Amber’s POV
Mayor Gibson had a car waiting and gestured for me to join him. I had every intention to, but first, I turned toward Julian and Alice.
If the disease affected children, the last place I wanted Alice to be was near where all the sick children were.
Julian seemed to have a similar idea. We spoke with our eyes, without needing words. He placed his hand on Alice’s shoulder and guided her a step backwards closer to him, away from me.
“Alice and I will go for a walk around town,” he said. “We’ll take in the sights.” When Alice looked up at him, an unsure expression on her face, he added, “And get some ice cream.”
That sealed the deal and she smiled instead.
Realizing this wasn’t going to turn into a fight, relief filled me.
“We’ll check in at the hotel and get everything sett
