head.
" The gun!" Keisha called and Rob glanced up quickly. The gun-wielding man took aim, and Rob jumped up to grab him.
" Son-of-a-bitch!" Jaden swore and swung her purse into one of the men's faces.
" Rob, watch out!" Keisha hollered before the gun exploded.
He ducked and whirled around, kicking the man's gun arm, but Jaden still fell to the ground.
" No!" Keisha screamed, dropping next to her friend as the sound of sirens filled the air. The three men who could run took off, and Rob continued to kick at the fourth man as he lay in the street, semi-conscious. "Jaden!" Keisha scanned for an entry wound and found one in her left forearm. "Jaden, can you hear me?"
" Yeah." She blinked rapidly. "God damn it, I've been shot!"
" Yes, you have." Keisha smiled at her friend, knowing the injury wasn't life-threatening. She glanced over at Pete. "Pete! You okay?"
" I've been shot, too," he muttered.
" Yes, you have," she agreed again. She eyed his injury; it appeared to be a flesh-wound. He'd be okay, as well.
The authorities approached and took the downed man into custody. They called for an ambulance and Rob went to kneel between Pete and Jaden. "Everybody alive over here?"
" Thanks to you," Keisha told him.
" And you!" He stared at her, wide-eyed. "Remind me, if I ever see those high heels aimed at my balls to steer clear. You have one mean kick."
" I thought about taking the shoe off and nailing the guy with the heel." She grinned at Rob, and mouthed, "Thank you."
Nodding, he smiled back. "Don't go anywhere. The authorities need our statements."
" I'm not going anywhere without you."
He gazed at her intently one more time before the ambulance arrived and the technicians loaded Jaden and Pete. The driver gave Rob and Keisha directions to the hospital. "We'll be along as soon as we can," Rob assured the other couple.
" Hurry," Jaden implored Keisha. "I don't want to be here anymore."
" I know, we'll hurry." She looked at the supplies in the ambulance. "Can I have one of those antiseptic wipes?"
" Sure." The tech handed one to her and closed the doors between them.
As the ambulance sped off, Keisha scrubbed at her face where the man had licked her. She moved next to Rob and the police officer who took his statement.
" I'm sorry," the officer said to her. "This is not typical of the Cayman Islands. But occasionally a few bad apples slip in and try to ruin the whole barrel."
" I'm sure it's not," Keisha agreed. She wasn't afraid to stay there, realizing they wandered into a bad area late at night. But with Jaden's injury, she knew her vacation would be cut short.
Rob slid his arm around her waist and stood with her while the officer took her statement. The man finally closed his notebook and nodded at them. "Thank you for your time. Please be more careful late at night."
" We definitely will." Rob accepted the officer's offer of a ride to the hospital.
In the back of the police car , he held Keisha's hand. "How are you feeling?"
" Like I need a shower. But lucky, I guess. I feel bad for Jaden and Pete."
" I need to call his folks." Rob glanced at his watch. "I wonder what time it is back home?"
Jaden shrugged. "I have no idea. Maybe we should wait until morning. I don't want Jaden's parents freaking out."
" Yeah." He rubbed her hand gently. "So much for our vacations."
She looked at him. "I wish they didn't have to end."
Rob smiled slyly. "I don't suppose we could send Pete and Jaden home, and you and I could stay on the rest of the week?"
Keisha chuckled. "No, I don't suppose so. That sounds pretty great, though."
He pulled her into his arms and they kissed. "Maybe we'll just have to continue this in St. Louis, then. I'm not ready to let you go."
" Me, either," Keisha murmured softly, looking into his eyes.
" Here we are," the officer said.
Rob thanked him as they got out. He held Keisha 's hand as they went up the steps to the hospital and into the lobby.
" An ambulance brought Pete Turner in
" The gun!" Keisha called and Rob glanced up quickly. The gun-wielding man took aim, and Rob jumped up to grab him.
" Son-of-a-bitch!" Jaden swore and swung her purse into one of the men's faces.
" Rob, watch out!" Keisha hollered before the gun exploded.
He ducked and whirled around, kicking the man's gun arm, but Jaden still fell to the ground.
" No!" Keisha screamed, dropping next to her friend as the sound of sirens filled the air. The three men who could run took off, and Rob continued to kick at the fourth man as he lay in the street, semi-conscious. "Jaden!" Keisha scanned for an entry wound and found one in her left forearm. "Jaden, can you hear me?"
" Yeah." She blinked rapidly. "God damn it, I've been shot!"
" Yes, you have." Keisha smiled at her friend, knowing the injury wasn't life-threatening. She glanced over at Pete. "Pete! You okay?"
" I've been shot, too," he muttered.
" Yes, you have," she agreed again. She eyed his injury; it appeared to be a flesh-wound. He'd be okay, as well.
The authorities approached and took the downed man into custody. They called for an ambulance and Rob went to kneel between Pete and Jaden. "Everybody alive over here?"
" Thanks to you," Keisha told him.
" And you!" He stared at her, wide-eyed. "Remind me, if I ever see those high heels aimed at my balls to steer clear. You have one mean kick."
" I thought about taking the shoe off and nailing the guy with the heel." She grinned at Rob, and mouthed, "Thank you."
Nodding, he smiled back. "Don't go anywhere. The authorities need our statements."
" I'm not going anywhere without you."
He gazed at her intently one more time before the ambulance arrived and the technicians loaded Jaden and Pete. The driver gave Rob and Keisha directions to the hospital. "We'll be along as soon as we can," Rob assured the other couple.
" Hurry," Jaden implored Keisha. "I don't want to be here anymore."
" I know, we'll hurry." She looked at the supplies in the ambulance. "Can I have one of those antiseptic wipes?"
" Sure." The tech handed one to her and closed the doors between them.
As the ambulance sped off, Keisha scrubbed at her face where the man had licked her. She moved next to Rob and the police officer who took his statement.
" I'm sorry," the officer said to her. "This is not typical of the Cayman Islands. But occasionally a few bad apples slip in and try to ruin the whole barrel."
" I'm sure it's not," Keisha agreed. She wasn't afraid to stay there, realizing they wandered into a bad area late at night. But with Jaden's injury, she knew her vacation would be cut short.
Rob slid his arm around her waist and stood with her while the officer took her statement. The man finally closed his notebook and nodded at them. "Thank you for your time. Please be more careful late at night."
" We definitely will." Rob accepted the officer's offer of a ride to the hospital.
In the back of the police car , he held Keisha's hand. "How are you feeling?"
" Like I need a shower. But lucky, I guess. I feel bad for Jaden and Pete."
" I need to call his folks." Rob glanced at his watch. "I wonder what time it is back home?"
Jaden shrugged. "I have no idea. Maybe we should wait until morning. I don't want Jaden's parents freaking out."
" Yeah." He rubbed her hand gently. "So much for our vacations."
She looked at him. "I wish they didn't have to end."
Rob smiled slyly. "I don't suppose we could send Pete and Jaden home, and you and I could stay on the rest of the week?"
Keisha chuckled. "No, I don't suppose so. That sounds pretty great, though."
He pulled her into his arms and they kissed. "Maybe we'll just have to continue this in St. Louis, then. I'm not ready to let you go."
" Me, either," Keisha murmured softly, looking into his eyes.
" Here we are," the officer said.
Rob thanked him as they got out. He held Keisha 's hand as they went up the steps to the hospital and into the lobby.
" An ambulance brought Pete Turner in
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