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“Absolutely. But just watch your symptoms, keep warm and do nothing for the next 24 hours. Oh, and take your temp every half hour just to make sure it stays normal.”
“Nothing for twenty-four hours?” Brit squeaked out.
“Nothing,” he repeated.
“What about me?” Luke asked.
“Kim said she would take care of you, so you’re both free to go... after I take your temperature of course.” Doc smiled.
“Of course,” Luke laughed. “You wouldn’t have it any other way would you Doc?”
“You got that right!”
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DEAN PULLED AS CLOSEas he could to the solarium door to let his passengers out. They all climbed down from his truck and hurried inside while Jasmine held the door open for them.
“Brit I was so worried about you,” Jasmine said, throwing her arms around her.
“Careful there girlie,” Kim warned. “For the next 24 hours these two are to be treated like fine china.”
Luke laughed. “That’s a little unnecessary, isn’t it Aunt Kim?”
“No, not at all. I’m not sure what Doc told you but both of you could have died today. Hypothermia is no joke,” she said as she closed the door. “Come on, let’s get you too settled in front of the fireplace for now.”
With that she walked through the solarium and into the hall. “Jasmine, can you go into the kitchen and heat the pot of soup that I put in the fridge earlier this morning, please.”
“Yup, I’ll do that,” Jasmine said and veered off into the hall that led to the kitchen.
“Come along you two,” Kim said, walking toward the front foyer, they then crossed into the living room. Kim walked over to one of the wingback chairs and started to drag it in front of the fireplace. “Once Dean comes in, I’ll get him to start a fire.”
“Aunt Kim, you really don’t have to go to all of this trouble,” Luke said as he took hold of the other chair.
“Tttt, tttt, ttt.” Kim held out a hand. “Leave that, you’re not to be doing anything, remember?”
Luke ignored her. “Dragging a chair isn’t that big a deal. Besides, other than being a little tired, I feel fine.”
“Well do that and that’s it. If something happens, not only will Doc kill me but so will your mother.”
“Fine.” Luke agreed just as Dean walked into the room.
“What are you guys doing?” he asked, looking at the chairs.
“Doc said they need to keep warm and do nothing, so that’s what they're going to do,” Kim said, as she stood there with her hands on her hips.
Dean looked at his watch and raised his brows to her. “Kim... it’s 5:30 pm do you expect them to sit there all night?”
“Well... no. We can bring down a couple of mattresses for them to sleep on in front of the fireplace.”
Brit spoke up. “Don’t go to any trouble for me. I’ll sleep in my bed with Jasmine, otherwise she’ll be scared all alone on the third floor.”
“Don’t be silly,” Kim said. “It’s too cold up there for you. She can stay in one of the guest rooms on the second floor.”
Luke glanced at Brit and saw the look in her eyes, she was protective of the teenager. He could see her sneaking up the stairs in the middle of the night if Kim insisted. “If you’re bringing two mattresses down for us, what’s one more? Jasmine can camp out on the floor with us.”
Brit flashed him a smile. “She’ll like that.”
“That’ll work too. Come along Dean,” Kim said as she made her way to the front staircase.
