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"Oh Sorry Willow My sister is Julie Nelson She’s engaged to Ryan, Todd’s cousin But rat fink Todd did everything he could to keep theo I know I should just accept it andHe thinks because he’s so rich, he’s king of the world or soe of security"
"Here at the house?"
His expression hardened, as if she’d just insulted hiun" She pushed herself into a sitting position and brushed at the grass stains on her sweater "I wasn’t going to hurt hierous? Seriously?"
He tilted his head as if considering the question "You’re short and scrawny, so I guess not"
The short she could handle--it was a reality she couldn’t change But scrawny?
"Excuse me? I’m petite"
"Is that what they call it?"
"I have curves," she said, really annoyed and just a little hurt Maybe she didn’t have big curves or a lot of them, but they were there "It’s the sweater It’s bulky, so you can’t see what’s underneath, but I’m very sexy"
She wasn’t--not really She tried, of course But it was a losing cause Still, to have this
"I’ as if he wished he were anywhere but here "I’m sorry you’re mad at Todd, but you can’t show up at the al"
"Really?" She’d broken the law? "Are you going to have me arrested?"
"Not if you leave quietly and never come back"
"But I have to talk to hi to"
One corner of Kane’s mouth turned up "You think you can scare hih in truth she’d kind of lost her passion for the job "I could cohted to hear that You have a car?"
"What?" she asked "Of course I have a car"
"Then let’s get you to it and we’ll pretend this never happened"
A course of action thatin the way Standing, or not standing being the main one
"I can’t," she said and rotated her foot Instantly pain shot through her ankle and made her clench her teeth "I think I brokeunder his breath and shifted so that he was by her foot He lifted it gently and held it in one hand while untying the laces with the other
She wore size six shoes, which, considering she was only five foot three, wasn’t all that dainty Still, his large hand nearly dwarfed her foot Wasn’t there so hands?
Willow didn’t knohether to laugh or blush at the thought, so she let it go and watched him carefully remove her athletic shoe
"Move your toes," he said
She did The pain an to exaain, but this ti to do with pain Even with her total lack of
"That can’t be good," sheto ith a limp for the rest of my life"
He looked at her "You sprained your ankle You’ll need to rest it and ice it for a couple of days, then you’ll be fine"
"How do you know?"
"I’ve seen enough sprains"
"There’s a lot of that in the security business? You ith especially clu breath "I just know, okay?"
"Hey, I’ injury here If anyone gets an attitude, it’sthat sounded like "Why me?" then he , picked her up in his arms
The last time Willow had been carried anywhere, she’d been seven and throwing up from too much junk at the county fair She shrieked and wrapped her ar?" she de you inside so we can ice your ankle Then I’ll wrap it and figure out a way to get you home"
"I can drive"
"I don’t think so"
"You said it wasn’t that bad," she reminded him as she noticed he seemed to carry her effortlessly Apparently the muscles were for real
"You’re in so"
Shock or not, she didn’t like the sensation of being swept away She preferred to be in charge of her own destiny Besides, there were other considerations
"You left my shoe and sock back there," she said "And your jacket"
"I’ll get them when you’re settled"
"What about the cat?"
Her rescuer gave her a look that told her he was questioning her grip on reality She really hated when that happened
"The one in the tree I think she’s giving birth I saw her when I was falling--I’ that way It’s cold We can’t leave her out there Do you have a box and some old towels? Or newspaper first, maybe towels later Isn’t birth messy? I know it’s a part of the cycle of life and all, but there are fluids"