Page 93 of Hot Damn
“Are you sure? Can we trust what this guy says?”
“I think so. He’s got nothing to lose now; he’s already in deepshit. Plus I don’t think Draper has the connections to get anything else. Or the money.”
“What else did you find on Draper?” Natalie demands like she knows Ray has more information.
“Amos found a connection to Kristina Bancroft.”
“Walker’s ex?” The incredulity in Natalie’s voice has me tightening my hold on Cami.
Ray confirms with a nod. “Amos and I are working on finding the details. On a good note, I have a backdoor into Blaywood Private Hospital. We can get Cami there within the hour and they’ll put a rush on her test results so we can get her out before anyone figures out who she is.”
“Okay. Thanks. Can you coordinate that and stay with Beckett and Cami until they return to Baton Rouge?” Natalie questions.
“Of course.”
“We’ll also need someone to cover Whitney, Dana, and Fenton.”
“Mr. Barnes has his own security team, but I can brief them and send a couple of guys as backup if needed.”
“All right.” With a clap of her hands, Natalie gets everyone’s attention. “Dr. Kerns and Dr. Wendall, keep your phones on, we may need one of you to accompany Cami back home. Dana, find Whitney and Fenton, and do whatever you need to do to get Whitney home tonight.”
“Tonight?” I’m not sure I want Whit going home without me but the idea of leaving the woman in my arms…
“Yes. We need to offer the media as little as we can. Control the narrative as Cami would say.”
“I’ll get your number from Whitney and text you so you can keep us updated on Cam,” Dana says.
“Okay. And thanks for taking care of my daughter.”
“Of course. It’s only fair. You’re taking care of mine.” She offers a smile before turning to leave.
“On that note,” Natalie begins. “Ray, do I need to bring theEMTs in or do you want to do whatever to get Cami to Blaywood?”
“Up to you. As long as Dr. Kerns says she’s good to travel, I can drive the three of us to Blaywood, which will cut down on the number of people who know something happened.”
“Dr. Kerns?”
“I’ll check her again, but I think that should be fine.”
“I can do it. Can travel with them too, make it look less suspicious. Just two couples out for the night,” Dr. Wendall offers.
Ray eyes the young woman, a small smile curling his lips. “That’s good.”
“I’m comfortable with that if you all are.” Dr. Kerns’s gaze moves over everyone.
With no objections, and a plan in place, Ray ushers Dr. Wendall and myself, Cami still in my arms, away from the exit.
“We’re taking the south exit from the arena,” he explains. “My men have already cleared the path of people and there’s an SUV waiting for us outside the door.”
“Should I ask how you’ve got a back way into Blaywood?”
Ray laughs. “Nothing nefarious. I know the head of trauma. Went through the service with him years ago.”
“And you kept in contact?”
“I pulled him out of a situation once.”
“One you can’t give any details of.”
