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“Leave it for now. We’ll sort that out later.”
She nodded tiredly.
Sounded like a good idea to her.
CHAPTER 12
Brand set out some of the things he’d bought on the bed. There, maybe this would all help.
Then he picked up the teddy bear that Sadie had gotten Derek to buy for his girl. It was a kind gesture. Derek seemed to be a decent guy and it was just a stuffed toy.
And yet, he wanted to put the bear in the incinerator.
“Probably a bit of an overreaction.” He’d let her keep the bear, since he was in a magnanimous mood.
But she was going to love the toy from him more.
And she would give it a name.
Going back into the bathroom, he stared down at her where she lay in the bath. She had her eyes closed still. She hadn’t fallen asleep, had she?
As he grew closer, she opened her eyes and stared up at him tiredly. Her usually bright blue eyes were dull.
“Come on, Bumblebee.” Lifting her out, he grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her before picking her up.
“Gotta dry off properly.”
“I’ll take care of that.” He carried her out to the bed and went to lay her down on her back.
“I’ll get the bed wet!” she protested.
“I put a change mat down.”
She glanced down at the bed where he’d laid out the oversized change mat. It was pale yellow with little bumblebees flying around on it.
“So cute,” she muttered.
“I thought so.” He put her down on her back and quickly dried her. He knew if he took too long she’d get embarrassed or cold, so he didn’t linger the way he wanted to.
Then he picked up a pair of panties that he’d already picked out. He held them up for her to look at. “What do you think?”
“Cute,” she said in quiet voice. Then she started to cough, attempting to sit up.
Fuck!
He was an idiot. He’d laid her down flat. Nurse Beverly had even told him to keep her elevated to help with the coughing.
“Fuck, baby. I’m sorry.” He helped her sit up, rubbing her back until the coughing started to slow. He didn’t want to leave her to get another glass of water, so he grabbed the baby bottle from earlier. Sitting next to her, he drew her against him and held the bottle to her mouth. She took a few sips, then turned away, breathing heavily.
“Can’t… breathe… nose.”
Right. Fuck. Double idiot.
“I’m sorry, baby. That was my fault. Are you all right?”
“Just tired.”
“Do you want me to let you get dressed yourself since I’m fucking it all up?”
