A woman got out. Awoman?
“Hi, I’m Juliet Sullivan. I was at the collective when he tripped.”
The passenger door opened.
Anabelle greeted her then said, “We better get to him.”
They circled the hood quickly. Oliver had swung his feet to the ground but hadn’t tried to stand. Anabelle read the pain on his face. Both she and Juliet bent in to get him up. Shaky, he leaned heavily on them as they walked to the house. Once inside, Juliet asked, “The couch or bed?”
“Couch.” Soon, he was stretched out.
“He can tell you what happened. But here’s a prescription from our doctor, Heath Elsworth. It’s for pain pills. I can go get it.”
“My pharmacy delivers. I’ll call it right in. Thank you, Juliet.”
“Do you mind telling me who you are?”
“My first name is Anabelle. We’re trying to keep our relationship quiet with all the danger your members are in. So best to stay anonymous.”
Juliet nodded, walked around Anabelle and said to Oliver, “I hope you’re okay here.”
“I am.”
Leaning over, she kissed his forehead. “Get that prescription filled.”
“Yes, of course. Thanks, Juliet. I’ll take good care of him.”
“We’ll stay in touch.”
Juliet left. Anabelle went to the couch and sat on the side of a cushion. “You can tell me about this but I’m calling in the pain medicine first.”
After she ordered oxy, she asked, “Do you want to sleep or talk now?”
“Heath said to stay awake so you can observe me.”
“I’ll watch for signs of a concussion.”
Oliver blew out a heavy breath. “Three of us met at Harmony. No one’s going there alone, which turned out to be a good thing. I opened my practice door, went a few steps inside and tripped over a barbell.”
“A barbell?”
“I keep weights in my closet. I like to do them through the day.”
“No wonder you’re so buff.”
A smile edged across his face. “You think I’m buff?”
She made a show of squeezing his bicep. “You know you are. Back to what happened.”
“I don’t know. Iamsure I didn’t put the big weights in front of the door, nor did Finn, who uses them sometimes.”
“So someone planted the barbell there?”
“I think so. Heath called us on the way over. He phoned the police. Our contact is coming over here as soon as he can get away. I hope that’s all right.”
“Of course it is. As long as you take the oxy when it comes.”
“I want to stay awake. I only have a headache.” The other signs were confusion, nausea, memory loss and vision changes.