Hector raised an eyebrow. The mischievous grin on Dan’s face had him intrigued. “How?”
Dan pulled out his phone, dialed a number, then held it to his ear. “Hey, babe, can you and Jonny come into the chief’s office?” A moment later he was sliding it back into his pocket.
Will gasped when the door opened a couple minutes later and Terry and Jonny walked in. Hector could understand his anxiety and wished Dan had warned him. As he thought back over what Dan had said into the phone, he probably should have gotten it then, but he hadn’t connected the dots.
Trying to elevate some of the tension, Hector nodded at Terry and Jonny. “Hey, guys.”
“Hey, Hector.” Terry’s eyes grew a little more guarded when they landed on the man wrapped in Hector’s arms. “Will. How are you?”
“I’m okay,” Will whispered without raising his head from where it was buried in Hector’s chest.
Hector wondered if this was the first time Will had seen Terry since he accused him of sexual harassment. Considering the way the man was shaking, Hector was going with yes.
“Hector and Will need a ride to the clinic,” Dan said after placing a kiss on Terry’s lips. “They have a couple of guys following them, so we need to get them up there without anyone seeing it. Think you and Jonny can give them a ride in the ambulance?”
“Yeah, sure,” Terry replied.
“Any way you can pull your ambulance into the bay?” Hector asked. “If those guys saw us drive in here, they might be watching the place.”
Chief Helmond walked to the window and pulled down the edge of the blinds. “Black Lincoln Town Car?”
“Yep.”
“Then they are watching the station from across the street next to the park.” Jack glanced over his shoulder. “Maybe we can ask the sheriff to find out what their intentions are?”
“Or at least welcome them to Cade Creek,” Dan added.
Hector grinned. “We should be neighborly, after all.”
“Exactly.” He pulled out his cell phone and dialed.
Hector slid his fingers through Will’s hair and pressed the man’s head to his chest as he listened to Dan relay what was going on to the sheriff, and what they wanted the man to do. Considering the sheriff already knew about the two men and was looking into them, it would be interesting to find out what he discovered when he talked to them.
“If those guys followed you and they’re watching from across the street,” Terry said, “then they’re going to expect you to try and get out of here somehow. Don’t you think they’ll find it suspicious if an ambulance just drives away?”
“Not if we sound the alarm first,” Jonny said. “We’re not on any calls right now, Chief. If you sounded the alarm and send one of the rigs out followed by an ambulance, no one would think anything of it.”
“Except those worried about a fire,” the chief pointed out.
“True, but we run drills all the time. Give us ten minutes to get the guys up to the clinic then call Agnes and let her know it was just a drill.”
Jack rubbed his chin, a thoughtful expression coming over his face. “That might work, especially if those idiots across the street don’t know how a fire station operates.”
“So?” Terry asked. “What do you say? Can we do it?”
Will turned in Hector’s arms, but didn’t move away from him. “I don’t want any of you getting into trouble.”
“Pffft.” Jonny waved a hand at him. “We’re always in trouble. Just ask the boss man.”
Jack nodded. “They are.”
“Okay,” Jonny said, “give us a few minutes to pull the ambulance into the bay. I’ll come get you when we’re ready to take off.”
“We’ll be ready,” Hector said. He knew Cade Creek was a great place to live. That was one of the main motivating factors in why he’d bought a house here, but he was a little stunned at how quickly people were jumping in to help him and Will, especially considering Will’s past.
“Maybe we should just go home,” Will whispered as he snuggled back into Hector’s chest.
“We need to get those blood tests, Will. You know that.”
