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“You got it. We got to take care of our women.”
He had that right.
She walked out of the bathroom just as he ended the call.
“Everything all right?” she asked.
She was dressed in a pair of jeans and a lightweight hoodie. They had to get her some warmer clothes. And a coat. He’d take her shopping for that while they were waiting for her car. Maybe some boots with grip. He’d checked her shoes while she was in the shower.
Yes, he knew he was being obsessively overprotective.
But she only had one pair of boots and they were lightweight without any grip or padding.
She was his charge right now. And he wasn’t going to let her slip over and break her hip.
“I just spoke to the mechanic about your car.”
She moved to the bed and picked up Wally, her worry worm, holding onto him tight.
Shit. He hated that she was so stressed that she felt like she had to hold on to her toy.
Yeah, right. Tell the truth.
You wish she was holding on to you.
“Listen, baby, it’s going to be fine.”
“It’s toast, isn’t it? How much will it cost to fix?” she asked.
“You don’t need to worry about it.”
Instead of looking relieved, panic filled her face. “What does that mean? Is it beyond repair? Oh my God! It’s because I ignored that light that keeps coming on, isn’t it? Damn it, Greer. When are you going to learn to pay attention to warning signals?”
“Whoa. Okay. First of all, I want you to take a deep breath and then let it out slowly.”
She completely ignored him as she paced up and down, muttering about warning lights, broken heaters, and people who honked excessively and how that should be against the law.
He wasn’t quite sure how that last part fitted in with everything else, but he ignored that momentarily. He needed to get her to calm down before she completely flipped out.
“Greer, stop and look at me.”
He waited. Nothing.
Okay. He stepped in front of her, right in her path so she would have to stop and look at him.
She walked around him.
Oh, heck no.
Turning once more, he stood in her way as she spun around. Grasping her around the waist, he picked her up until her feet dangled.
“Eek!”
Crap. He hadn’t meant to scare her. But he also didn’t set her down, unsure whether she’d start pacing and muttering again.
“What are you doing?” she asked, putting one hand on her chest as she gaped down at him.
“Getting your attention.”
