“I think you should go to the hospital now, Noah.”
“It’s not that bad. I just need to get back to the apartment. The police will likely call there soon for me to make a statement.”
“Are you staying close by?”
“Yes.” His face was hurting now.
“Right, let’s go.” She pressed something to his throbbing appendage. “I’m good with first aid.”
“Handy,” he muttered.
Minutes later, he was entering Ethan’s building. Luckily there was no sign of Roy. They caught the lift up and went into the apartment.
“Bathroom?” Lani asked.
He waved a hand in the right direction.
They made it there, and Noah took off his shirt, which was now soaked in blood.
“Let me look at you.”
He stood still and let her examine his nose. “I don’t think it’s broken, but I think you need to get that looked at.”
“I have a doctor friend who can do that tomorrow.”
“Did you lose consciousness at all?”
She was right there in front of him, her eyes close—lovely eyes. Blue, an unusual shade, he realized. Somewhere she’d lost her cap, and he saw her hair was black and cut short, so it stood off her head in curls. Her face was pretty, with soft arching brows, dark lashes, and nice lips. The sharp edges of her cheekbones suggested she needed a few pounds, but that could be natural genetics.
Sweet, he thought. Very sweet.
“Did I look like I lost consciousness? Because it’s always been my belief that if you do, you fall.”
She didn’t answer, just washed him with a cloth that was rinsed several times, and he let her because while she was doing that the fear and tension weren’t there. She didn’t think about where she was, alone with him, and right at that moment he wasn’t ready to say goodbye to her.
“Your eyes look okay.”
“So do yours.”
Her hands stilled, and slowly the cloth was lowered to the basin.
“I should go now.”
“Probably.” He cupped her cheek.
“I really need to go.”
“Soon.”
Chapter Two
“Your face is sore, and you’ve had a shock. You need to rest.”
“I would never hurt you, Lani. You don’t need to be nervous.”
“I’m not.”
“You are. Now you’ve stopped fussing, suddenly you’re filled with tension.”
