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“I damn near had to lock her in my office. She’ll be waiting at the clinic with Corbyn and probably the rest of the family.”
They went inside and watched as Chase assessed Gage’s condition. “How long was he outside?”
Cooper shook his head. “I don’t know. He was unconscious when I found him. And it took us about fifteen minutes to get the tree off of him and move him inside.”
Cabe spoke up. “We know we shouldn’t have moved him. But he was so cold.”
Chase glanced at him. “You did the right thing. He wouldn’t have lasted much longer. We need to get him to town.”
With the help of the firemen, Chase moved Gage to the portable stretcher. “Once we get to the ambulance, I’ll start an IV and get some warm fluid flowing through him.”
Cooper insisted on being the fourth man on the stretcher, so Booker let him take his spot. Cabe looked around the house. “I’ll make sure everything is off here. I’ll catch up.”
Once they were all headed down the road, Cabe closed the door and leaned against it. He suddenly couldn’t breathe and his heart was racing. He took some deep breaths to try to calm himself. He almost lost his brother today. Maybe he still would. He couldn’t let himself go there. Gage was going to be fine.
Cabe damped down the fire and turned off the coffee machine and the light in the kitchen. The house was ready to leave. He went outside, but before catching up to the others, he went back to where Cooper found Gage. The tree must’ve fallen over from the weight of the snow. It happened from time to time on the ranch. But the odds of being under one when it fell were pretty astronomical. He was about to leave when he spotted something in the snow. Upon closer look, he saw it was a camera.
He picked it up and wiped off the snow. Of course, Gage was out here taking pictures. And if the worst happened, at least he was doing what he loved. Cabe tucked the camera in his coat and headed down the road to catch up with the others.
Chapter nineteen
"How's that working out for you?"
When Cooper came through the door instead of Gage, Sydney knew something was wrong. She got up from the desk as he walked over to her.
“What’s wrong?”
“There was an accident.”
“On the road? Is he okay? What happened?”
“Not a car accident. I found him behind his house.”
“Found him?”
Cooper held up a hand. “He’s alive.”
Sydney felt lightheaded and Cooper took her arm. “Come sit down.”
“Just tell me.”
He led her to the couch, and they both sat down. “A tree fell on him. I don’t know how. But Cabe and I got him out and into the house. Then Booker and his deputy came and hauled him down the road to the ambulance.”
“A tree?”
“Yeah. But I don’t think it seriously hurt him. It was the cold. I don’t know how long he was out there before I found him.”
“I should’ve called you sooner.”
“You called me as soon as you knew he wasn’t at work. This isn’t on you.”
Sydney blew out a breath. “Oh, my gosh. How bad is it?”
“He’s at the clinic. Corbyn is taking care of him. Warming him up. Giving him fluids.”
“Is he conscious?”
“Not as of fifteen minutes ago.”
