Flashpoint (Book 5): Convergence by Ellis Tara & Kraus Mike

Author:Ellis, Tara & Kraus, Mike [Ellis, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Survival
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2020-01-16T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

RUSSELL

Mercy Clinic, Mercy, Montana

Danny Latu was like no other creature Russell had encountered before. Her deep voice first caught his attention when he entered the clinic and heard her talking with Melissa. But it was her dark, exotic features that captivated him. As he drew close, he saw that he was only a couple of inches taller than her and her shoulders were nearly as broad as his. Yet, she somehow managed to look feminine.

“Father Rogers,” Dr. Olsen beamed when she saw him. “It’s good to see you. I wasn’t sure if you’d be by this morning.”

“Melissa, I’ve told you a dozen times to call me Russell,” he said humbly, knowing she’d be happy he used her first name. “And I’m a little hurt you thought I’d abandon you so easily. I know how busy you are and I’d never miss an excuse to spend some extra time here.”

Melissa blushed and then seemed to realize she’d failed to introduce him to the new, mysterious woman. “Oh! Fath—I mean, Russell, this is Danny Latu. She just got here a couple of days ago. Her dad is Tane Latu. Can you believe she traveled all the way from Salt Lake City, after her plane died at the airport? That’s probably even farther than you made it.”

“Salt Lake,” Russell said, fully turning his gaze on her for the first time. Reaching out to shake her hand, he noted what a firm grip Danny had. “Why, we weren’t all that far from each other at some point.”

Danny cocked her head questioningly at him. “Oh?”

“Yes, I came north from the southwestern corner of Wyoming,” Russell explained. “Most of it was spent on a bike.”

“We used Interstate 15,” Danny answered without a lot of interest. “We were lucky enough to have horses, though we started out on bikes.” She kept glancing around the room, rather than at him, and Russell found it quite irritating.

“Ah, I kept east of you, then, on Route 89. We?” Russell pressed, although he clearly didn’t have her attention. “You weren’t traveling alone.”

“No, Danny was lucky enough to run into Tom,” Melissa explained for her, when Danny didn’t answer right away. “Tom Miller,” Melissa added as if that should explain everything.

“I’m afraid I haven’t been in Mercy long enough to know very many people,” Russell said, offering Melissa a small but ineffective smile.

Danny finally focused on him again with a pained look. He suspected the journey wasn’t something she normally chose to discuss, for understandable reasons. “My friend, Sam, and I came across Tom and his son in Idaho. His mom is Sandy Miller. They own Miller Ranch.”

“Of course,” Russell said with a quick nod of his head, though he’d known who Tom Miller was as soon as Melissa offered his name. He’d spent enough time listening to Patty drone on about him. “I heard Sandy’s son had come home. I think I might have actually met him yesterday, although I never caught his last name. What a blessing.”

Danny’s eyes narrowed for a moment and Russell had to resist the temptation to squirm.

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