damage.â
Mary stared after him with disbelief. The amount of blood sheâd seen had been more than show. It had looked like heâd bled out all over her floor. In fact, she hadnât dared looked at his face when sheâd led the doctors inside, afraid sheâd find herself looking at eyes glazed over with death.
Much to her relief the sound of a siren in the distance distracted her then and Mary turned her head to peer along the road. Spotting the flashing lights, she swallowed and moved forward, ready to flag down the vehicle and wave it over the moment it pulled in. The ambulance was just turning into the lot when movement out of the corner of her eye made Mary glance back toward the RV. Another man had come out of the RV and was returning to the restaurant. Like the others, he looked calm and untroubled, but Mary didnât have time to worry about it, as the ambulance was coming to a halt before her and two men were jumping out.
âAre you the one who called?â the man who had been driving asked as they approached her.
Mary shook her head. âThe waitress did for me.â
The driver nodded, his gaze sliding over her. âWhat seems to be the problem? Chest pains? Problems breathing?â
Mary waved the suggestion away and turned to head back toward the RV, explaining, âNo. Iâm fine. But I hit someone with the RV and he was badly injured. There are doctors with him now, butââ
Mary paused both in speaking and walking. Sheâdglanced over her shoulder to see that sheâd lost the EMTs. Both men had rushed back toward the ambulance. She stared after them, relieved when she realized they were just getting their gear. They were quick about it now that they knew the situation and seconds later were wheeling a stretcher toward her with several items stacked on top of it. A strapped spine board was on the bottom, with a neck collar, an orange bag with the medical symbol on it, and a defibrillator on top. The sight of the spine board and collar made her realize the naked man in her RV probably shouldnât have been moved until it was determined that he hadnât broken his neck or back. But she was sure the doctor had seen to that before sheâd called the men in from the restaurant to move him to the bed. At least thatâs what she was assuming theyâd been brought out for. She had no idea why theyâd left one at a time rather than all together after accomplishing the task.
The EMTs were moving quickly now and Mary had to jog to keep ahead of them.
âWhoâs the doctor with the victim?â the driver asked suddenly.
âThere are two of them, a husband and wife. I think she said Jenner or something,â Mary muttered, trying to recall. Sheâd been in a bit of a state at the time.
âJenson?â the other EMT asked as Mary paused at the RV door and started to open it.
âYes, that might be it,â Mary admitted, then glanced around with surprise as the last of the four men from the restaurant came out the door sheâd just opened and started down the steps.
She noted a mark and smear of blood on his throat, then glanced distractedly back to the ambulance driver when he said, âYour friendâs lucky then. The Jensons are top notch,â he announced and then hurried up the steps as the exiting man got out of the way.
âHeâs right,â the second EMT assured her as he followed. He also closed the door behind him, making it obvious they didnât expect her to follow.
Mary let her breath out on a sigh, but didnât really mind being left outside again. There wasnât a lot of room in there, and despite the reassurances from the men who had left the RV, she really didnât think all that blood was just show. Besides, now that she was thinking about what sheâd seen in her first glimpse of the man, she was quite sure there had been something odd about his chest. Aside from the muddy