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"I haven’t even started to rea for me"

"What?"

"Inside the coat closet, on a hook above the light switch¸ is a key ring Can you grab it?"

"Where’s the coat closet?"

"End of the hall past the elevator"

In all the times Amery had been in Ronin’s place, she’d never noticed the pastoraldoor She found the keys and brought them to him

He selected a key with a circular end "Below the call button on the elevator panel is a small open circle This key fits it Turn it until the word lock appears in red letters on the panel"

"And I’ the elevator car up here so no one else can get in"

"Good thing I planned to stay over" After locking the rooain She crouched next to hiurney in the hospital, Ronin hadn’t seemed this helpless "Tellan aony," she briefly closed her eyes, knowing that admission probably hurt hiers through his hair and he winced at the contact "Where are your painkillers?"

"On the kitchen counter"

"I’ll get theet a pillow and a blanket"

Ronin raised his head, and she saw it pained hih rooht--"

"You said you’d be inyou to that"

"You are so stubborn What if I roll over in the ht and soht there beside me"

God The man was relentless "Stand up I’ll help you to your rooainst the platforier Denver Broncos jersey "Where’d you get the clothes?"

"Zach brought theet off" She pulled the jersey, trying to free his aret you off"

"Please focus"