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“Slept fine But I’m sad to report that you still steal the covers If I hadn’t wrapped ”

Alexis laughed softly “Bad habits are hard to break Sorry”

“It’s okay, I still love you, but I feel bad for whoever you ”

“True story” Alexis climbed from the bed, stiff, and still not quite awake She needed coffee and quick She swung her legs over the edge of the bed, but as soon as she put pressure on her right foot, she nearly yelped from the shock of pain Well, if that isn’t a fine way to wake up She lifted her ankle and gri Crap, this doesn’t bode well Alexis tried to put soo She bit her lip “Em? We have a problem”

Emma plainly hadn’t heard Alexis “Can you be ready to hit the road in about an hour? I think the roads should be open by then,” E her hair

“E back down on the bed When Emma appeared with a concerned frown, Alexis said flatly, “Houston, we have a problem”

“What’s wrong?” But just as the question left heron Alexis’s ankle and she gasped “Oh my God! Oh no! That looks terrible, Lex We need to take you to the doctor It definitely looks worse”

Alexis had to agree, but she wasn’t about to ruin E it in the ER “It’s the weekend, which ht now I just paid for allon raular doctor’s office opens Besides, what can they do for my foot that I can’t?”

“What if it’s broken?” Emma fretted

“It’s not broken,” Alexis insisted, feeling fairly confident that she was right, but there was a shadow of a doubt that was dogging her It hurt pretty bad And the swelling wasn’t helping, either “I probably just need to ice it”

“And elevate it,” Emma added with a fatalistic shake of her head “There’s no way you can sit in the car for the next two hours”