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“In bed?” she asked.
Panic started to take hold. This was . . .
“Am I in the hospital?”
Oh God. She couldn’t be here. What if they’d used her real name? How much was this going to cost?
“I can’t be here. I don’t have insurance.”
Fuck.
“They can’t enter my name into any databases.” Her breathing grew rapid.
“Shh.” Tanner stood, leaning over her. “Okay, baby, you really need to calm down, or I’m going to get a nurse in to sedate you.”
“You wouldn’t!” she cried.
He just shot her a stern look.
Damn. Seemed like he would do just that.
“That’s mean,” she muttered.
“That me, Meanie Malone.”
She snorted. That was actually a pretty funny nickname. She might have to use that when he was being Mr. Bossy. Not Mr. Fun.
“Don’t get any ideas.” He waggled a finger at her. “You’re not allowed to call me that.”
Yeah . . . too late.
Tanner sighed. “You’re totally going to call me that, aren’t you?”
She nodded, her head spinning slightly. She took a deep breath.
“Okay, baby?” he asked quietly.
“Just a bit dizzy. I really can’t afford this.”
“You don’t have to worry about medical insurance or your name going into the system.”
She raised her eyebrows.
“I told them you were my wife.”
“Tanner! You can’t do that! That’s fraud.”
“Eh, what are they gonna do about it?”
“Arrest you!”
“Don’t worry about that. Alec will bail me out.”
“Tanner.” She started pulling at the monitors attached to her. That’s when she noticed a needle in the top of her hand. She had a drip? Why?
“Stop moving,” he said firmly. “You going to injure yourself.”
“Tanner . . . there’s a drip.”
