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“She’s babysitting me. That’s all.”
“Okay.”
“Don’t say ‘okay’ like that.”
Lainey smiled. “You could do a lot worse, you know.”
“I know. I could have Cabe spending the weekend with me.”
She put her hands on her hips. “That’s not what I meant.”
Gage nodded. “I know what you meant.”
“Are you ready to go?”
“I’m more than ready to go.”
She pointed at him. “And you’ll be good and listen to Sydney?”
“I’ll be good.”
“And listen to Sydney?”
“Yes. I’ll listen to Sydney.”
She smiled. “Good boy.”
He shook his head. “You know I’m older than you, right?”
“I know. But when men are sick or hurt, they generally regress to children.”
“That is so not true. And kind of a sexist and prejudicial generalization.”
She cocked her head. “I’ve been a nurse for four years. I’ve seen it time and time again.”
“Maybe I’m an exception.”
“And maybe you’re not.”
He scowled. “Aren’t you supposed to be nice to me?”
“As your nurse, yes. As your cousin, it’s okay to tease you a little. To get back at you for all the times you, Cabe, and Paxton ganged up on me.”
Gage laughed. “Ah, good times.”
“Not for me.”
“You loved the attention.”
“It was like I never got to be the oldest child. Even though in my family I was. All six of you guys were like older brothers.”
“You didn’t mind when you got picked on in school.”
She smiled. “That did come in handy.”
“We’ll always come to your rescue, Lainey.”
“I know. And I’ll always want you to.” She moved to the door. “Now, I need to get back to work.”
