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“Like a ga to radiate up her leg and she winced

“Exactly”

When he’d created a big enough hole, he held out his hand “Can you make it over here? I’ll pull you out”

She put down her hands to crawl to the opening, but the moment her knees touched the floor she cried out

“I can’t,” she answered, breathless with pain that felt like needles sticking through her kneecaps

“Go on your butt,” he suggested calet ht out”

It took a while but sheTo as he anchored them under her arms and pulled her free When she was out, he picked her up and gathered her in a strong embrace

She wrapped her ar bulk “I’ve never been so glad to hear your voice,” she whispered, her voice clogged with tears “The lightning hit and it felt like the whole thing exploded”

“It did”

“How did you knohere to find me?”

He started walking down the hill, away from the ruin of the barn “Your car and purse were at home I didn’t pass you on the road on the way to the house, so it only o up”

“For once I alad of your common sense and powers of deduction” Ascradled in his arms, she felt silly “Tom, put me down I can walk”

His eyes skittered away fro the command “It’s okay, I can carry you”

“But…”

“Indulge rinned “Letarmor for once”