The London Consultant's Rescue by Joanna Neil

Author:Joanna Neil
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIX

‘ARE you both all right in there?’ The fireman’s voice reached Emma, jolting her out of her stunned introspection. Her mind was racing, her defences thrown into chaos by what had just happened between her and Rhys. She could still feel the imprint of his kiss on her lips, and she wanted to keep it there for all time. The knowledge that he was already regretting it only served to make her more confused than ever.

Rhys answered for her, saving her from having to find the words. He, at least, was functioning properly. ‘Yes, we’re fine…But what happened to the man you were taking out—and to the fire crew? Is everyone OK?’

‘We got him out just in time. We’re all doing great.’

‘That’s a relief.’ Rhys was thoughtful. ‘I’m going to try to move further along the carriage. I think there’s someone trapped just up ahead of us.’

As he spoke, Emma became aware of an odd groaning sound that was coming from somewhere in the distance. She tried to focus her attention on it, to make sense of where it was coming from, but there was a lot of noise going on all around and it was difficult to pin it down.

‘Take it slowly,’ the fireman advised. ‘We’ve managed to shore things up again at this end, and we’re doing what we can to keep things steady, but there could be isolated hiccups. At the first sign of trouble, be sure to stop and stay still.’

‘I will.’ Rhys turned to Emma. ‘Perhaps you should go back and supervise the transfer of patients to the ambulance.’

Emma shook her head. ‘I don’t think so. I’ve already passed on the relevant information to the paramedic. I’m coming with you. We don’t know what we’re dealing with yet.’

‘That’s why I’m suggesting that you should go back,’ he said drily. ‘We’ve already had one scare, and there’s no point in both of us taking risks.’

She wasn’t going to be fobbed off that way. Her mind and body were back on course, and professionalism was taking over once more. ‘You’re wasting time,’ she murmured. ‘Let’s just go, shall we?’

He must have seen that there was no point in continuing the argument, because he began to make his way towards the other end of the carriage without further ado. Emma followed, crouching down and moving at a crawl where the twisted metalwork made it difficult to proceed. The sound of groaning gradually became louder.

There were two people at the end of the carriage. One was a man who appeared to be dazed, and he was hunched over, holding his arm and moaning with pain. Emma guessed that the arm was broken.

Rhys knelt down beside him, while Emma went to help a woman who she could see was pinned beneath the corner of a seat. The woman’s face was turned away from her, a cloud of hair covering her cheek.

‘Let me see if I can get this off you,’ Emma said quietly. She struggled for a while, and then Rhys came to lend his support.

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