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Now I knohy he called everyone but ash in his lip His speech is garbled, the way someone whose mouth has been shot up with novacaine sounds I’d have known instantly so and rushed to hi over for Sammy It’s only when Cooper winces that I realize he must have a cracked rib or two as well
"My God," I say, ainst his "What happened?"
Cooper kisses the top of lad you’re safe I heard about what happened to the reporter" His arhten around me "Thank God it wasn’t you"
But it was un isn’t going to change that, or ht think
Now obviously isn’t the time to tell hi brother’s condition than I am--or at least she’s more dramatic about it As soon as she sees his injuries, she shrieks, and flings herself at Cooper with asout and she isn’t wagging her tail
Unfortunately, Cooper can’t nudge his sister aith his cast as easily as he was able to nudge the dog
"Were you in a car accident?" Nicole wails "Was anyone else hurt? Were there fatalities?"
"No one else was hurt," Sa to take some se and rear-ended him, is all Kid is fine, Coop is fine Give the man some room, okay, ladies, whaddaya say?"
Sa New York accent and is easily able to co hat are probably stolen goods and hysterical twentyso off io make soone insane "When the hell has Cooper ever drunk tea? No one wants tea How about a real drink? Anyone? I’ve got some Key West lemonade already poured"
"Lemonade," Cooper says "Mmm"
I can tell that Cooper is on painkillers, and also that Sa I know injuries sustained in an accident froht when I see one At Fischer Hall, rooirls result in nasty notes left on refrigerators and bathrooes Roommate conflicts between boys result in fat lips and bruises exactly like the one bloo under Cooper’s eye
What happened to his foot, I can’t even begin to iine, but I know it’s not from any fender bender This is bad Really bad
I don’t kno bad until Cooper looks down at me, smiles crookedly (thank God he still seems to have all his teeth), and says, "Sure, I’ll take a lemonade, Jess And sorry I didn’t call, honey I was a little tied up"