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Tears filled the young woman’s eyes.“I hope your husband is okay.”She gave Ellie a quick hug before leaving.
Husband.They assumed she and Logan were married.Ellie’s eyes filled with tears.She hoped they had time to explore the idea of marriage.
Another doctor walked in.Ellie stood on wobbly legs as her friends surrounded her.Brady walked up to the doctor before he could speak.Max took one hand and Sierra the other.The doctor and Brady talked quietly, before the doctor came over to her.
“Mr.Wolfe is fine.”
The only thing holding Ellie up as her legs gave out was Max and Sierra holding her.“He’s okay?”
“Yes.He took a bullet to the leg.It nicked an artery, and once we were able to stop the bleeding, the bullet was removed.Pretty routine.Things were quite chaotic for a while with three officers being brought in.”
Ellie took a breath.
“He’ll be off his feet for a while.He’s in recovery.You’ll be able to see him shortly.”The doctor left.
“Thank God,” Nate muttered, and all eyes turned to him.His eyes were red.Ellie let go of Sierra and reached for his hand.“I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend.”
He nodded, fresh tears filling his eyes.Sniffing them back, he spoke.“I’ll go tell the boss.Ellie, if you need anything, call me.”He handed a card to Jordan, then left the room.
“I need to sit,” Ellie said.Max guided her to the chair.
“He’s going to be okay,” Max said.
“Yes.”Her eyes filled with tears.
“The other officer?”She prayed he was alive.
“One other survived.One passed.”
Ellie nodded.So the second cry she heard was joy and not pain.“How long before I can see Logan?”
“Probably about thirty minutes.”
Ellie took a deep breath and closed her eyes.Thirty minutes to see the man she loved and tell him how much he meant to her.She could wait that long.Now that they had their whole lives ahead of them.She breathed.In and out.Grateful that everyone left her alone for these moments to collect her thoughts.
Thirty minutes.She’d see Logan in thirty minutes.
Chapter Seventeen
Logan woke slowly, trying to figure out where he was.An annoying beep wouldn’t let him sleep, damn it.He just wanted to drift away.Wait.Where was he?He opened one eye, then the other slowly.In a hospital?Think, brain, think.The last thing he remembered was showing up on the call and then shooting pain in his leg.Logan looked down, relieved to find his leg bandaged, but whole.
Thank God.But what about the others.He closed his eyes, playing back the call.Suspect armed, backup needed, then more shots fired after he went down.Other officers falling?How many hurt?Were any killed?Had it been an ambush?He didn’t think so.
Instinctively, he reached out for Ellie.She wasn’t there.Ellie.He sighed.He didn’t want to tell her how much he loved her over the phone, and he doubted very much she’d want to come to the hospital to see him.Sensing movement in the doorway, he turned his head.
Was he hallucinating?Ellie walked in, her gaze on him.“Logan,” she whispered as she rushed to his side and grasped his hand.
“You’re here.”The warmth of her skin against his told him he was fully awake and not hallucinating.
“Where else would I be, silly?”She ran her fingers through his hair and kissed his forehead.
Logan could only stare at her.She was so beautiful.“Ellie, I need to know.The other officers.”
Her gaze skittered away from his, and she stayed silent.A death, at least one, he figured.How many officers had gone down?Two that he remembered.The pain everyone must be feeling, but especially his Ellie.
“I’m so sorry, Ellie.”
“For what?”She snagged the chair with her foot, brought it close, and sat down, but never released his hand.
