Free Never Say Never (Lakeview Contemporary Romance Book 3) by Melissa Hill

liquid out in a way that Olivia had seen millions of times on TV but had never thought she would witness in a real-life situation like this. Then, he sat the girl up and carefully placed the syringe in her hand, helping her guide it towards the correct spot – somewhere on her calf. Then, and Olivia didn’t know how he did it, but somehow – under the girl’s panicked direction – Peter began to crudely administer the injection. After what seemed like an age, the girl stopped shaking but within a few minutes more her colour had returned to normal.
    Panic over.
    “What was it?” Olivia asked Peter later, once the ambulance arrived from nearby St Vincent’s, and the girl had been safely loaded into it. Still shaken from the drama of it all, the two of them had forgone the remaining afternoon’s lectures and had stayed drinking very strong coffee in the cafeteria. “What was in the syringe?”
    “Adrenaline, according to the paramedics,” Peter stated flatly. “Apparently allergy sufferers carry supplies around with them, in case this kind of thing happens.”
    “What did happen?” Olivia asked him. She had barely heard what the paramedics had to say, although she did overhear something about some kind of shock.
    “She was allergic to something in that sandwich,” Peter said. “She took one bite, had a serious reaction and began to go into shock – anaphylactic shock, the paramedic said.”
    “Anaphylactic shock, from an ordinary chicken bap?” Olivia couldn’t believe that something so innocuous could have such an effect. She had heard the term ‘anaphylactic shock’ before and knew that this was something that could happen to people who were allergic to penicillin or some anaesthetic drugs. Strangely, she also recalled the term being used in that film My Girl after poor Macaulay Culkin’s character was stung by bees.
    “Wow Peter, she could have gone unconscious or died or something, couldn’t she?” she said, more to herself than to him.
    He nodded. “They reckon that if she hadn’t got the adrenaline in time, she would almost certainly have gone into a coma.” Peter shrugged. “Yes, I suppose she could have died.”
    “Oh, wow,” Olivia said, her eyes widening as the realisation hit her. She put down her coffee cup and lovingly squeezed his arm. “Well done, love – you actually saved that girl’s life.”
    Peter shrugged again. “I suppose I did,” he said, with a proud smile.

    A week later , the girl was waiting for Olivia outside one of her lectures.
    “Hi there,” Olivia said, recognising her immediately. “How are you feeling?”
    “Fine, thanks to you and your um …” she looked around, as if expecting to see Peter appear behind her. She seemed quite shy, Olivia thought. Her blue eyes were darting here and there and she appeared almost afraid to look directly at Olivia.
    “Oh, it was all due to Peter,” Olivia said easily. “I hadn’t a clue what to do. I’m really glad you’re OK.”
    The girl smiled, as if unsure what to say.
    Olivia looked at her watch. “Listen, I don’t have another lecture till two – do you have time for a coffee?” When the girl looked startled, Olivia grimaced. “Oh, sorry – can you drink coffee?”
    The girl’s nervous expression finally broke into a smile, and she fell into step beside Olivia. “No, I can drink coffee – it’s just a few things I have to be careful with.”
    “Really? Like what?” Olivia was fascinated. Imagine having to live your life not knowing whether something you eat could kill you? How did she manage? “Oh, I’m Olivia, by the way,” she said, realising that she didn’t yet know the girl’s name.
    “Robin.” She smiled softly. “And I suppose I just wanted to thank you and your friend for helping me the other day. If you hadn’t found my adrenaline kit …” She trailed off as they reached the cafeteria.
    “Scene of the crime, eh?” Olivia said, trying to lighten the atmosphere. It was obvious