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God! Is
hands. The man lay crumpled on the cold concrete, a dark pool spreading beneath h
I held my breath, staring at his chest, waiting for movement. There-a shallow
y voice barely a whisp
My finger hovered over my phone, trembling, but then his eyes
e almost lost in the cold ni
voice shaking. "You need help
lolling to the side.
. Whoever had shot him could still be out there. If I took him to the hospital, whoev
et this, I know I
his body heavy and muscular even as he lay there limp. I bit my lip and di
oice came from the o
pick me up... by car
re you having one
t... Melrose and 152nd St. Please,
and not long after, we were putting the strang
y well, Melanie Walton. There's a
aid he couldn't go to the h
view mirror. "Your soft heart is going to get you in trouble. And
nort. He couldn't resist my cuteness, eve
he stranger to bed and clean the wound. He wa
at those ripped abs! And those t
e stranger had an enviable body,
need anything, call me and I'll see if I can help you, okay?" He kissed my forehead. "As soon as he
there, alone w
the 'patient' was stirring, his eyes fluttering open. He put his hand on his waist, feeling for something, but his eye
ll, things like 'wow, you're awake' or
stion was full of susp
eyebrow. H
found shot in an alley, in the middle of the night, and who refused to go to the hospital," I
s if he was asking where his
lied, my voice shaky. So, he wasn't just a vict
Okay, I wasn't fluent, but I had studie
fia?" I asked. Why b
m, you better keep it that way. I need a phone," he s
o digest," I said, following Spencer's instructions. The man looked at me suspiciously and I rolled my eyes. "Sir
o my mouth, not touching the utensil. He was hurt, and I didn't know if it was safe to transfer
dge of the bed, and brought the soup to his mouth. The man stared at me in a disturbing way, because at
, not answering a
ant to go to a hospital? My friend took the
then back to me. I touched the man's lips with the sp
ot a dangerous person!" I shook my
e him more. He really was insufferable! But he was hurt, and I would
ped his mouth. The man looked at me and
eplied. "A
here? I need a phone," he
thin line. "First, answ
, wincing from the pain. "If you think I won't do