Red Sky At Morning by Melissa Good

Author:Melissa Good
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781932300802
Publisher: Yellow Rose Books
Published: 2007-02-28T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter

Twelve

“YOU KNOW,” KERRY carefully buttoned a pair of Andrew’s old

pajamas around her fidgeting lover, “you could just go get this taken

care of.”

“Kerry,” Dar sighed, trying not to let the pain get to her. Too much.

“Sorry. I’m tired, and very cranky, and I just want to go to bed.” Her

shoulder had stiffened up, and despite a handful of painkillers, she

could hardly move her arm. It was making her a little nervous, and she

really wanted nothing more than to lie down and not stir for a while.

“Dar...” Kerry took a breath to continue their argument.

“Please?” Dar heard the break in her voice and winced. It had its

effect, though, because Kerry paused, exhaled, then put a gentle hand

against her chest. “First thing tomorrow, I promise. We’ll go right over

to Dr. Steve’s and let him take a look.” She gazed hopefully at Kerry.

“Okay?”

Kerry gazed unhappily at her. “No.” Her lips tensed. “Not okay,

because I hate seeing you in pain.” Her shoulders dropped. “But I guess

it’ll have to do. C’mon, let me help you get into bed.” She glanced

through the open bedroom door. “You want a heating pad or an ice

pack?”

Chino was already in her basket, her soft brown eyes watching Dar

with a worried expression. Andrew and Ceci had followed them almost

home, then had driven on toward the marina, accepting Kerry’s

assurance that there was no problem, Dar was just tired.

Now Kerry was beginning to doubt that reassurance. She’d tried a

dozen ways to convince her stubborn lover to let her drive her over to

the nearby hospital, but Dar steadfastly refused, preferring to suffer

from the noticeably swelling injury rather than submit to the emergency

room’s tender care.

On the other hand, she had to admit, as she helped Dar lay down in

the waterbed, her lover looked completely exhausted; and with their

luck, they’d end up sitting in the waiting room for at least three hours,

probably more. Kerry pushed Dar’s disheveled bangs out of her eyes. So

maybe she had a point. “Ice pack?”

Dar closed her eyes and luxuriated in the simple pleasure of lying

down. Her body relaxed, and that helped with some of the pain. She

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was very glad to be home, and still, and away from the uneasy company

they’d spent the evening with. Though the atmosphere had relaxed a

little as dinner progressed, the pain and the sullen looks from Chuckie

were enough to want to make her stand up and just chuck something.

Like her beer glass. “Ice pack.” Dar opened one eye and considered

the concept. “Yeah.” She gave Kerry an apologetic look, very much

aware of just how unhappy her partner was. “Thank you.” Her

uninjured hand reached out and slid up Kerry’s bare thigh. “I know you

think I’m being an idiot.”

Kerry sighed. “No, I don’t, but I won’t lie and say I really

understand it,” she said. “It’s what hospitals and doctors are for, Dar.

That’s why they get the big bucks, remember? I wish you’d let me take

you over; they’d have given you some painkillers, at least.”

Dar stroked her leg. “I’ll be fine,” she said. “It feels better already,

just being still,” she objected stubbornly.

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