Cowboy, Cross My Heart by Donna Grant

Author:Donna Grant
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Chapter 19

Brice sped down the road on the way to the hospital. As soon as he’d seen Caleb drive up on the ATV, he’d known something had happened. He just hadn’t thought it would be something so … awful.

He glanced over at Naomi, who stared out the windshield, her face ashen. There was no telling what was going through her head, but he could take a guess. Because they were the same thoughts going through his.

“Where did the accident happen?” she asked.

“About a mile from the ranch.”

She nodded. “Right. You said that already. Sorry.”

“It’s okay,” he assured her.

Naomi licked her lips. “What happened to them exactly?”

“I don’t know specifics.”

“But you know more than you’re telling me.” Her head turned to him. “You’re taking us the opposite way.”

He shot her a quick look. “I am.”

“Because it’s that bad.”

“Because it’s that bad, and the road is blocked.”

She drew in a deep breath. “Knowing is better than the scenarios that keep running through my head.”

Brice hesitated, but he gave in despite his reservations. “A dump truck hit them.”

“How?” she pushed.

Damn. She was relentless. She’d pull it all out of him eventually, so he’d be better off just telling her. “They were t-boned. Danny said—”

“Danny?” she asked.

“He’s the sheriff and a family friend.”

Naomi nodded. “Go on.”

“He got the call about an accident and was one of the first to arrive at the scene. Whoever had driven the dump truck was long gone, and to make matters worse, it was stolen.”

She closed her eyes and shook her head. A moment later, she shifted in the seat to face him. “It’s these men, isn’t it?”

“We don’t know that.”

“Brice,” she said sternly.

He blew out a breath. “I don’t know. It could be.” He slammed his free hand on the steering wheel. “Shit. It probably is.”

“They were trying to kill Whitney.”

Brice slowed to turn off the road and glanced at Naomi. “We don’t know that yet.”

“You mean you don’t believe that.” Naomi straightened and turned her head to look out her window. “I know it.”

They were quiet the rest of the way to the hospital. Brice went over what little Caleb had shared. It was everything Brice had told Naomi, but he wanted more. He needed more.

He pulled into the hospital parking lot, and they both jumped out and ran into the building. After stopping a nurse, they got directions to the ER, but there, they were denied entry.

Brice walked into the waiting room and found Caleb sitting in a chair, bent over with his head in his hands. Jace was pacing, his gaze going to the ER doors every few seconds.

“Naomi.”

They turned, and Brice saw an older couple that looked worried walk up. Naomi rushed to the duo, hugging the woman first and then the man. They shared a quiet word. That’s when Brice realized they must be Whitney’s parents.

Naomi gently guided them to the nurse’s station, where they were taken back to see their daughter. Brice went to Naomi and put his arm around her.

She rested her head against him and wrapped her arms around herself.

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