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“And why do you look grumpy?” Pepper asks her fiancé.
Chase stands by the dresser with his arms folded. “I’m good. Was just looking forward to paying someone a visit—but someone already did and didn’t invite me to the party,” he grits.
Noah whacks him and moves to my bedside, tearing open the paper bag and removing the bottle. “Take one now. Another one before bed.”
I take the bottle to examine it. “Who prescribed these?”
“Pepper, we’re meeting with the contractors in twenty minutes.”
My friend jumps. “Oh, right.” She leans over to kiss my forehead. “Love you. I’ll call you soon.”
“Is someone going to tell me who prescribed these?”
Chase and Pepper step out but Noah doesn’t follow. Ignoring his presence, I shake a pill onto the palm of my hand and scrunch my nose.
“Don’t be a baby and just take it.”
“I can’t take these. They’re too big. I need to crush it first.”
“You’re kidding.”
“You know what, could you just leave?” I stammer.
He crosses to me. “Fine. Here.” He plucks the pill from me and squeezes hard before pouring the broken pieces into my hand.
Throwing my head back, I take the medicine, washing it down with a sip of water. "That tastes awful."
"Not if you take it whole," Noah mutters.
I groan and swing my legs over the bed, carefully placing them on the floor. Pain shoots through my body and I hold my breath to keep from screaming out.
I reach for the nightstand, but Noah catches me and lifts me off my feet.
“I need to wash up. I feel gross.”
Wordlessly, he carries me to the bathroom and steps inside with me.
He sets me over the vanity and turns the sink on before stepping back and waiting.
I don’t argue. Since I can’t stand for more than three seconds. I twist toward the sink and brush my teeth. Turning off the faucet, I stare at the counter across from me.
Noah follows my gaze. “Which one?”
“The green one with the purple cap.”
He lifts my cleanser and hands it over.
I wash and rinse my face and feel a towel pushed into my hands as I shut off the water.
“Is that it?”
“Now the white one.”
I squirt two pumps into my hand and apply the moisturizer.
“Anything else?”
I eye the toilet. “Just…one more thing.”
