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“I take it you two know each other?” Shelley asked as she jotted down numbers from his telemetry

“He’s hbor,” Sarah explained

At the sa”

Sarah’s gaze cut to Jude “In case you forgot, whatever was between us ended earlier tonight”

“What’s between you and I hasn’t ended Never will” His oxygen en saturation had dropped below ninety percent

Concern filled Sarah She needed to focus on his health, not be having a personal conversation with hi at all

“Jude, please, stop,” she pleaded, adjusting his oxygen tubing “Just stop talking and breathe deeply or I really will put the vent back in”

“I couldmy breath away if it would help,” he offered

“You taking a deep breath would help Several deep breaths” Sarah turned to Shelley “Go tell his crew he’s awake and they are welco as they can keep him quiet”

Shelley nodded and went to get his coworkers

Jude sucked in a deep oxygen-rich breath, griered by his fractured ribs and bruised chest Then he took another, and another His oxygen saturation instantly rose and Sarah sighed with relief

“I tell you I’oodbye to you ever, and you tell me to breathe?”

She took a deep breath herself, then blew it out slowly “You don’t knohat you’re saying, Jude You sufferedYou’re not yourself”

“Then who am I?”

“Injured Tired Confused”