injured, maybe dying, in this hospital. Lee's breath caught at the realization that her best friend may already be dead. She froze on the spot, unable to move, the fear of bad news suddenly outweighing her need to know.
Gavin glanced up as she stopped. Anguish carved deep lines into his handsome face, and she watched him, unsure what to do. It was the first time she'd ever seen Gavin without his easy smile and confident attitude, and for a moment, she had no idea how to help.
Her need to comfort him had her moving slowly in his direction but uncertainty held her back. Tall and athletic, Gavin's physical appearance and personality spelled strong protector, not a man who would usually need comfort or reassurance from anyone, let alone the scared best friend of his wife.
Lee stopped a few paces in front of him, watching him carefully, trying to decide whether to follow her instinct to comfort or give him space. When he opened his arms, she flew into them and pressed her face against his chest. Holding him as tightly as he held her, Lee blinked frantically as she tried to control her own emotions. Tracey needed her to be strong. Gavin needed her to be strong. She needed to stay strong so that she wouldn't end up in a messy puddle on the floor.
"Is she alive?" she asked quietly as he squeezed her
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