Page 103 of Broken Dreams

"Reina should go to the hospital to get checked out," Maddox said to Morgan.

Morgan nodded."I'll go with her."

"You should get checked out too," Maddox insisted, but Morgan was already moving alongside the stretcher.We followed them to the street and watched as the ambulance door closed behind them.Then it pulled away from the curb with lights flashing.

We drove to the hospital.By the time we got there, it seemed like half the town was there too.Eve was with Natasha and Ford.Presumably Maddox was still on the scene of the fire.Clara, Angela, and even Merry were waiting in the plastic chairs.

The news was playing on the screen, but no one was watching it.

I sat next to Clara."Have you heard anything?"

"Morgan is in with her now.He said he'd come out to give us news."

Maverick was tense beside me.

Clara lowered her voice."I'm sure it's just a little smoke inhalation.But they wanted to check them over."

"I can't believe Morgan went in to save her," I murmured.

"He shouldn't have been the hero and let the firefighters do their job," Maverick said, his jaw tight.

"I don't think I'd care who rescues me, as long as someone does," Clara said, and I had to agree.

Ford stood in front us, his hands in his pockets."They'll be okay."

"We don't know that yet," Maverick said.

Morgan appeared through the double doors and headed over to us.

Maverick and I stood.

Morgan's expression was grim."She's fine.Just some minor smoke inhalation.She's getting oxygen and can be discharged soon."

"What about you?"Maverick inclined his head toward the bandage on his hand.

He waved him off and stepped back as if he was in a hurry to return to Reina."Minor burn.Nothing to worry about."

Maverick tensed; he didn't like that answer."Why did you go inside when the firefighters were right there?"

"I couldn't bear if something happened to her.I need to get back to Reina.She doesn't want to be alone right now."

"What's going on there?"I wrapped a hand around Maverick's arm.

Maverick sighed."He probably feels responsible for her.She's his best friend's younger sister."