Page 157 of Cheap Shot

He looked at the medic. “Can Brie talk to Harper?”

“Yeah, of course,” she said. “You can hold the phone to her ear.”

“Brie, I’m going to hold the phone to Harper’s ear,” Sebastian explained.

“Thank you,” she said, letting out another muffled sob. “Thank you, Seb.”

Sebastian’s arm ached by the time they pulled into the ambulance bay at the children’s hospital but it was worth it. Harper had stayed calm and Brie sounded a lot more steady when Sebastian lifted to the phone to his ear again to tell her they’d arrived.

“We’ll be there soon,” Brie promised as Sebastian hopped out of the ambulance and followed the paramedics wheeling into the pediatric ER.

“She’s gonna be okay, Brie,” Sebastian said tightly.

He had to believe that. What other choice did he have?

“I told you, I’m here for Harper Ross,” Luke said, glaring at the older woman at the ER check in desk. “I need to know if she and her uncle have arrived.”

There was no way Luke had beat an ambulance here. He’d been speeding, but it wasn’t like he’d been on his Harley and able to weave through traffic. Theymustalready be here.

The receptionist glanced up from her screen. “Sir, I don’t carewhoyou are or who you’rehere for. I cannot give out patient information unless you are immediate family.”

Luke scowled. “Can you at least fucking see if there’s someone named Sebastian Breckon here waiting for a patient? He’s my boyfriend and he came with his niece in an ambulance!”

He was dimly aware that his voice was much too loud and he’d maybe outed himself and he didn’t fuckingcare. He needed to know that Harper and Sebastian were okay and?—

“Luke?”

He spun on his heel to see a worried looking Brie and … Krista Claybourn? What the fuck was Tom’s wife doing here with Brie?

“Uhh, hey,” he said, dragging a hand through his hair, deciding he’d work all that out later. “I was at the house when Harper passed out. I drove here separately. Sebastian called you and told you what’s going on?”

“Yeah,” Brie said, frowning. “I just got here. What’s wrong?”

“I’ve been trying to get through to Sebastian but he’s not answering his fucking phone, and no one willtellme anything.”

He glared at the old lady at the desk who raised an eyebrow at him, clearly not impressed or intimidated by him.

“Let me go talk to them,” Brie said.

She walked over to the desk and Luke glanced at Krista. “Uh, hey,” he said a little awkwardly. “Good to see you.”

“Hey.” She gave him a small smile. “Good to see you too.”

“So, I’m guessing you heard me shout that Sebastian is my boyfriend?”

Krista shrugged. “I think most of the pediatric emergency room waiting area did, but if you don’t want me to know, I’m happy to pretend I heard nothing.”

Luke let out a rough, tired chuckle. “At this point, I don’t give a fuck. I just want to know that Harper is okay and figure out where Sebastian is and see if he’s okay.”

She reached out and squeezed his arm. “I get that.”

“What areyoudoing here?” Luke asked. “I know you and Sebastian are talking about some business stuff but how do you know Brie?”

Luke tried to listen as Krista explained how they knew each other, and he nodded and must have said the right things but Krista fell silent as Brie approached.

She had her arms wrapped around herself and looked very worried. “They’re running some tests on Harper now, but they’re going to take me back to the waiting area so I can see her as soon as they’re done. There’s a limit on the number of visitors at the moment, but I’ll let Sebastian know you’re here, Luke.”

“Thanks.”