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“Therese? What the hell is going on?” The overhead light ca Technicolor

It hurt her eyes and she closed the heap as Claudio cursed in voluble Italian

“What happened?” He dropped to her side, his hand on her shoulder “You are bleeding I will call an aeous husband, her eyes aith tears she was trying to blink back now that he was here to see theasped out around another wave of cra”

“Don’t need to…it’s ”

He picked up the phone and she cried out “No! Please, Claudio…” she gasped and then et o on “The bed Please Hurts…” She curled into a fetal position

He dropped the phone and then she felt a blanket settling over her He tucked it around her as he picked her up, but he did not lay her on the bed He headed for the door

“Where…going?” she asked weakly

“The hospital and you can save your arguments I won’t call an ambulance if that’s what you want, but you need a doctor”

“I’ve seen a doctor Told you…my pills…need theround out without breaking his stride

“Yes Surgery Not today”

“Yes, today If that is what you need, you get it now”

“Can’t”

“Why not?” he asked as he stopped in front of the intercom by their door

“Not safe” She looked at hi with another spasm of pain “Please I need the pills”