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level imaginable. The fact that she had a smoking hot body didn’t hurt, either.
    “Yeah, this is Caine. What can I do for you, sir?”
    “Caine! This is Captain Winston. I need you to come in a little early this evening. I know you just worked off this morning, but we have a bit of a problem here and we need to call in some people. Even the new guys are being called in.”
    Michael sat up in bed. While it was a distinct possibility for him to be called in the event of a riot or disturbance, he had dismissed it. There had not been a riot at a Virginia prison in over a decade, and conditions didn’t seem that plausible for one to happen at Black Mountain. He had been taught that most riots had very distinct signs that were often overlooked before it broke out. Those signs were no longer overlooked. The slightest hint of a disturbance – even a small one – was dealt with quickly and without much problem.
    “Yeah, I can do that, sir. Can I ask what happened?” Michael answered.
    “It’s not a riot, if that’s what you’re asking, Caine,” Captain Winston said, laughing. “You’re not gonna see anything on the news or anything like that. We’ve just had a rash of call-ins today and we had to send a couple officers home early. We’ve had a couple fights today and had some injuries, so we are down five more officers.”
    Michael’s heart skipped a beat. The likelihood of a fight was high at a maximum-security facility such as theirs, but this was the first time that he had been privy to it. “Shit! Is everybody all right?”
    “Yeah, we sent all five of ‘em to Bluefield Regional to get checked out, but they are going home as soon as they get cleared. We had a dozen new intakes today, and they seem to be the ones causing all the problems, so SHU is getting a little crowded. Nothing we can’t handle, but we need some more hands on deck.”
    “Sure thing, Captain. What time to I need to be there?”
    “Get here as soon as you can. We definitely need you her by three o’clock. When you get here, report to me. How far away do you live?”
    “I can be there in about twenty minutes or so.”
    “Good deal. See you soon, Caine.”
    Michael hung the phone up and tossed it on the bed. He wanted to go back to sleep, but there was no point in it now. Might as well get up and get going. It was going to be a long night. Add another couple of hours to his shift, and it was going to be an extremely long night. He got up and sauntered into the kitchen, where Lindsey was feeding Anna in her high chair.
    “Morning, sunshine. I take it that you have to go in early, babe,” Lindsey said.
    Michael went to the refrigerator, grabbed an oversized can of Red Bull, popped the top, and took a long swig. Lindsey laughed, and fed Anna another spoonful of applesauce.
    “Ah. Going to be one of those kind of nights, huh?”
    Michael kissed the back of her head. “I’m not sure. I’ve only been there four months, so I’m not sure what one of ‘those kind’ of nights is like, but yeah I do have to go in early.”
    “Well, we need the money and I have to go in to the hospital, too. I’ve already called my mom, and she’s going to watch Anna until I get off. Since her place is on the way to the hospital, I thought it would be easier than trying to get hold of the babysitter.”
    Michael slurped down another drink of Red Bull. “Sounds good. More call ins?”
    “Yeah, something like that. Everyone is freaking out over this new virus going around.”
    “Shit. What is it?”
    Lindsey shrugged. “Not sure. Some have had seizures while others became extremely violent. It’s a crapshoot trying to diagnose it properly, but it is quite the nasty little bug. Valerie texted me about your CO buddies. It appears that two of them got bit on the hand.”
    “Bit? Damn. They are testing for HIV, Hep C, that kind of thing?”
    “Yes, they are. Poor guys are going to have to take that nasty ass medication for a while, too.”
    Michael