Locked Down with the Army Doc by Scarlet Wilson

Author:Scarlet Wilson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-04-06T17:37:47+00:00

CHAPTER FIVE

IT WAS DARK. More than dark—with the power cuts throughout the city it was virtually a blackout. It seemed that only sporadic places had power, so parts of the city glowed like little bulbs on a Christmas tree. Total wrong time of year.

It made Jack catch his breath. Dave, their driver, had helped take people back to the hospital and they’d coordinated with Ron in ER and managed to visit a few of the addresses in the surrounding area where close contacts resided, along with a few other addresses where they’d been asked to check on vulnerable adults.

They decided to go back to the evacuation center and help as best they could. The school kitchens had been opened and manned by a whole host of volunteers. Chrissie pressed some food into their hands and pointed them down a corridor. “We’re short of space. But you’ll find somewhere down there to sit down for the night.”

Amber looked down as her stomach growled loudly. Her hair was pulled back from her face in a haphazard way and there were tired lines around her eyes, but somehow they still had a little sparkle. “Oops. I’d forgotten how hungry I was. It’s been a crazy day.” She leaned her head against his shoulder.

Jack paused in the corridor; he couldn’t help it. “I feel like we should go back to the hospital in case there are other patients to see.”

She lifted her head back up. “Jack. Take a breath. We’ve been working all day, and if we have to pull a night shift, then we will. But let’s just sit down for five minutes.”

He took a deep breath. That angsty feeling that had been in his stomach all day was still there. It was constantly there. He’d just learned to live with it. Learned to live with the fact he was always looking over his shoulder, waiting for the unexpected.

Every part of his body wanted to keep living on the adrenaline. To keep going, to find the next person to help. But the truth was, his muscles ached. The aroma coming from the food in his hand was tempting. And the thought of sitting down for five minutes didn’t seem quite so alien as it might have. Particularly when he was with Amber.

He nodded. “Okay, then—you win. But five minutes. There’s probably still a whole host of people that need help. The damage from the hurricane seems huge.”

He followed Amber down the corridor. Every room they reached seemed packed with people, some sitting, some lying on the floor. Amber frowned as they struggled to find somewhere to sit.

Suddenly Jack had a brain wave as they kept walking. He bent toward her ear. “I have an idea. Back this way, I think.”

Two minutes later he found what he was looking for. The janitor’s storeroom. He nudged the handle with his elbow to open the door. Sure enough, it was empty, even though it was tiny. There was a metal cage packed with supplies. A large chair in one corner and a mop and bucket in the other.

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