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“Did Doc say you could do regular activities?” His brows rose when I mumbled a reply “I’m sorry, I didn’t hear that Was that yes or no?”

“No!” I yelled, feeling like a petulant child being scolded “But he also didn’t tell me to stay holed up in bed all daht But hell would freeze over before I ado outside and breathe in the fresh air”

Pushing away from the doorframe, he took my hands in both of his “I just don’t want you to overdo it,” he said in a quiet, gentle voice “You’re just getting over being shot, baby I don’t want you to have a setback”

“But I’ood to have someone to lean on Other than the rare occasions when my mom wasn’t stuck up my father’s ass, I hadn’t ever had anyone who cared aboutNow, it seemed I had an entire fa about hoas feeling, if I needed anything Loving me

“All right, let’s go outside for a little while But then promise me you’ll take it easy the rest of the day”

I ht have actually jumped up and down in exciteht back to bed I curbed the urge and linked h the clubhouse

“Hey, Kelli,” one of the ol’ ladies called when she saw , honey?”

“I’ood”

“Good to see you up, Kelli,” another said with a warh the main room

I returned her s to see the outside world, breathe in the fresh air Our bedroo to close in on me a little more every hour I was stuck in there

Instead of going out the front, Colt leda few sandwiches onto it from one of the platters that always see ain and walked out to one of the picnic tables outside

The back parking lot was like a ghost town No cars, noor just shooting the shit The air wasn’t as chilly as it had been lately, but Colt still sat close toup one of the sandwiches, he offered it to me

“Eat, then we’ll walk around the parking lot a little before you go back to bed”

I didn’t argue, figuring I would only be wasting my breath if I tried to just yet Instead, I bit into the turkey and cheese sandwich I didn’t know if it was the fresh air or if I was just that hungry, but I devoured the meat and bread like I hadn’t eaten in days rather than just a few hours

Quinn had broughtfor breakfast, but she had been too busy helping to watch all the kids running around the clubhouse to have time to keep me company Flick had come to take the tray a while later once I was finished, but she had been busy too I knew everyone had responsibilities while ere on lockdown, and I would rather have been helping them out than stuck in that damn room all by myself