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"No!" she finally said, reaching out for his aro the hospital I just need to get inside, please?"

She looked so broken up it he could hardly stand it Parking the Jeep again, he jumped out and practically sprinted around to help her out He had no idea if whatever she was feeling htheaded, and he didn’t want to chance her falling

Holding her close, he walked her into his apartment’s front room As soon as she sat on his sofa, she buried her face in her hands and sobbed Feeling completely helpless, Brandon sat down next to her and held her She continued to sob against his shirt He racked his brain, wondering what could have her so upset as he ss caive Clay that calood-bye

"Did" He stopped to kiss her head again as she struggled to catch her breath between sobs "Did soue?"

To his enorainst his chest but clenched her hands on his shirt a little tighter Whatever they argued about was obviously upsetting, but at least she wasn’t sick

He pulled away fro a few of her tears as they continued to floithout slowing He kissed her wet cheek then got up "I’ll be right back"

Rushing into his bedrooht it out to her, taking a seat next to her again and wrapping his arine what she could be so upset about Whatever it was, it wasn’t so the top of her head as he continued to run his hand up and down her back, he whispered, "You wanna talk about it?"

"She pro him as she pulled away to look at hiet on Clay’s onna do a run to Puerto Nuevo with him" She sobbed "A whole weekend to and from Puerto Nuevo on that death trap!"

Brandon stared at her, not sure how to respond to this He knew Regina’s late husband had been killed on a motorcycle, but they’d yet to discuss the details

"Babe," he said cautiously as he rubbed her thigh gently "Not everyone who gets on a bike gets hurt"

She stood suddenly "Yes, they do!" It took him a moment to recover from her sudden jurade school, my friend’s dad was killed on one In ue softball coach was killed on the way to one of h school, two different boys I kneere in accidents on theetable for years before he died Everyone I’ve ever knoho’d cos has died or has been very seriously injured" She looked around desperately "I have to call her!"