Dallas Fire & Rescue: Burning Rage (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Anne Welch

Author:Anne Welch [Welch, Anne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-10-09T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Jay's back was stiff, being in the hard waiting room chairs. He'd been sitting there for hours, holding Rachel, waiting on word about Blake. She'd fought so hard to keep him alive until they got him to the ER. But that didn't surprise him because she'd done the same thing for his sister and her best friend, Grace. That's what she did for the people she loved. He felt like such an ass for not letting her say it. The fact was he did love her and he couldn't live without her. When Rachel nearly got herself killed, his heart stopped beating. He made a plea with God to be the man she needed, if he would let her be alive. Now wasn't the time to have this conversation with her, but he would soon.

Mike called him earlier with an update on the case. The shooter was still at large, but they were getting closer. The DNA results from the cigarette butt he found at the first shooting would be back in less than twenty-four hours, now. The lab found pieces of the same type of detonator at each explosion and they had a lead on where it was purchased. The captain had pulled in additional resources, including the TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Instigation, for help. Jay was confident they would catch the bastard soon. But until then, Rachel was not going to be out of sight. The officer and firefighter who were shot were going to be fine, and he was grateful.

"Jay."

"Yeah, baby?"

"He has to be okay."

The look in her eyes was killing him. "I know, baby." He pulled her closer and kissed the top of her head.

"Besides you and Gracie, he's all I have. I should call his parents and his sister."

"The chief called them already, babe. They're getting a flight out, but it will be tomorrow."

She sounded so lost and all he wanted to do was make it better. Rachel didn't have any family, to speak of. Her mom died of cancer when she was ten-years-old and she never knew her father. She was raised by her grandmother, who died when she was twenty-one. She loved her grandmother and was good to her. When Grace was in the hospital, he and Rachel would sit and talk for hours. She told him about going to medical school and dropping out to be a paramedic. She felt like it was her calling, just like being a cop was Jay's.

He heard the door to the waiting room open, and the surgeon walked in. Rachel stood and held his hand as the doctor approached them both.

"Is he okay?"

"The bullet did extensive damage to his neck and both his external and internal carotid artery. We were able to repair them both and he is in recovery. However, he did lose a lot of blood and the oxygen was cut off from his brain for a period of time. The next twenty-four hours are critical."

"Can I see him, Doc?" Rachel asked as she squeezed Jay's hand.

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