Thick snow blanketed the surrounding countryside, with drifts several feet deep in places. He couldn’t imagine how an ambulance would manage to negotiate these roads in such appalling conditions, which made it all the more imperative that they get through. ‘A couple of miles.’ Lucy angled the light from the torch so that she could see the map. ‘There should be a turning down here on the left any second now…There it is!’ Max slowed the car to a crawl before he turned into the lane. Even so, he felt the rear end slide sideways and held his breath as he steered into the skid. The last thing they needed was to end up in a ditch! ‘I’m glad I’m not driving.’ Lucy grimaced as the car righted itself and they set off down the lane. ‘It’s horrendously slippy.’ ‘It is. I can’t see an ambulance making it up here, can you?’ Max observed, resisting the urge to look at her. He needed to keep his attention on the road, he reminded himself, then sighed. Just sitting next to Lucy was distracting enough.
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