It was on their way to the address Torrence had given him that Jim saw the
wreck. And with him being a cop, it was just instinct that he pulled over,
looking at both the blond woman and.. Priest? that lay on the grass. He
drew closer and held out his badge "Jim Ellison.. what happened here?"
Kristin:
She smiled down at him, brushing her hair out of the way; "You know
Philip, I think next time I can stand to miss out on a bit of the 'exciting
times', and go with a bit of the 'ho-hum' times..." Kristin's smile faded as
she looked up at the badge the cop was showing them. Ellison?? Oh
no...Claire had mentioned her uncle was a cop, and he looked vaguely
familiar-perhaps from the airport? Kristin couldn't be sure.
"Uh, hello Officer. Actually you're just in time. I need to get my
friend to the hospital and we seem to have, uhm, misplaced our ride..."
Although she was sure that making jokes to the police probably wasn't always
the best idea, Kristin was going to follow Philip's lead; it helped to ease
the worry they both had over what was happening to their friends.
Kristin figured this was the best way to get Philip to the hospital
a.s.a.p.; and if he wasn't hurt too badly, he could come with her to meet
Derek and the others. And if he was hurt, at least she knew he would be
safe in the hospital while she continued on...
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