Chapter 52

“I’m sending him for x-rays right away. It looks like he’s still carrying a bullet in his leg, he’s got a nasty gash on his shoulder, and his pretty face has been deeply scratched by what looks like pieces of rock,” observed Laura as she held up a small chard she had pulled from one of Steve’s cuts.

“Yeah, it’s probably pieces of rock that hit my face when the bullet hit the boulder next to my head,” responded Steve as he recalled the battle he had the previous day. “I was lucky the guy was in such a hurry to shoot me. He pulled his shot a little, and he missed. I didn’t.”

Laura glanced at Gwen with some surprise as Steve finished his statement, but she kept her professional demeanor. “Once we determine that you’ve got no internal injuries, I’ll let you take a quick shower and shave in our staff facilities. Once you’re bandaged, you’ll be limited to sponge baths for a day or two. There’s going to be a boat load of reporters outside and you need to look human. We don’t no