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“Alright, let me know if they need any directions. Tell them to pick up Maggie too, she’s at the base of the Nest. We can meet you at the emergency room faster than you all could make it out here. Tell Brittany and Jim I won’t let anything happen to them, okay?”
“Will do Paige, take it easy,” Joel replied relieved that they were all safe, at least remotely.
“Alright Greg, ready?” she asked adjusting Brent on her back slightly.
“Sure thing, Miss Paige. Thanks for saving us,” he added with his slightly crooked smile, and she felt a sadness pull at her again. It’d been four years since she’d learnt that she wouldn’t be able to have children, but it wasn’t until now that she realized how much her world would be shattered because of it.
She sent him a smile and started towards the point. The walk didn’t take long, and she was happy to see that the peak blocked the majority of the rain. She surveyed the decline and when she was sure that they’d be able to make it, she set up their ropes.
“Greg, I’m going to head down first, I don’t want you to move until I tell you to, okay? Good,” she stated when he nodded as she stepped carefully over the edge and began to head down.
“Greg…come on down,” she yelled once she’d cleared her line.
“Just take it nice and easy. You’re okay…that’s it. Greg slow down…” she shouted as the wind kicked up and caught him tossing him sideways. She grabbed the rope tightly trying to untangle it from the tree where it landed.
“Greg, just sit still, okay? I’m going to have to come up and get you…” she told him several minutes later as it refused to budge.
“Brent will you be okay down here?” she added over her shoulder to the boy.
“Yeah…what was that?” he asked as a flash of light caught them.
“That’d be our ride,” she said with a smile. She saw Rabbit and Moose jump out of their Jeeps at nearly the same time and rush over.
“Someone need a ride out here?” Moose teased helping to unbuckle Brent from her harness.
“I thought there were two boys,” Rabbit said as he wrapped one of the blankets around Brent and hurried him to the waiting vehicle.
“Greg’s rope is caught in the tree,” she said aiming her flashlight up towards the boy. “I’m going back up.”
“Paige you’re soaked, let me do it,” Moose urged her.
“I’ve already got the harness on and as much as I appreciate the offer and your skills I’m better suited for this climb,” she told him. “Maggie’s in the Jeep, right? Good, do me a favor and keep this rope from whipping in this wind.”
She started back up, taking half the time as she didn’t have an extra seventy pounds on her back, and she quickly untangled the rope checking to make sure Moose had hold of them as she headed further up to Greg. She unclipped the short rope from her harness and attached it to Greg’s then transferred herself to his line.
“Okay Greg, come down towards me,” she told him and once he was standing on the small ledge with her, she wrapped her arm around his waist and pulled him back against her.
“Just lean back into me, I’ve got you,” she stated as she headed back down. She reached the ground and unhooked them as Rabbit wrapped a blanket around Greg and herded him to the waiting Jeep.
“Go on,” Moose told her, “I’ll grab the stuff.”
“Thanks,” she said squeezing his arm. “There’s some more treats for Maggie in the bottom pocket of my bag, make sure she gets a few.”
“Will do,” he said as Rabbit helped her up into the Jeep giving her a dry warm blanket.
Heat blasted from the dash, and she realized how cold she was. She turned looking at the boys huddled together in the back seat and pulled out another blanket and spread it out over them.
“You guys did great,” she told them with a smile. “Your mom and dad will be at the hospital.”
“They’re gonna be so mad,” Brent said barely audible.
“They’re not going to be mad, I promise. They might be upset but the fact that you’re both safe will help ease it over,” Paige said gently. “Just rest it’s been a rough day.”
“For you mostly,” Rabbit said quietly to her squeezing her cold hand. “Do you always have to do things on your own?”
“Typically,” she grinned. “I’m fine. Let’s just get them to their parents then I’ll let you all harp on and on about me being foolish.”
“Count on it,” he stated, and she knew he was right.
