Hell's Highway by Gerri Hill

Author:Gerri Hill [Hill, Gerri]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: Fiction, Lesbian
ISBN: 9781594932601
Google: l3E_YgEACAAJ
Amazon: 1594932603
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2011-12-20T00:00:00+00:00

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Cameron’s chest felt tight as she stared into the brightly lit

room, a crisp white sheet covering Andrea. Other than an IV

drip, she appeared to be just sleeping. Her color was good, not

the pale, ashy color she’d had earlier.

“May I help you?”

Cameron glanced at the nurse, noticing the constant low

beeping of the monitor on the wall, Andrea’s vital signs updating

by the second as the numbers continued to change. She cleared

her throat, then held up her FBI credentials.

“I’m Special Agent Ross,” she said. “I’m just here to check

on my agent.” She finally moved into the room, her eyes again

going to Andrea’s face.

“We had to sedate her. She—”

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“Sedate her? She was sedated when she came in. I don’t

understand.”

“When she came to, she ripped the IV out of her arm and

attacked the doctor,” the nurse said with a slight smile. “Pompous

ass that he is, I’m glad she took a swing at him,” she said quietly,

looking over her shoulder to make sure she wasn’t overheard.

“We had to restrain her. He gave her a sedative so that he could

examine her.”

“She was abducted and drugged. Using an IV. So I guess

she—”

“Oh, my. Well, we didn’t know. She was nearly hysterical.

She kept calling for someone named Cameron. I assume that’s

her boyfriend. Or husband. Maybe you could find him? She

would probably be more settled if he was here.”

Cameron felt a sting of tears but blinked them away,

somehow feeling as if she’d failed Andrea by not being here for

her. She nodded at the nurse, her hand reaching out to touch

Andrea’s.

“It’ll be awhile before she wakes up. You look like you could

use some coffee,” she suggested.

Cameron sighed. “Coffee? No. I need something much

stronger than coffee.”

The nurse leaned closer. “There’s a bar a couple of blocks

down. Is that what you mean?”

Cameron smiled her thanks. “I’ll be back shortly.”

She found Reynolds waiting, his phone to his ear. He

motioned her over when he saw her.

“Jack says the trucking manager is throwing a fit. Demands

an attorney,” he said.

She shook her head. “No. If we suspect terrorist activity, we

don’t have to follow all of the Miranda rights,” she said.

“Terrorists? That’s reaching a bit. Even for you.”

She smiled. “We found explosives. Could be a hideout of a

terrorist cell.”

He studied her for a moment then nodded. “Okay. I’ll buy

it.” He went back to his call with Jack and Cameron waited while

he gave the other man instructions. When he put his phone away

he looked at her questioningly. “Well?”

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“They had to sedate her again. Seems she attacked the

doctor,” she said with a smile.

“She’s your partner. I’d expect nothing less,” he said with a

smile, showing a sense of humor Cameron hadn’t seen before.

“Come on. I’ll let you buy me a drink. We have about an

hour.”

They walked down the dark sidewalk silently. Cameron in

her dirty jeans and T-shirt, Reynolds in his suit pants and tie,

minus the jacket that he’d covered Andrea with. It was now part

of the crime scene. Her boots were silent, his dress shoes making

a nearly metallic clicking on the concrete.

It was late, or early, depending on how you looked at it.

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