Page 35 of This Time Around


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Her hands still shaky, Katie pulled out her cell phone.

He could hear her side of the conversation, telling her sister about the fall and where they were going before she ended the call.

Her head sank back on the headrest, eyes closed.

Chase let her be as he focused on driving, maneuvering through traffic and turning into the hospital parking lot.He could see the ambulance had parked in front of the emergency doors, and the EMTs were taking Mrs.Simmons inside on the stretcher.

He hurried to park and turned the engine off.Katie’s eyes were still closed.He rubbed her arm, watching as her eyes popped open.“We need to go,” he urged, opening his door and hopping out.He slammed his door and ran around to her side.

“I’m not an invalid,” she said, lips pressed together.

He held out both his hands, palms facing out in a hands-off pose.When she got out of the car, he nudged her arm to walk faster inside.

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