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Luke lied, he didn’t look away, he couldn’t for the simple fact that she had been the only thing on his mind for the better part of a month. He raised his brows when she slipped her shirt off. A tattoo of a Holstein cow was on her right shoulder blade with a crown of flowers upon its head. An unusual tattoo and one that he couldn’t wait to ask the significance of when they were alone.
He averted his eyes the second she wrapped the blanket around herself then turned back around, clutching it closed over her chest.
“We’re here ladies and gent,” the driver said as he pulled up to the curb. Doc was standing there waiting in his white coat along with Susan, the nurse that he’d hired to replace Kim. He opened the back doors of the ambulance and looked at Brit. “Are you okay to walk?” he asked, holding his hand out for her.
Brit nodded as she took it and stepped down. He turned to look at Susan and said, “Get her inside and put her in the first room, start warming her up.”
Susan nodded. “Come along my dear.” Susan took her inside and showed her the room. “There’s a couple of gowns on the bed, slip the first one on backwards then the other like a housecoat then get on that bed and cover up. I’ll be right back.”
Brit did as she was told, then climbed between the covers. It was then that it hit her at how cold she really was when the warm blanket covered her. Her skin started to sting, and her heart went out to Luke. As she started to shiver, Susan came back into the room carrying a cup of something steamy in one hand and a folded blanket draped over her other arm.
“Here we are,” she said, putting the cup onto the table next to the bed. “When that cools down a bit, you will need to drink it. But for now, I’ll check your temp and your vitals.” She tossed the blanket onto the foot of the bed and looked at Brit. “How are you feeling?”
Her teeth started to chatter but she managed to say, “I hurt.”
“Is it stinging?”
Brit nodded. “Everywhere.”
“That’s a normal reaction. Your temp is at 96° F. That’s good it’s coming up!” she said. Taking the blanket she had tossed on the bed, she unfolded it. “This one was in the warmer,” Susan explained as she covered Brit with it.
“How’s Luke doing?” Brit asked, noticing a frown appear on the nurse’s face when she did.
“Um, I’m not too sure.”
“Well, can you go find out for me, please?”
“Of course.” Susan picked the mug up and handed it to her. “Here drink this while I’m gone, little sips.”
Brit took the mug, noticing that it smelled like chicken broth. She looked at it and noticed that it was only half full. Which was a good thing, otherwise, she would be bathing in it from all the shivering she was doing.
As she took a sip, she noticed someone flying past the open door with Ben following at a slower pace. It was Abbi. Brit could tell by the wailing that shortly ensued.
As the tears started rolling down her cheeks, she knew that could only mean one thing... Luke didn’t make it.
Chapter 8
