have
food in their living quarters.”
Hannah shook her head as there was a soft knock at the door
and Jeremy stuck his head in. He smiled delightedly when he saw she was
awake.
“Hey, HB.” He crossed the room and sat down beside her on
the bed opposite from Barb, taking her hand in his.
“How do you feel?”
She shrugged. “Okay. Tired.”
He glanced at Barb, who gathered the tape and bandage and
stood. “I’ll just be in the kitchen if you need me.”
Jeremy smiled at Hannah again. “You’re a sight for sore
eyes. Will squirreled you away, and wouldn’t let any of us come see you.”
“How long have I been out for?” She sat up a bit, wincing,
and Jeremy helped pile pillows behind her back.
“Sixteen hours, give or take.” He stared solemnly at her.
“I was worried about you.”
“I’m fine. Have you seen Selena?”
He nodded. “Yep. She was sleeping but she’s starting to
get some colour back, and Richard says she should make a full recovery.”
“Good.” Hannah sighed. “What happened out there, Jeremy?” She
whispered. “How did you survive?”
He shrugged. “When the emergency lights came on, the
vampires had already killed half of us. There was one coming towards me. They’re
so quick, I didn’t even have time to run, and suddenly Mannie was there.”
He wiped a slightly-shaking hand across his forehead. “You
should have seen him, Hannah. What he shows us in the training? It’s only a
quarter of what he can do. He’s human, at least I think he is, but he moved
nearly as fast as those goddamn vampires. He had broken off two table legs,
and he used one of them to stake the vampire about to attack me. He tossed the
other one at me, told me to ‘do my best’ and then just went into killing mode.”
He stopped again, swallowing loudly, and Hannah took his
hand in hers. “I managed to kill one, more from luck than any type of skill,
but even with Mannie moving as fast as he was, we were losing. A vampire
attacked Mannie from behind, was about to rip his head from his shoulders, when
there was this - this growling and the vampire’s head went flying across the
room. Next thing you know there’s a fucking werewolf in the bar.”
He glanced at her. “I had no idea at the time that it was
Will. He moved through the bar, taking out the vampires left and right. He
was so fucking fast. He killed three of them in less than twenty seconds. The
remaining two fled the bar, and then Will took off at full speed into the
bathroom. I guess he figured it was the only place you and Selena could be.”
He paused and squeezed her hand. “I can’t believe you
survived.”
“I killed one of them.” She could feel her lips trembling
and she took a deep breath. “There was a piece of rebar under the counter. I
used it to kill one of the vampires, and then Will came in and killed the other
one.”
“Lucky.” He whispered and she nodded.
“Okay, Jeremy. You should go. Hannah needs to rest.” Barb
called softly from the kitchen.
He nodded and leaned forward to kiss Hannah on the mouth.
She turned her face so he grazed her cheek instead, and he gave her a small
smile.
“I’m glad you’re okay, Hannah.”
“I’m glad you’re okay too, Jeremy. I’ll see you later?”
She nodded as he stood and left the room.
“Hannah, I should probably get back to the infirmary but I
can stay if you would prefer some company?” Barb asked.
Hannah shook her head and swung her legs over the bed. She
stood, swaying slightly, feeling a little lightheaded but not as much as she
thought she would. She glanced down at herself, her face drawing down in a
little moue of disgust. She was still wearing the clothes from the bar, and
they were crusted with the blood of the vampire she had killed.
“Do you think Will would mind if I used his shower?” She
asked Barb.
Barb shook her head. “No.
food in their living quarters.”
Hannah shook her head as there was a soft knock at the door
and Jeremy stuck his head in. He smiled delightedly when he saw she was
awake.
“Hey, HB.” He crossed the room and sat down beside her on
the bed opposite from Barb, taking her hand in his.
“How do you feel?”
She shrugged. “Okay. Tired.”
He glanced at Barb, who gathered the tape and bandage and
stood. “I’ll just be in the kitchen if you need me.”
Jeremy smiled at Hannah again. “You’re a sight for sore
eyes. Will squirreled you away, and wouldn’t let any of us come see you.”
“How long have I been out for?” She sat up a bit, wincing,
and Jeremy helped pile pillows behind her back.
“Sixteen hours, give or take.” He stared solemnly at her.
“I was worried about you.”
“I’m fine. Have you seen Selena?”
He nodded. “Yep. She was sleeping but she’s starting to
get some colour back, and Richard says she should make a full recovery.”
“Good.” Hannah sighed. “What happened out there, Jeremy?” She
whispered. “How did you survive?”
He shrugged. “When the emergency lights came on, the
vampires had already killed half of us. There was one coming towards me. They’re
so quick, I didn’t even have time to run, and suddenly Mannie was there.”
He wiped a slightly-shaking hand across his forehead. “You
should have seen him, Hannah. What he shows us in the training? It’s only a
quarter of what he can do. He’s human, at least I think he is, but he moved
nearly as fast as those goddamn vampires. He had broken off two table legs,
and he used one of them to stake the vampire about to attack me. He tossed the
other one at me, told me to ‘do my best’ and then just went into killing mode.”
He stopped again, swallowing loudly, and Hannah took his
hand in hers. “I managed to kill one, more from luck than any type of skill,
but even with Mannie moving as fast as he was, we were losing. A vampire
attacked Mannie from behind, was about to rip his head from his shoulders, when
there was this - this growling and the vampire’s head went flying across the
room. Next thing you know there’s a fucking werewolf in the bar.”
He glanced at her. “I had no idea at the time that it was
Will. He moved through the bar, taking out the vampires left and right. He
was so fucking fast. He killed three of them in less than twenty seconds. The
remaining two fled the bar, and then Will took off at full speed into the
bathroom. I guess he figured it was the only place you and Selena could be.”
He paused and squeezed her hand. “I can’t believe you
survived.”
“I killed one of them.” She could feel her lips trembling
and she took a deep breath. “There was a piece of rebar under the counter. I
used it to kill one of the vampires, and then Will came in and killed the other
one.”
“Lucky.” He whispered and she nodded.
“Okay, Jeremy. You should go. Hannah needs to rest.” Barb
called softly from the kitchen.
He nodded and leaned forward to kiss Hannah on the mouth.
She turned her face so he grazed her cheek instead, and he gave her a small
smile.
“I’m glad you’re okay, Hannah.”
“I’m glad you’re okay too, Jeremy. I’ll see you later?”
She nodded as he stood and left the room.
“Hannah, I should probably get back to the infirmary but I
can stay if you would prefer some company?” Barb asked.
Hannah shook her head and swung her legs over the bed. She
stood, swaying slightly, feeling a little lightheaded but not as much as she
thought she would. She glanced down at herself, her face drawing down in a
little moue of disgust. She was still wearing the clothes from the bar, and
they were crusted with the blood of the vampire she had killed.
“Do you think Will would mind if I used his shower?” She
asked Barb.
Barb shook her head. “No.
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