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It could be hard to tell, I was sure There were five people stuffed into the tiny roo I was fairly sure she would have a hard ti care of, especially since the scratched part ofaway from her

“That would beher attention, and the full force of her gaze

It felt like she could see right through me

It was almost as if she’d stripped me naked in the ten seconds it took her to take me in

Then she offered her hand to me as she walked closer

“My na you up today,” she introduced herself

I took her tiny hand init as if she’d burned me

Electric shocks had poured into my hand from hers the moment our skin touched, and both of our eyes had widened

“Are you a doctor?” I asked

She shook her head “No, I’m a PA, or physician’s assistant Is that okay?”

I nodded “Yeah”

Was she even old enough to be that? She looked to be twenty two at et accomplished?

She nodded her own head, and then gestured to the bed with her hand “Have a seat and leton”

My sister didn’t bother to move at all, which hy I sat on her

“Godda at my back with her knees to free her hand

Lennox’s eyes narrowed at Payton “If you’d move off the bed, then he wouldn’t have sat on you”

Payton narrowed her eyes at Lennox, but nonetheless moved off the bed and went to her husband

Max yanked her down onto his lap and promptly covered her mouth with his hand when she would’ve

When Iin front ofmy face, but my hands

I looked down, surprised that she’d even seen them over the bloody scratches on my face

“Your knuckles ht need a little Derood Open and close your hand forher tiny hand in mine “Good, squeeze”

I did, unsure of if she wanted me to really squeeze, or just show her that I could

I ith just showing her that I could so I didn’t crush her hands

She looked like a crier

“Excellent, I don’t see anything other than that wrong That face of yours, though, will probably need a few stitches Once the nurse gets them cleaned up, I’ll come and take a look, okay?” She asked, eyes on mine

I nodded, trying to figure out just what it was about her that was so different So intriguing

She didn’t give lance, and the room stayed silent for a full

“Did she look like that girl off of House to you?” Payton whispered to her husband

House, the TV show

Payton was obsessed with that show and the show’s main actor, House