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She’d been so silent that her words startled me.
“My knee?”
“You were limping after chasing the mugger.”
“It’s fine,” I muttered. “I’m used to it.”
She frowned. “Maybe you should see a doctor.”
The suggestion was sowifelythat I had to hide a grin. Instead of embarrassing her, I grunted and then directed, “Get whatever you need for the night.”
She grabbed some soap and deodorant first, then faded away when she saw there were clothes. I thought it was cute how she blushed when she placed a package of panties on the counter.
I purchased some soap and deodorant too, but I also picked up Deep Heat.
With our stuff bought, little fuss coming from her when I paid on this occasion, though her smile was more befitting the gift of a diamond necklace than a package of panties and some toiletries, we returned to the bike.
A few minutes later, we were heading into another motel office. A room was rented for the night, and this time, we’d be staying the full night, not like we’d done yesterday. Something that was confirmed when she flopped on the bed again.
The only one in here…
Damn, I must have been more tired than I thought because I hadn’t specified two beds.
Still, the way she starfished on the bedspread had me smiling at the sight, but unlike last night, I ordered, “Go and shower.”
She mumbled under her breath, low enough that I couldn’t hear.
“Shower first, MaryCat.” I gently tapped her foot with my good knee.
“You go,” she countered sleepily, making a shooing motion at me with her hand, but the second she spoke, I leaned down, hauled her into my arms, ignoring her as she yelped, and carried her to the bathroom which was much cleaner than the other place.
“If you don’t want your clothes to get wet, then you need to tell me now because Iwilltoss you under the spray fully dressed.”
She gasped and, for the first time, glowered at me. “You wouldn’t dare!”
Enjoying the return of her fire, I smirked. “Watch me.”
Her glower darkened, then, out of nowhere, it faded and her bottom lip wobbled. “I can’t.”
“You can’t?” I asked her quietly as I lowered her to the ground. “Why not, baby?”
It trembled some more. “I-I can’t… I’m too tired.”
I pressed a kiss to her forehead. I shouldn’t have, but it felt right.
She didn’t argue either. If anything, she sank into me. I let my lips remain there, content to suck in her scent before I accepted I couldn’t stand like this all night.
With a sigh, I told her, “I know you are. But you’ll feel better. Come on, just have a shower, and then I got some liniment for your legs.” I sucked in a breath. “No funny business, but I’ll rub them for you if you shower.”
She peeped up at me, so fucking trusting that I wasn’t sure if she honored me or enraged me.
I knew she was exhausted. I knew I’d done nothing to make her distrust me. So I had to accept that those two things combined made her let her guard down around me, but was that wise? No.
I could be lulling her into a false sense of security so I could drive off and kill her in the fucking woods.
Didn’t she know how she was putting herself in danger by not—
“Would you help me undress?” Her cheeks practically glowed as the words rushed out.
