Death by Cocktail Straw by Missouri Vaun

Author:Missouri Vaun [Vaun, Missouri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781626397026
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2016-11-14T07:00:00+00:00

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Nash followed the ambulance in Web’s Bronco. And after a few minutes, she managed to find Web in one of the ER beds. A man and a woman in scrubs were leaning over her. The man gave Nash a quick glance over his shoulder as he pulled a syringe from a drawer in the rolling cabinet near the bed.

“Is she a friend of yours?”

Nash nodded.

“Well, I’ve got to give her a shot because I’m having trouble dislodging the straw. You might not want to be here for this.” He turned toward Web with the full syringe and inserted the needle at the top of Web’s nose, very close to her eye.

Nash swayed on her feet in the doorway. She was fighting the urge to throw up or pass out, maybe both. She stepped out of the room and leaned against the wall.

“Nash?”

Nash was sure she was pea green when she turned to look in the direction of the voice. What were the odds that they ended up at the place where Anna worked? Maybe Nash’s luck was improving. Anna reached for her arm.

“I think you need to sit down. Come in here.” Anna ushered Nash into the room next door and helped her sit on the examination table. “What are you doing here? Are you hurt?”

Nash looked down and for the first time noticed the spots of blood on her shirt. “I’m fine. It’s my friend, Web. She had an…accident.”

“When I saw you in the hall just now you looked like you were about to pass out.”

“Needles. I hate them. They hate me. We bring out the worst in each other.”

Anna pulled the curtain around the bed and stood between Nash’s legs checking her pupils again. “Do you still feel like you’re going to pass out?”

“No, I think I’m okay.” The truth was she’d gone from feeling lightheaded to feeling tingly all over, but she was pretty sure that sensation had more to do with Anna standing close than it did a fear of needles.

There was an uncomfortable moment of silence. Anna reached over as if she was going to brush hair away from Nash’s forehead and then seemed to change her mind. She let her hand fall to the edge of the bed.

“I’m sorry I didn’t get to thank you for stopping the other day, when I wrecked my car.” Nash searched Anna’s face in an effort to read her emotions.

“I’m just glad you were okay. I couldn’t really stick around because I needed to get to work.”

“No kittens today?” Nash had noticed that Anna was wearing regular blue scrubs tonight. And if she wasn’t mistaken, Anna seemed to be pleased that she’d noticed.

“I’m not on the kids’ ward tonight.” Anna smiled. This time she did touch Nash’s forehead. Then she moved closer. She was standing between Nash’s legs, her delicate, slender hands resting on Nash’s thighs. “So you noticed the kittens, huh?”

“I try to pay attention.” Her body was buzzing from its proximity to Anna’s. She wanted to kiss Anna, badly.

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