She rolled her eyes at me as I walked around the bed to get her crutches. “Are you going to sit there and stare at me the whole time?”
“No. As much as I’d love to stare at you all day, I need to get back in the ring.”
I could have sworn I saw a flicker of disappointment in her eyes, but it was gone an instant later, replaced with a smile. “Well, I guess you’d better do that. We can’t have you getting flabby. How would you keep up your stamina when you’re fucking me?”
Chuckling, I bent over and pressed my lips to hers, nearly taking her back to bed. And I would have if it hadn’t been for the harsh shove she gave me, reminding me that she had other plans for the day.
“Tonight, and only after I’ve had my time at the bookstore.”
“Fine.”
It only took an hour to get her ready. Cleaning up was the hardest part since I hadn’t bothered to go out and get supplies to wrap her leg. I told her the weather was too bad, but really, I just liked to give her sponge baths and wash her hair. It occurred to me as I was helping her dry off that I might be taking things just a tad too far to keep her locked up in the house, but then again, she had been hit by a car, and the psycho was still out there.
My phone buzzed as I headed for the door. Cass was still hobbling around, grabbing all the stuff she needed to take with her, so I took a moment to check the messages, figuring it was another from Deke.
But it wasn’t.
Update. Meet at the station.
“Everything okay?”
“What?” I tucked my phone away and grabbed the bag from her hand.
“You were staring at your phone.”
“Oh, yeah. Just Deke asking when I’m getting back to the gym.”
“You didn’t answer him,” she pointed out.
“Well, he’s gonna see me in a few minutes, so I doubt it matters.”
She snorted at that, pushing past me. “Yeah, we’ll see if you actually leave the store.”
“Can you let me go first? Geez, woman. There’s ice everywhere!”
I hurried out in front of her, and as expected, the stairs were coated in ice. I’d have to pick up some salt since she insisted on going out. But for today, I’d have to carry her. There was no way she’d be able to walk on this shit.
“Give me your crutches.”
“I can’t walk without them.”
“You’re not walking. This is too dangerous. I’ll carry you.”
“That’s more dangerous than letting me walk on my own,” she argued.
“Cass, don’t fight me on this. We’re not leaving unless you let me carry you to the damn car.”
Her eyes blazed with fury and her jaw clenched hard, but finally, she gave in and handed the crutches over. She knew itwas pointless to argue, and walking into town would not only take forever, but would also wear her out before she got there.
“Fine.”
“Thank you.”
“Oh, I’ll thank you later tonight, but not at all how you’d imagine,” she muttered.
I sighed heavily at her dramatics and hoisted her into my arms, very carefully walking across the ice and into the snow-covered lawn where there wasn’t any. I didn’t like any of this. It felt wrong to take her out of the house where she could be injured, but I shoved that aside because I had to leave, too. At least if she was at her bookshop, I could have someone else look after her.
Delaney and Josie would no doubt be in town, even in this weather. They could look in on her, and I knew JR was watching Josie like a hawk.
