Chapter 18Emily didn’t relax until she heard the familiar sounds of a medical center. Sure, hospitals didn’t have as much howling or squawking, but there was enough that she could let herself linger in the curve of Kyle’s arm. He answered all of the police officer’s questions. Some of what he said was lies, some was real, all of it was easy to forget when the doctor waved Kyle aside and started the impersonal process of making sure she wasn’t going to die.
“Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”
Kyle seemed to grow two sizes, taking up more space than his body was actually capable of. “Why?”
The doctor looked completely unimpressed. “Because you are bleeding on my floor. Go get yourself seen to.”
Kyle had the good sense to look sheepish. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realize.”
The doctor
