The Gauntlet
“Molly said, getting into Cam’s sports car. Her flight suit had been washed by the hospital and it was all she had to wear for the five-hour drive home, but she didn’t care. By regulation, she was to wear her shoulder-length hair above her collar, but she allowed it to swing free. No one would see it.
Cam smiled and waited until she’d buckled up before starting the Corvette. If not for Molly’s slow, careful maneuvering into his car, no one would know that she’d bailed out twenty-four hours earli...er. “You’re ready to go home. I can tell,” he observed, driving out of the hospital parking lot.
Leaning back, Molly closed her eyes, the autumn sun warm through the dark-tinted window. “Am I ever.” She sighed.
“Tired?”
“I shouldn’t be.”
“But you are.” Cam reached over, gripping her hand momentarily. “Go to sleep, Molly. You’re still coming out of shock.”
Drowsily she turned her head to look over at Cam. His profile was clean and rugged. “Sure?”
“Positive.”MoreLess
Cam smiled and waited until she’d buckled up before starting the Corvette. If not for Molly’s slow, careful maneuvering into his car, no one would know that she’d bailed out twenty-four hours earli...er. “You’re ready to go home. I can tell,” he observed, driving out of the hospital parking lot.
Leaning back, Molly closed her eyes, the autumn sun warm through the dark-tinted window. “Am I ever.” She sighed.
“Tired?”
“I shouldn’t be.”
“But you are.” Cam reached over, gripping her hand momentarily. “Go to sleep, Molly. You’re still coming out of shock.”
Drowsily she turned her head to look over at Cam. His profile was clean and rugged. “Sure?”
“Positive.”MoreLess
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