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The pain in his eyes nearly had her carrying hi in there to make sure you don’t pass out"

"I’ll remind you this is the men’s locker room"

"So?"

His breath tickled her ear and his voice dropped to a growl

"So, the first tionna be in front of a bunch of other guys"

"Good point"

Thirty ame ended and the crowd disappeared, India paced until Dr Brewer ambled out "Is he okay?"

"It’s not as bad as I initially believed, but he insists he’ll be better off with you than at the hospital"

"With htfully "Are you up for taking care of hirizzly with a sore paw And we both knoon’t take pain et elected as bear bait?"

"Ask Colt He said that you…" Dr Brewer looked around and lowered his voice "You already played Nurse Ratchet when you shot hi tiue He’ll need funeral arrangeet finished with hied in his coat pocket for a sheet of paper "My ho"

"Your wife doesn’t h hunancy she can’t sleep Which means I don’t sleep"

"Thank you"

A freshly showered, but very slow ed a half-sainst the brick wall "Did Jay talk to you?"

"You should be in the hospital, not having et it" He closed his eyes "I’ll just go home alone and sleep it off Ain’t like it’d be the first time"

Guilt kicked in "Colt Look at me"

His eyes opened

"I’m sorry I’m just worried and I’m not qualified--"

"Don’t matter if you’re qualified, I just want you with et my car" India turned around as the side door slaure in his khaki uniform "What the hell happened?"

India froze Even Colt snapped to at Caaot a helluva headache"

When Caht behind hiave Colt a head to toe inspection "You refused to go to the hospital Big surprise

Although, I’ for hiether in the last teeks, he ends up injured"

"Shut up," Colt snapped "It has nothin’ to do with her"

Cam put up his hands in mock surrender "Sorry"

"You should be Why are you here anyway?"

"I need to talk to India" Cam motioned Doht That asshole ex-husband of Nadia’s keeps calling to find out where she and Anton have gone I’m afraid he’ll show up at some point and I don’t want her stayin’ alone"

India looked at Domini Tear tracks lined her face She’d wrapped her arms around her sto, even in Cam’s enormous jacket The poor woman was seriously freaked out and India didn’t blauy "Sure you can stay at et you set up before I leave--"

"Whoa Leave? Where you goin’?"

"To Colt’s house I’ht Dr

Brewer’s instructions"

"Huh-uh If she is stayin’ in your apartment, I want you there with her I don’t want her to be alone anywhere"

"Then why doesn’t she stay with you?"

Silence

Domini dropped her chin to her chest and studied her feet

Come on Cam, here’s your chance, take it and run Domini would rather be with you, not otta work at the crack of dawn and your apartht above the restaurant, so that et off shift I’ll take Colt home with me and keep an eye on him if you watch out for her"

"Her? She?" Domini said "I have a nadirectly in her ear that shut her up

"Colt? You okay staying with Caed "I’ll be lousy company It’s just as well Cam has to deal with me rather than you"

"It’s settled" Caht if I had a ith you? In private?"