World Enough and Time by Gallagher Lauren

Author:Gallagher, Lauren [Gallagher, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2014-02-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

I was in the kitchen when the front door opened.

“Dani?” he called down the hall.

“In here,” I said. A second later, he appeared in the doorway.

“Hey you.” He came toward me, presumably to give his customary greeting kiss, then stopped, putting his hands up. “I’m sure you heard this a million times at the ER, but where does it hurt?”

I grimaced. “Everywhere.”

His expression mirrored mine. “You sure you’re okay?”

“You could kiss me and see if it makes it better.”

He smiled, but hesitated. His eyes flicked to his hands, then back to me.

I took his wrists and laid his hands on the sides of my neck. Carefully avoiding touching me except with his hands and his lips, he bent and kissed me so tenderly I almost forgot how much my body hurt.

When he broke the kiss, he gently lifted his hands off me. “So what happened, anyway?”

“Remember that skittish horse I was on the day you came to see me at the barn?”

“Yeah, the one that freaked out on you?”

I nodded. “The very one. I was putting him in the trailer, boss scared the crap out of him, horse freaked, and ended up pinning me against the side of the trailer while he was panicking. Twice.”

Connor grimaced. “Jesus.”

“I was lucky,” I said. “It could have been much, much worse, especially with a horse his size.”

“No kidding. And nothing’s broken or anything? They’re sure you’re okay?”

“I’m fine.” I put my hands on his waist. “Just a lot of bumps and bruises.”

He ran his fingers through my hair. It was a habit of his anyway, but probably also the only thing he could think to do that didn’t stand much of a chance of hurting me. “So I guess a little rough and tumble BDSM action is out of the question tonight?” He tried to look put out.

“I’ll make it up to you, I promise.” I laughed, then winced.

“You okay?”

“Yeah. My ribs don’t approve of laughing right now.”

“And being up and around on your feet probably isn’t helping either,” he said. “Wouldn’t you be more comfortable sitting or lying down?”

“Probably.” I started toward the couch, then stopped. “Okay, I swear to God this isn’t a come-on, but I think the bed might be a bit more comfortable.”

“You’re the one in pain.” He made an “after you” gesture down the hall.

He followed me into the bedroom and kept a hand on my arm while I eased myself onto the bed. Lying back, I bit my lip while my ribs protested every motion. Too late, I realized I’d only grabbed two pillows, even though I needed a third to truly be comfortable.

“Could you hand me that pillow?” I gestured toward the one that was just out of reach, flinching when that simple motion ignited fresh pain.

He picked it up. “Where do you want it?”

“Behind my shoulders. I can get it.”

“I’ve got it,” he said. “Can you sit up a little?”

I sat up, my eyes stinging when pain tore down my back and sides, but he quickly put the pillow where I needed it.

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