5
Jana woke slowly with her head nestled cozily in someone’s lap. It was warm there. Safe.
The roar of a diesel engine was distant. Muted.
A cool hand rested for a moment on her forehead. She didn’t remember taking a lover to bed last night. She hadn’t taken one in a long, long time that she could recall.
There was a hard jostle, enough to make her head explode with pain. She might not see stars, but she felt as if she’d been hit by a nebula, maybe an entire galaxy.
“Shh, Jana. We’re almost there.”
She risked opening one eye and squinted up at Stacy’s breasts. A slight shift of focus and she saw her face looking down worriedly.
“Where…” was all she managed in a dry croak.
“Back of one of our pickup trucks. Almost to the hospital.”
“You’re not driving,” Jana could hear the racing e
