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"Gaaaaah," was all I ed as the kitchen floor rushed up and hitfloor, why did it have to move when I&039;d had a terrible, terrible shock? Oh, wait I&039;d fallen and I couldn&039;t get up That old lady in the commercial had a buzzerWhere wasme a buzzer! The queen has spoken "Tooout"
Nick (?) helpfully dripped s my hands between his while Marc tried to check my vitals
"Why do I always do this?" he bitched "Why do I ever try to get a pulse or BP off you?"
"Because you&039;re an idiot in every tie to shout that into the bell of his stethoscope
"I ize" Sinclair&039;s dark eyes ide He was rubbingto start a fire "My poor queen! I should have predicted your reaction"
"Why? When have you ever been able to do that? I&039;ht" If I had a dollar for every time I ended up ass over teakettle, smack-o on the floor when I was startled or freaked or shot, I&039;d-well Since Sinclair&039;s fortune was now mine, I actually did have a dollar for every time "Let me up"
"No," at least three of them said at once Then Marc added, "Your pulse is seven I&039;ve ht?"
"It&039;s just a lot to take in"
"Tellabout you is incompatible with life"
"Not my pulse, dumbass Nick, if you drop one more fruity drop on me-it&039;s in my hair!-I will take you to at least three shoe sales"
He jerked his glass away so quickly he almost dropped it Ah-ha! So this was a potent weapon in both timelines Excellent
One of the worried faces above mine was Garrett&039;s He looked like he did in my timelinesort of rumpled and fierce, like he could dart off at any moment and his clothes wouldn&039;t hinder him He was too thin-I alanted to hook him up to a milkshake IV-and he was sort of flinch-ey