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He stretched to his full height. “What do you need? I’ll help—”
“No.” Her voice came out a tad breathless, thinking of him naked in the shower with her. Even though she could not remember the details, she figured he had helped enough last night. “I’ll be fine. I’m not completely helpless.”
He gave her a two-finger salute. “Yes, ma’am.”
She watched his backside as he walked from the room. Mmm mmm.
Hot. And he was taking care of her. There was more to her handsome firefighter than she’d originally thought and she fully hoped he hung around long enough for her to learn all the good stuff.
Tammy.
Cassie reached for her phone. Quickly, her fingers flew over the numbers. One ring, two.
“Hello.” Tammy’s groggy voice sounded like she was still in bed.
“You sound as bad as I feel.”
“Oh, Cassie. I’ve died and gone to hell.”
“Tell me about it.” She leaned back against the fluffy pillows. “When I woke, I wanted someone to shoot me.”
“My head feels like Spartacus raced his chariots from one temple to the other.” Tammy grumbled. “Now Thor is swinging his mighty hammer.”
“Tammy, are you okay?” Cassie had been worried ever since Mike’s evasive answer. She was supposed to take care of her friend. Be the designated driver and make sure nothing bad happened. At least nothing that Tammy hadn’t wanted to occur. Cassie could barely remember getting home herself.
“Are you deaf?” Tammy groaned as if it pained her to speak. “I just told you—”
“Are you alone?” Cassie interrupted.
Silence.
Shit. He’s still there.
“What? Oh … your sister still has the boys. I don’t think I’m up to getting them just yet.”
Crap. Cassie had forgotten about them. “Don’t worry about the boys. There’re fine.” At least they should be. “So, um … you’re not alone?”
She heard shuffling noises and rustling linen sheets. “Hold on a minute.”
What should she do? Hang up? Apologize?
Cassie threw back the covers and swung her feet to the floor. She felt too ill to pace. Finally, Tammy came back on the line.
“Okay. What’s up? Why did you call?” Tammy was back in control. She must have gotten her second wind.
“Took you long enough,” Cassie said crisply. “Did you forget I was on the phone?”
“I took some aspirin. With two boys, you learn to bounce back quickly. Even after a night of spontaneous drunkenness. What was I thinking?”
“Is anyone with you?”
“No, I’m by myself. Who would be with me? What’s with the questions?”
Cassie released a huge sigh. “Neither one of us were thinking. I just wanted to make sure you got home okay.”
“Didn’t you bring me home last night?”
“Um, about that …”
