41Charlie and John sat in the car outside the hospital. They were blocking the ambulance bay, but the car was expensive enough that no one dared bother them. When one woman thought to come over John gave her a look that sent her cowering in the other direction. Charlie checked his watch. The next part of the mission was out of his control and he hated the thought of Rachel carrying the weight of it alone. Irritatingly his brother seemed much less concerned.
“Doesn't it bother you that she's up there all by herself?”
John shrugged. “She's tough. She can handle herself.”
“I suppose, and Roxy's got her back, that must be a comfort.”
That got a reaction. John's grip on the steering wheel tightened.
“If she doesn't get an answer we're going to run out of time,” Charlie said, more to himsel
