forward to help her take her jacket off, noting how lightweight it was.
When the jacket was lying on the bed, both men winced. Marie’s clothes were soaked with blood from the accident. Jason immediately took off his own jacket and then his sweater, exposing his long-sleeved shirt underneath. “Here, take that bloody shirt off and put this on. It’s cleaner and warmer.”
“Here? In front of you?”
Jason laughed. “I’ve seen bras before, but we’ll be happy to turn around, if you’re shy.”
“Don’t bother. There’s nothing to see,” Caden sniped.
Jason shot Caden a look to shut him up. Marie ignored the quip and undid her shirt, pulling it down off her shoulder.
Both men audibly winced.
“Good God, Marie,” Caden’s voice went hoarse.
Marie followed their eyesight and saw that her entire shoulder and arm, along with her chest, were an angry black and blue. She slipped the other side down and saw the same bruising, but not to the same degree.
“Are you in pain?” Caden asked.
She nodded. “But my head hurts worse than anything.”
“We need to get you back to the hospital. You may have a blood clot,” Caden said.
“I can’t afford it.”
Caden shook his head with frustration. “You can’t afford not to. You could die.”
Tears came to her eyes as she finished removing the shirt, forgetting that the only bras she had brought were those in her wardrobe that might be seen by Caden, had he chosen to forgive her. The red satin demi-cup bra was laced in black and very sexy. Both Jason and Caden’s eyes dropped to the pert breasts that nestled perfectly in the lacy cups.
Marie cleared her throat. “Gentlemen, my eyes are up here.” She then hurried and slipped the sweater over , only to poke her head through the neck to see two men blushing. “You’re right. This headache is getting worse. We better go back.”
On the way back to Whitefish, Marie, sitting in the back of the Super-cab F150, leaned forward, her head in her hands, tears of pain streaming down her cheeks.
“Caden, I’mmm not feeling sooo gooood.”
“She’s slurring her words. That can’t be good,” Jason remarked.
Caden nodded and gave the gas a little nudge, praying that they didn’t hit black ice. When they arrived, Marie’s eyes had rolled back again and she was unable to communicate.
“Marie!” Caden tried to sound in control, but inside he could feel his stomach churning. He hated her…had spent the last six years pushing the love out with his hate , and yet he was mad with worry. Marie didn’t respond to his voice.
This time they didn’t leave. Taking up posts next to the vending machines, the men waited until the doctor came out to see them.
“I shouldn’t be giving you any information since you’re not related, but I don’t think there’s any harm in letting you know that she didn’t have any brain edema or blood clots, so it doesn’t appear to be hemorrhaging. However, when we did the MRI, it was clear that she was in the middle of a massive migraine. Do you know if she gets migraines?”
Caden didn’t want to acknowledge how intimate they had been, but there was no reason to withhold the information. “On occasion.”
“Well, considering her previous pain and damage from the accident, it probably triggered it. We’ve given her some medication for the headaches.”
“Did you see her bruising?” Jason asked.
The doctor nodded. “Yes. There’s not much that can be done for that and the cracked ribs. The air bag did that. She’ll recover, but she does need to take it easy for the next few days.”
“She doesn’t have money for any hospital stays,” Caden volunteered.
The doctor frowned and then sighed with resignation. “Okay, she can leave, but she has to have someone take care of her for the next few days.”
Caden turned to Jason and sneered. “This is going on her bill.”
The doctor raised an eyebrow. “Is there a problem?”
Jason shook
When the jacket was lying on the bed, both men winced. Marie’s clothes were soaked with blood from the accident. Jason immediately took off his own jacket and then his sweater, exposing his long-sleeved shirt underneath. “Here, take that bloody shirt off and put this on. It’s cleaner and warmer.”
“Here? In front of you?”
Jason laughed. “I’ve seen bras before, but we’ll be happy to turn around, if you’re shy.”
“Don’t bother. There’s nothing to see,” Caden sniped.
Jason shot Caden a look to shut him up. Marie ignored the quip and undid her shirt, pulling it down off her shoulder.
Both men audibly winced.
“Good God, Marie,” Caden’s voice went hoarse.
Marie followed their eyesight and saw that her entire shoulder and arm, along with her chest, were an angry black and blue. She slipped the other side down and saw the same bruising, but not to the same degree.
“Are you in pain?” Caden asked.
She nodded. “But my head hurts worse than anything.”
“We need to get you back to the hospital. You may have a blood clot,” Caden said.
“I can’t afford it.”
Caden shook his head with frustration. “You can’t afford not to. You could die.”
Tears came to her eyes as she finished removing the shirt, forgetting that the only bras she had brought were those in her wardrobe that might be seen by Caden, had he chosen to forgive her. The red satin demi-cup bra was laced in black and very sexy. Both Jason and Caden’s eyes dropped to the pert breasts that nestled perfectly in the lacy cups.
Marie cleared her throat. “Gentlemen, my eyes are up here.” She then hurried and slipped the sweater over , only to poke her head through the neck to see two men blushing. “You’re right. This headache is getting worse. We better go back.”
On the way back to Whitefish, Marie, sitting in the back of the Super-cab F150, leaned forward, her head in her hands, tears of pain streaming down her cheeks.
“Caden, I’mmm not feeling sooo gooood.”
“She’s slurring her words. That can’t be good,” Jason remarked.
Caden nodded and gave the gas a little nudge, praying that they didn’t hit black ice. When they arrived, Marie’s eyes had rolled back again and she was unable to communicate.
“Marie!” Caden tried to sound in control, but inside he could feel his stomach churning. He hated her…had spent the last six years pushing the love out with his hate , and yet he was mad with worry. Marie didn’t respond to his voice.
This time they didn’t leave. Taking up posts next to the vending machines, the men waited until the doctor came out to see them.
“I shouldn’t be giving you any information since you’re not related, but I don’t think there’s any harm in letting you know that she didn’t have any brain edema or blood clots, so it doesn’t appear to be hemorrhaging. However, when we did the MRI, it was clear that she was in the middle of a massive migraine. Do you know if she gets migraines?”
Caden didn’t want to acknowledge how intimate they had been, but there was no reason to withhold the information. “On occasion.”
“Well, considering her previous pain and damage from the accident, it probably triggered it. We’ve given her some medication for the headaches.”
“Did you see her bruising?” Jason asked.
The doctor nodded. “Yes. There’s not much that can be done for that and the cracked ribs. The air bag did that. She’ll recover, but she does need to take it easy for the next few days.”
“She doesn’t have money for any hospital stays,” Caden volunteered.
The doctor frowned and then sighed with resignation. “Okay, she can leave, but she has to have someone take care of her for the next few days.”
Caden turned to Jason and sneered. “This is going on her bill.”
The doctor raised an eyebrow. “Is there a problem?”
Jason shook
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