Passionate Immunity by Elizabeth Lapthorne

Author:Elizabeth Lapthorne [Lapthorne, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2012-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

“We need to check the rest of the facility,” Tristan insisted.

“No, not yet,” Kimber replied. She scanned the laboratory for a third time. The workbenches with beakers and test tubes, the gurneys, the wash station, the long table evidently used as a desk with a few neat folders in a rack of in-trays…the stickers on the row of trays finally caught her attention.

’In’, ’To File’ and ’To Archive’.

“There.” She pointed to the desk, feeling a surge of triumph.

“To File,” she added. “Maybe we’ll get lucky and the reason none of our other names are in the cabinet is because they’re really slow to put these things away.”

Tristan followed a pace behind her as she hurried across the lab. She wasn’t sure why but Kimber had the feeling that time was slipping through her fingers.

“We all clear out there, mate?” Tristan said, presumably into his comm. Kimber reached the desk and started flipping through the top tray, the one marked ‘In’ while Tristan tilted his head, seeming to listen to Lucas’ response.

Tristan gave her some space, but came to the side of the desk she stood at, remaining in her peripheral vision. She hastily flicked through the dozen or so files. None matched her list. Mentally keeping her fingers crossed she moved onto the ‘To File’ tray. This one was thicker, perhaps two dozen files.

“Come on, come on,” she murmured mostly under her breath as if her urging could make the files appear.

“No, we’ve only found one. We’ll still be a good few minutes,” Tristan replied to Lucas. “Let me know the minute you sniff something not right.”

“Damn it all to hell,” Kimber cursed as she double-checked the last name on the file. She could hardly believe her poor luck. None of the eight remaining names were there.

“What?” Tristan snapped.

Kimber turned to scorch him with a deadly look, only to see the tension and worry on his face. He glanced from her to their surroundings, his hand resting behind his back.

Kimber realised he had almost drawn his weapon at her curse. They were both on edge, but while she was feeling largely frustrated, he appeared worried about their safety. She surmised he’d thought her swearing was because they’d been caught out.

“None of them are here,” she said, feeling horridly exasperated.

“Then we check the main medical files,” Tristan replied and began to cross the room, heading towards the door once again.

“Hang on, I might as well check the archiving pile while I’m here,” she halted him.

Tristan paused at her words, tension rippling through his stance.

Kimber took a gamble that he wouldn’t leave her, looked back down and quickly rifled through the last dozen folders in the ‘To Archive’ pile.

As she had guessed, Tristan moved closer back to her, though still remained a few paces away. She could see the faint jiggle as he tapped his foot.

“Ha!” she cried out, pulling a folder from the pile. “I’ve got you, Ennis Farlough.”

Flushed with her success, she placed it on the edge of the desk in easy reach and scanned even faster through the last few files.

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