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She nodded Big o-round took another spin “Bottle of water,” she whispered

He was back a few seconds later “Drink,” he ordered

He put the bottle to her lips and she clutched it, drank greedily, gulping down the war it spill over her chin When the last drop trickled down her throat, she lifted her head and looked at theover her His hands were propped on his hips and he was slit-eyed with hostility

She could deal with hostility

“I’m okay now”

Her jerked his head in what she assumed was assent

“Thank you”

He jerked his head again Apparently he’d run out of names to call her Without a word, he walked to his car She heard a door sla Good Her Bad Saotten whatever he’d draped over her Dawn reached up, felt the softness of cotton A shirt? A sweater?

“Leave it on”

She looked up, startled He was back

“I checked ht have been the first stages of a smile “Turns out there were no flares in it, either You sure you’re okay?”

Dawn nodded The world had stopped spinning “It was just the heat”

“And the sight ofat you at a million miles an hour”

The sight of you coht, and hated herself for discovering that she hadn’t gotten past that He smiled, and she forced herself to smile in return as she rose to her feet He reached out a hand but she pretended not to see it