“I don’t know, not yet.”
He eyed the clock. Time crept by one agonizing second after another. Finally, she said, “I think I can move now.”
“That’s good.”
He’d talk to her later about a plan of action if this happened when she was totally alone. Reiki could offer some relief andthere were techniques for doing it yourself. Waiting it out in the car wasn’t a practical answer.
When he saw her chest rise and fall, he pressed the engine button. He backed up slowly and drove very, very carefully to his home. The ranch sat on the canal and resembled a Frank Lloyd Wright design. The interior sported a lot of wood, high ceilings and comfortable furniture.
Once he parked and opened the garage door, he carried her inside. Her body was limp. He went through the kitchen and down the hall to his den. His reiki practice was here in the house before he joined the collective and housed a reclining chair with foam padding covered with cozy flannel sheets. He put a soft throw over her. He left off the lights except the one in the hall, so he turned on the salt-rock lamps and closed the door. The space was dimly lit and quiet, with no soft music or the sound of a waterfall. He didn’t turn on any lavender scent because both could stir the headache.
She woke up and squinted. “It still hurts.”
“I’m going to help with that.”
First he washed his hands with unscented soap. Then he put them in a hand warmer off to the side. He wouldn’t touch her, but he didn’t want her to feel even a modicum of cold.
Standing very still, he placed his hands over her ears for about three minutes, then behind the ears for threemore. Gentle tingling went through his palms to his fingertips. Without adjusting his stance, he positioned his hands over her crown. During those six minutes, they warmed even more.
Next, he hovered over her eyes. The tingling in his hands increased. After six minutes, he placed them on her throat chakra, or energy source, and kept them there for another six minutes. This one was vital because it helped balance the throat chakra.Among other things a blocked throat chakra could lead to neck pain. This time, his hands got hot. He left them in place,though, and waited a long time to feel the blockages release. Then, he backed away from the table.
And waited.
Not too long after, she awoke.
He smiled and said softly, “You’re in the reiki room in my house, and I did a treatment on you. How do you feel?”
Her eyes blinked a couple of times. “M-my headache’s gone. Like,reallygone.”
“I’m glad.” After a bit, she held out her hand. He grasped it. At her touch, an electric bolt shot through him. Wow.
“This has never happened to me. Usually my migraines last about eight hours. For the rest of that day until I get a good night’s sleep.”
“There are medical solutions to alleviating migraines.”
“No doctor I’ve had ever indicated anything but pills. And I’ve had the best.”
He opened the door and let the hall light flow in. Back to the chair, he said, “I’m going to raise the head of this now. You shouldn’t feel any pain going upright.”
Once she was seated, she said, “I don’t remember much about tonight. You. How I got here.”
“I was in the restaurant while you were arguing you’re your movie star boyfriend.”
“Hardly a boyfriend.”
“You left before us. Juliet and I exited about ten minutes later. I saw your car with the interior lights on. I found you in excruciating pain so I helped you with the medicine.”
She said, “My mouth feels yucky.”
“I’m afraid you vomited.”
“On you?” Her tone was horrified.
“No, on the blacktop. But you couldn’t drive and you were still in terrible pain after taking a pill. So I scooped you up, got youin my car, locked yours and drove you to my house to do a reiki treatment.”
“I’ve never gotten rid of one this quickly.”
“We can talk about it later. I’ll find some things you can try the next time if you’re alone.”
