Cal focused on putting one foot in front of the other. The water had been damned cold. And he had to keep ducking down into it. The pump’s float switch had broken and he’d pretty much had to rebuild it under water.
Up the basement stairs. It was a vast relief when the door closed and they were done with the basement. He passed up Gina’s offer of hot cocoa or tea in favor of a shower. Besides, Natalya was staggering, so he slipped a hand around her waist as she led them up the stairs. The two more stories up the stairways of the B&B took almost all she had left, but he didn’t think he was up to carrying her right at the moment. And if she hadn’t liked that he’d been wet before, he was thoroughly soaked now.
Just like him before, Natalya didn’t bother to turn on lights. However, the flight
