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The farther he went, the ed at him

He scanned the road ahead, but couldn’t see far So by the tracks in the snow that had only started to fill up again Then, suddenly, the tracks he was following swerved into a full circle and ended as they left the road

John brought his Jeep to a slow stop a few feet in front of the crashed vehicle The headlights of the other car were still on, the windshield wipers still keeping their frantic pace He flipped on his hazard lights, grabbed a flashlight, zipped up his coat, and got out to see if the driver needed help

A gust of wind sucked the air fros as he hurried back down the road Now that he was close enough, he could see that the car was angled in a shallow ditch A layer of snow had already begun to build up on the car’s roof and the driver’s-side

He used the sleeve of his coat to wipe away the snow and shone his flashlight inside The beam landed on the curve of a wonition flow through hih he had no idea fro about it, he opened the car door, praying she was still alive

Her eyes were closed and a dark bruise had for the left side of her forehead Her lips were parted, but it was too warlove to feel for a pulse, his eyes traveled down to see if her chest was

It was, and all he could do was stare She had fantastic breasts, and he was sure he could see just the barest hint of lace peeking out fro a pig and pressed his fingers against the side of her neck Her pulse see and steady

Her eyes fluttered open, likely from the chill contact of his touch, and she sucked in a pained breath

"Easy," he said in a quiet voice "You’ve had an accident"

A deep frown creased her brow and she lifted her hand to her head, looking at her fingers as if she expected to see blood

"What happened?"

"You slid off the road"

"There was a man in the road," she said in a confused tone; then fear widened her brown eyes "Did I hit hiht, but John held her still, pressing her shoulders back against the seat "Hold on and stay put I’ll check"

John couldn’t iht like this Chances were she saw a deer, but better safe than sorry The idea of sonore

He shut her door to help her stay warns of deer or er than he would have liked, since visibility was so low, but he trudged over at least a hundred yards in both directions, just to be sure There had been nothing but pristine snow

When he went back to her, she was standing outside, weaving unsteadily on her feet as she brushed snow off the front of her car

"I didn’t see anything," he told her

Relief made her voice faint "I don’t see any blood or dents on the car, either"

"It was probably just a deer"

She shook her head as if to clear it "I was sure it was a man"

"Could you have fallen asleep at the wheel?"

"Maybe," she said, though she sounded uncertain "Maybe I’ht from that bump on my head"

John’s breath curled out in a silvery pluet you checked out I’ll drive you to the hospital It’ll be faster than waiting for an ao to the hospital"

"You could have internal injuries A concussion"

"It wasn’t that bad I just need to report the accident"

John wasn’t convinced that skipping a hospital was a very s steadier by the second Besides, she was a groo up her own mind "I’ll stay with you until the police show Just in case"

"My cell phone won’t work out here I already tried Can I use yours?"

John had intentionally left his at the office, knowing that his vacation would be useless if his employees knew they could reach him Without it, they had to solve their own problems, since none of them knew the number of his cabin "Sorry Don’t have one You can use my landline I don’t live far from here"

"I appreciate the offer, but I should probably stay with erous We’ll report the accident froently pulled her back onto the road The fact that she leaned on a stranger for support showed just how unsteady she was Her sneakers were caked with snow and the legs of her jeans et up to her knees "We need to get you warmed up andout here in the snow?"

"I didn’t see any footprints, and you hadn’t been here long enough for your car to be covered, so if you’d hit so so weary and confused it ainst his side to support her over the slick ground, feeling the slihtened slightly and itched to slide down onto her hip