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op. Is that fair, talking to him when he’ll be woozy as all get out?’
‘Probably not,’ the policeman called Harry said. ‘But there’s someone out there with a gun and, as far as we can tell, he’snot too fussy about where, when or at whom he points and fires it. The sooner we have information about him, the safer it will be for anyone in his vicinity.’
Kate couldn’t argue with the theory, but in practice, if this man tried to badger Jack …
She followed Grace’s directions, very aware of the man walking beside her. A local policeman—if he was a local—could be very useful in her search for information about her birth parents, so perhaps she shouldn’t antagonise him.
Like hell she shouldn’t. Jack was her patient—kind of—and she wasn’t about to allow this policeman to bother him.
‘Are you a local?’ she asked, as they turned the corner and she saw the recovery room in front of them.
‘Born and bred,’ he said, pushing open the door and holding it for her. ‘My family have owned the sugar mill here for generations.’
So he
would
be useful.
But Jack wasn’t only physically unwell, he was emotionally upset. He was also awake, and looking around. A pretty woman with honey blonde hair and grey-blue eyes was on the other side of the bed, studying the monitors to which Jack was still attached.
‘Hi, I’m Emily,’ she said, barely turning her attention from the screen in front of her.
Kate nodded in response then hurried forward, taking Jack’s hand and holding it in both of hers.
‘I thought you weren’t coming,’ he said, and Kate saw the tears in his eyes.
‘You came out of that anaesthetic far faster than I thought you would,’ she told him. ‘You are one tough guy.’
The tears were blinked away and he smiled, then must have noticed Harry standing right behind her, for he paled and closed his eyes.
But before Harry could ask questions, the cavalry arrived. Charles wheeled himself into the room, Jill and Cal not far behind.
‘Sorry, Harry, but we need you out of here.’ There was no mistaking the authority in Charles’s voice. ‘The surgery’s shown up an unexpected complication. We need scans and more blood tests and some expert advice on what to do next. I’m expecting he’ll need to go back into Theatre today, or tomorrow at the latest. Kate, Cal will fill you in on what’s happening—Cal, take Kate through to the dining room for a coffee. Jill and I will stay with Jack until you get back.’
Harry left without an argument, but what surprised Kate even more was Jack’s acceptance of the orders. Here she was, being hustled down the corridor by Cal, and Jack hadn’t even protested.
‘Did Charles do that to prevent the policeman questioning Jack just yet, or is there a problem?’ she asked Cal.
‘Big problem,’ Cal said gloomily. ‘Big, big problem. Here.’
He directed her in through a door into a reasonably sized dining room, where the smell of coffee and the enticing aroma of a hot meal reminded Kate it had been a long time since she’d eaten the dreadful dry biscuits.
‘Do you want food? There’s always something hot in the bains-marie along that side, and cold sandwiches and salads in the fridge.’
It was closer to dinnertime than lunch, but Kate chose a pack of salad sandwiches while Cal fixed their coffee. They were heading for a table at one side of the room when Hamish appeared.
‘Problems?’ he said, raising his eyebrows at Cal this time.
‘And then some. Did you find out about it through osmosis?’
Hamish grinned and slipped into a chair between Cal and Kate.
‘Much the same thing. Mrs Grubb. She came over to make sure there was food in the house for me and Kate and told me Harry Blake had been turned away from questioning Jack in Recovery because of some complication.’
Cal sighed.
‘The bullet is lodged in bone. The X-ray wasn’t clear because there was a lot of blood pooled around the actual site, and when I went in I
‘Probably not,’ the policeman called Harry said. ‘But there’s someone out there with a gun and, as far as we can tell, he’snot too fussy about where, when or at whom he points and fires it. The sooner we have information about him, the safer it will be for anyone in his vicinity.’
Kate couldn’t argue with the theory, but in practice, if this man tried to badger Jack …
She followed Grace’s directions, very aware of the man walking beside her. A local policeman—if he was a local—could be very useful in her search for information about her birth parents, so perhaps she shouldn’t antagonise him.
Like hell she shouldn’t. Jack was her patient—kind of—and she wasn’t about to allow this policeman to bother him.
‘Are you a local?’ she asked, as they turned the corner and she saw the recovery room in front of them.
‘Born and bred,’ he said, pushing open the door and holding it for her. ‘My family have owned the sugar mill here for generations.’
So he
would
be useful.
But Jack wasn’t only physically unwell, he was emotionally upset. He was also awake, and looking around. A pretty woman with honey blonde hair and grey-blue eyes was on the other side of the bed, studying the monitors to which Jack was still attached.
‘Hi, I’m Emily,’ she said, barely turning her attention from the screen in front of her.
Kate nodded in response then hurried forward, taking Jack’s hand and holding it in both of hers.
‘I thought you weren’t coming,’ he said, and Kate saw the tears in his eyes.
‘You came out of that anaesthetic far faster than I thought you would,’ she told him. ‘You are one tough guy.’
The tears were blinked away and he smiled, then must have noticed Harry standing right behind her, for he paled and closed his eyes.
But before Harry could ask questions, the cavalry arrived. Charles wheeled himself into the room, Jill and Cal not far behind.
‘Sorry, Harry, but we need you out of here.’ There was no mistaking the authority in Charles’s voice. ‘The surgery’s shown up an unexpected complication. We need scans and more blood tests and some expert advice on what to do next. I’m expecting he’ll need to go back into Theatre today, or tomorrow at the latest. Kate, Cal will fill you in on what’s happening—Cal, take Kate through to the dining room for a coffee. Jill and I will stay with Jack until you get back.’
Harry left without an argument, but what surprised Kate even more was Jack’s acceptance of the orders. Here she was, being hustled down the corridor by Cal, and Jack hadn’t even protested.
‘Did Charles do that to prevent the policeman questioning Jack just yet, or is there a problem?’ she asked Cal.
‘Big problem,’ Cal said gloomily. ‘Big, big problem. Here.’
He directed her in through a door into a reasonably sized dining room, where the smell of coffee and the enticing aroma of a hot meal reminded Kate it had been a long time since she’d eaten the dreadful dry biscuits.
‘Do you want food? There’s always something hot in the bains-marie along that side, and cold sandwiches and salads in the fridge.’
It was closer to dinnertime than lunch, but Kate chose a pack of salad sandwiches while Cal fixed their coffee. They were heading for a table at one side of the room when Hamish appeared.
‘Problems?’ he said, raising his eyebrows at Cal this time.
‘And then some. Did you find out about it through osmosis?’
Hamish grinned and slipped into a chair between Cal and Kate.
‘Much the same thing. Mrs Grubb. She came over to make sure there was food in the house for me and Kate and told me Harry Blake had been turned away from questioning Jack in Recovery because of some complication.’
Cal sighed.
‘The bullet is lodged in bone. The X-ray wasn’t clear because there was a lot of blood pooled around the actual site, and when I went in I
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