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Had they not already been outside the inferno, they wouldn’t ever have been

A sobering thought

“Jude,Jude’s arm “Let the doctor check her patient”

“Seriously, he can stay,” his neighbor repeated, then began exaave her further run-down on what had happened and the girl’s objective findings and care while in the ambulance

Without pausing in her exaave the nurseto Jude, she asked hi?”

He tried not to let her incredulousness as she’d said “you”, as if she didn’t believe hiet to him

Watching as she parted Keeley’s eyelids and shone a light into her eyes, checking her pupil reflexes, he shrugged “Just did my job”

Although not as well as he should have because he should have found her sooner If he had, her little body ht not be marred fro underneath her mother’s bed She wouldn’t be unconscious, wouldn’t have needed the trip to the eotten her out when they’d gotten the other tenants of the building, when they’d gotten her mother and sister out

“Ha, don’t let hi, despite Jude’s shake of his head in hopes of silencing his friend

“He should have been wearing a cape today, because everyone had already been ordered out of the building He just didn’t listen Never does” Paul shook his head “First one in, last one out”

“An adrenaline junkie, eh?” his neighbor asked, still not looking his way She checked Keeley’s gag reflex and continued with her assessment

The weight of his uniforain,the movement require a lot more effort than it should have He was tired So tired

“Or someone who couldn’t live with hi,” he heard himself admit

Besides, there was no one waiting on hi risks He purposely kept his relationships simple Had never been tempted to do otherwise

Not since Nina