Raney & Levine by Schneider J. A

Author:Schneider, J. A. [Schneider, J. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thrillers, thriller, Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction, Suspense, Crime, Medical
Amazon: B00IGEIAB8
Goodreads: 20880824
Publisher: RGS Media
Published: 2014-02-14T08:00:00+00:00

24

They argued, and continued to argue in the OB linen closet.

Ironically, the same walk-in linen closet where, over three months ago, they’d begun their relationship with a fight: two Stubborns butting heads with Jill the brazen intern telling her boss he was doing it wrong. They’d forgotten since what the “doing it wrong” thing was. But it was time to butt heads again.

“I don’t like this. It’s too dangerous.” David’s face was taut. “You can’t go alone and I have to stay here. Let Alex and Keri find a way.” He leaned stiffly on the jamb, his tall, broad-shouldered frame blocking the exit.

She kept her back to him, pawing furiously through a pile of sheets and accidentally toppling towels.

“I’ll be fine,” she insisted, bending to scrabble up the towels. Her face was blotchy red. “Keri and Alex-”

“Will what? Wire you and listen from outside and burst in if they hear you getting attacked? What if this creep has a knife? In prisons they sharpen their toothbrushes-”

“Staff will come.”

“Doesn’t sound like they have much staff.” David stepped closer to her, his face coloring. “And why would the cops want to wire you? They can’t use anything recorded, it’s inadmissible, illegal, unconstitutional-”

“Right!” Jill whirled on him, squeezing bunched up towels. “Their hands are tied and who’s this nut going to go after maybe tonight? Or sooner? Another woman? The whole hospital? Some uniformed cop on the street just doing his job protecting people? Whacko’s been provoked. He’s added the Devil Police to his list.”

“Nash will recognize you.” David’s voice dropped lower, like it always did when he was stressed. The vein on his brow bulged. “You’ve been all over the media.”

“I’ll wear a disguise.” Jill threw the bunched towels into a canvas laundry hamper. “And I still have the Mace from last summer.”

David looked away, exhaled heavily, then turned back with tight-lipped resignation. He was beaten, of course. What to do? Jill’s tenacity had almost gotten them killed last summer.

It had also saved lives. No telling how many.

A long moment passed.

Abruptly he said quiety, “I’m being selfish.”

Jill stood glaring at the ugly canvas hamper. She softened a little, but her face was pinched and he saw that her eyes were tearing.

“Jill,” he said plaintively. “I could be called any minute. You only have clinic duty which I know you’re going to switch - and I can’t go to Nash with you.”

Her face unpinched and she sniffled. “Better you don’t come,” she said, softening further. “Together we’d really be recognized.” She shot him a quick look with eyes that were reddened, but achingly vulnerable. “Why did you say you were selfish?”

He came and bent his face to her.

“Because I’m afraid. I’m crazy-terrified of losing the best thing I’ve ever had or will have. That’s you. My God, how do we get into these situations?”

“I practice.”

She shrugged at her thin witticism, and then her face crumpled. “It’s really my fault,” she said in a stifled voice, her head dropping. “If I hadn’t started all that snooping into bad cases, and found Jesse…”

“Stop.

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