In The Stars (Main Street Merchants Book 6) by Amelia C. Adams

Author:Amelia C. Adams [Adams, Amelia C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Christian Stories, Faith Based, Inspirational Reads, Love Inspired, Bachelor, Single Woman, Hearts Desire, Clean & Wholesome, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, Small Town & Rural Area, Beautiful & Feisty, Main Street Merchants Series
Publisher: Amelia C. Adams
Published: 2017-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Alana hadn’t slept at all the night before. She’d even brewed up some chamomile tea and pulled out the most boring book she owned, but nothing she did had taken Rusty’s face out of her mind. Finally, around three in the morning, she’d turned on Netflix and watched some murder mysteries, trying to lose herself in the fiction because her reality was so messed up.

She got ready on automatic and headed down to the shop. Surprisingly, the person on her mind as she approached Thyme in a Bottle wasn’t Rusty, but Melinda. She had the irresistible urge to check in with her friend before starting her workday. Maybe she just wanted to talk about Rusty—Melinda was always good for a chat. Alana saw her car parked outside Woolgathering as she turned onto Main Street. Good—she could visit with her friend at the shop instead of having to go over to her house.

Alana tugged on the door handle and was surprised to find that the shop was still locked up tight. That was odd—it was one minute after nine, and Melinda was always right on the dot. Alana cupped her hands around her eyes and tried to see inside, but not a single light had been turned on. This was so strange. She pulled out her cell phone and sent her friend a quick text. Are you okay? I’m standing outside.

She waited for another minute, then dug in her purse for her key chain. She and Melinda had exchanged shop keys the previous year just in case they’d ever need to have a spare. She’d almost thought it was a silly idea at the time, but Melinda had insisted, and now Alana wondered if she’d been having a premonition.

“Melinda?” she called out as she entered the store. She heard nothing, so she pulled the key from the lock and closed the door behind her. “Melinda?”

She rounded the first aisle of yarn and saw Melinda lying on the floor, apparently unconscious. She ran to her friend’s side and dropped to her knees, checking her pulse. It was very faint.

“Yes, I need an ambulance at Woolgathering on Main Street,” she said to the emergency operator who answered her cell phone call. “I just found a cancer patient unconscious on the floor.”

* * *

Adam came dashing into the waiting room where Alana had been pacing the floor for the last hour. He had never looked better to her than he did in that moment—the relief she felt nearly made her knees buckle. “Where is she?” he asked, not bothering with preliminaries. That was just fine by Alana—Melinda was the priority right now.

“Through those doors.” Alana indicated with her head.

Adam strode up to the nurses’ station. “I’m Dr. Adam Harris. I have privileges at this hospital, and you have one of my patients back there. Melinda Reynolds.”

The nurse punched some buttons on her computer. “Yes, Dr. Harris. I see you on our list, and if you’ll follow me, I’ll take you right back.”

Adam turned to Alana.

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