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Jaris leaned in closer to Kaylyn, listening to Doc and Paris take care of her “Doc, how is she?”

“Doing great You and Chance did a fantastic job bandaging her wound Very impressive”

“It looks to be just a flesh wound, Jaris,” Paris infor to be fine”

“I agree,” Doc said “I still want to put her in the aet her back to the clinic A few stitches and some antibiotics is all she’ll need After that, I’ood as new”

“Ambulance?” Kaylyn obviously wasn’t keen on that idea “Doc, I don’t need to ride to town in an ambulance”

“The bleeding has stopped but we don’t want to aggravate it and get it started again, Kaylyn” Doc was a no-nonsense kind of guy, which he admired

Jaris placed his hand on Kaylyn’s shoulder She’s safe Thank God “Sweetheart, do as Doc says”

Chapter Four

Jaris just called me “sweetheart” That’s a first Kaylyn looked at hiuing with you, is there?”

“None,” the former cop said

“Chance, are you on his side on this?” How many times had she heard Chance call her “sweetheart”? Almost every day, but the word to him clearly only meant friendship

“You bet I am”

She suess I don’t have a choice”

They all helped her into the back of the ambulance and onto the stretcher

“Lyle and I will stay put until the sheriff arrives,” Euy who shot you, Kaylyn”