Mr. Congeniality by Sherry Lewis

Author:Sherry Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2002-08-25T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

FURIOUS WITH HIS WEAKNESS, Dean clenched his teeth and tried to pull himself together. Through the haze of pain, he saw Tyler jump from the truck bed and come to stand beside him.

“Are you okay?”

Dean didn’t trust himself to open his mouth. He shook his head and touched his other hand to his shoulder, but even the slightest movement made the pain worse. He closed his eyes briefly and bit back a moan.

“Dude, where are your pain pills?”

Tyler sounded worried. Dean must have been hallucinating. He tried to pull the bottle from his pocket, but the pain was too severe. His hand fell uselessly to his side and he fought to control the sudden stinging of tears in his eyes.

“Don’t move.” Tyler slipped his fingers into Dean’s pocket to bring out the bottle himself. “How many? One? Two?”

Dean managed to lift one finger.

“You got something to take this with?” Tyler shook a pill from the bottle and pressed it between Dean’s tight lips. He disappeared for a split second, then came back and held something cool against Dean’s mouth. “Swallow, dude. You got it down? You okay?”

Dean nodded, and Tyler stuffed the prescription bottle into his own pocket. He sat back on his heels, glowering as if he really cared. “Dude, what did you do that for? I could’ve loaded this stuff myself.”

The genuine concern on Tyler’s face stunned Dean almost as much as the pain had. He tried to answer, but he still couldn’t concentrate enough to make his voice work.

Tyler scrambled to his feet and came around behind him. “I’m going to get you into the truck, and you’re going to sit there while I finish loading up. And then I’m driving us back to the ranch. Where are your keys? In the ignition?”

Dean nodded.

“Okay, then.” Tyler slipped his hands beneath Dean’s arms and lifted him to his feet. The kid’s strength amazed Dean, but not half as much as his gentleness. If Tyler had hated him, this would have been a golden opportunity to make sure Dean knew it. Instead, he was handling Dean with kid gloves. It almost convinced Dean that Nessa and Gary were right.

Maybe Tyler did like him a little.

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