Dana R. Lynn - Amish Christmas Emergency

Oh, my. The handsome grin and roguish wink he tossed so casually toward her made her heart skip a beat. Sergeant Gavin Jackson was a charmer, that was for sure. Come to think of it, she remembered two of the nurses giggling about him a month or so ago. It seemed one of them had been at Sergeant Parker’s engagement party. Gavin had flirted with the girl, but nothing ever came of it.

“You’d think a man that charming would have a date every night of the week,” she recalled the nurse saying.

“Yeah, but the way I hear it, Sergeant Jackson doesn’t date. Not ever.”

Why? she wondered. What had happened to this handsome man that he had secluded himself?

Just like she had. She shook off the thought. Whatever his reason was, it was certainly none of her business. Of course, she could ask, but she’d never do that. Even if the curiosity was itching inside her mind.

“You gonna get in?” Gavin’s voice snapped her out of her thoughts. Blushing, she moved past him and folded herself into the seat. He shut the door gently and strode to his own side. When he got in the car, he glanced her way. “I didn’t mean that to sound rude. Sorry. I have a habit of just blurting out what I think. Are you okay?”

Some of her embarrassment melted away at his sincere apology. The man was a chameleon, sometimes blunt, sometimes charming. But apparently he also had a noble spirit. How refreshing.

“I’m fine. Well, as fine as can be expected. I just realized that I never made the effort to get to know my neighbors. I’m disturbed at having so little idea about who lives near me.”

“I wouldn’t fret about it. It happens.” He shrugged it off.

She rolled her eyes at his casual response.

The rest of the ride was silent. At the hospital, they were informed that Noah was out of surgery and in recovery. His wife had arrived and had been in to see him. Relieved, Alexa made for the elevator, aware of Gavin’s steady tread behind her. There was something comforting in knowing that he stood at her back.

In the recovery area, Naomi Hostetler stood to greet them. “My Noah is going to be fine.” She smiled as she spoke, but the strain was visible in her eyes.

“I’m so glad, Naomi. What did the doctors tell you?” Alexa took the Amish woman’s hands in her own.

“He said the surgery went gut . My husband will come home soon.”

“Do you need anything in the meantime?”

The Amish woman shook her head. “ Nee. Denke. We have a special fund for things like hospital visits and surgeries.”

Alexa nodded, relieved. She had been concerned that this would be too much of a financial hardship for the family. She was more than willing to help out in any way that she could, but knew that her efforts wouldn’t amount to much in the face of the medical bills that were sure come. Working in the field of medicine had given her a keen appreciation for how costs could stack up so quickly.

“Nurse Grant?”

Alexa turned to see the receptionist at the desk. Being a nurse practitioner, she sometimes was required to do shifts at the hospital, too. Which meant that she was known to most of the doctors and nurses on the staff.

“Yes?”

“There’s a phone call for you.” The woman held out the phone to her. Without hesitation, Alexa stepped forward and took it from her outstretched hand.

“This is Nurse Grant. May I help you?”

“Don’t let me down again, Alexa.”

The phone went dead.

Alexa dropped the phone. It hit the floor with a sharp crack. The battery door flew off and the battery fell out.

“Alexa!” Gavin was beside her, holding on to her elbow. “Alexa, what is it?”

She lifted her face to his. She was shaking so hard, it was difficult to get the words out.

“It was him,” she whispered. His face hardened. “He knew I was here.”

Even now, he was watching her.

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