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“Oh, that’s not necessary.”
“It is necessary if it’s hurting you. You might have bruised your tailbone, which would make sitting in a car for hours painful.” He helped her roll over, supporting her.
“Is it all right if I raise your sweater and lower your pants slightly?” he asked, aware that she’d tensed up.
Of course she was going to be nervous about being in a position like this with him looming over her. He needed to be more aware of her reactions.
“I . . . okay,” she whispered.
“I’m only going to touch you lightly. I won’t pin you down or anything.”
“I didn’t think you would.” Her voice sounded stronger now, so he thought it was safe to move her clothes.
“Good girl.” He had to distract her. “Why did you drive instead of flying to Billings?”
“Fly? With my bad luck? No way. Not happening. I’d probably cause the plane to crash and kill all those people.”
“Your luck is that bad, huh?”
She sighed dramatically. “It’s the worst.”
He bit down on his lip. It wasn’t really funny that she thought she had such terrible luck that she’d cause a plane to crash. But he had to admit that he liked when she got so dramatic. It was cute.
And a bit crazy.
“Poor baby. Maybe we should see what we can do about getting rid of your bad luck.”
“What? Like an exorcism?”
“I don’t think you’ve got the devil in you, baby,” he told her gently.
“I wouldn’t be so sure.”
“All right, so your tailbone doesn’t really seem to be broken or too bruised.”
“You’re sure it’s not broken?”
“I’m sure. But I’ve got an ice pack in my bag. I’ll activate it, and you can lie on your front for a while with it on your bottom.”
“You carry ice packs in your bag of tricks?” she asked as he helped her stand. “Is it like a magic medicine bag?”
“It is.”
Her eyes widened as she stared up at him. “Really?”
“Definitely.”
“Can you climb inside and visit other lands? Does it turn into a magic carpet and fly you places? Or . . . ooh, ooh, can you fit like a whole house in it and it never changes size?”
She was practically jumping up and down in excitement. Yeah, her tailbone was just fine. But he’d insist on the ice pack anyway. Just to make sure.
“Well, to be honest, I’ve never tried to get an entire house in there or had it turn into a magic carpet.”
“Aw.” She pouted.
He ran his finger over her lower lip, before helping her lie back on the bed.
“But it is magical. It has a treasure chest.”
