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“You can’t go back there, ma’am” It was the nurse Will had just mentioned “The doctor said—”

“I don’t care what he said! Get out ofopen and Tori burst into the room Dressed in her black court suit with a fuchsia-pink silk blouse, she ind-tousled and out of breath, as if she’d crossed the parking lot at a dead run in her high stilettos

The sight of Will stopped her in her tracks “Oh, good Lord,” she breathed

Will rin “Tori, honey,” he drawled “You look like a chocolate-dipped strawberry Sorry I can’t get up and take a nibble”

She glanced sharply at Beau “Is he drunk?”

“It’s the pain meds,” Beau said

Bunching her fists on her slender hips, she glowered at her ex-husband “You should’ve been more careful, Will Tyler!” she snapped “How could you have let this happen?”

“You could ask the snake, but he’s blown to bloodybits” Will grimaced, unable to keep up the pretense that he wasn’t in excruciating pain

Tori, Beau noticed, was tre around the tiny roo chair and set it up next to the bed As she limpsed tears in her eyes

What happened between these two people who still clearly love each other?

“Does Erin know?” Will asked

“Only the little I was able to tell her She’s sleeping over with a friend tonight But I know she’s worried about you”

“Shefine”

“Are you doing fine, Will?” Her hand crept across the sheet to rest on his

Solimmered in one swollen eye “Don’t worry your pretty head about aze shifted to Beau, who stood in the doorway “Get going, ot a ranch to run”