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“Oh, I didn’t notice.”
“You need some close watching.” Then he drew himself up straight, letting go of her.
And all she wanted was to beg him to touch her again.
“Are you all right?”
“Yes.” She bit off the Sir, even though the word lingered on her tongue.
“Are you claustrophobic?”
She nodded. “Sort of.”
“Sort of?” he asked.
“I like to hide in bathtubs,” she blurted out.
“Good to know,” he replied with a nod. “But I’m guessing that’s not the same feeling as being enclosed though since bathtubs don’t have a lid.”
Yeah, dumbass.
She dropped her gaze.
“Hey.” He grasped hold of her chin. “I didn’t say that to make you feel bad. I just want to understand what scares you. Okay?”
“Okay,” she whispered.
“Let’s see if we can work out a way to make you less nervous. Did you bring Ziggy with you?”
Her face lit up before she bit her lip. “Uh-huh. He’s in my handbag back with my clothes.”
“Why don’t we send Ian to get him so you can have him in the MRI with you?”
“Won’t people think I’m weird?” she asked.
“Who gives a fuck what people think,” Ian said. “If you need Ziggy, you’ll have him.”
She looked up at Ian like he hung the moon. Jameson couldn’t help but wish she’d look at him that way too.
“No one cares. I promise,” Jameson told her. “What about if you went feet first into the MRI machine?”
“That’s not what Doctor Evans said. He said I had to go head first.”
Jameson frowned.
“That Doc is a dick,” Ian muttered. “Asking her about past and current sexual partners. What’s that got to do with her hip?”
“Maybe he wants to make sure I’m not going home to have wild monkey sex with a harem of my own.”
She swallowed heavily at their looks. Jameson was the first to glance away. “I’ll have a word with him. But going feet first should be fine. I know it’s still loud and a bit scary, but we have some headphones and we’ll be able to speak to each other. Would that help?”
She twisted her fingers together. “I know I’m being a wimp.”
“Don’t you dare call yourself that,” Ian snapped.
Jameson waved him back and took hold of both of her hands again. “You are not a wimp. Everyone is afraid of something and we shouldn’t be made to feel bad about our fears.”
“Even you guys?”
