m doing?" Ethan shot her a sideways glance, a slight

xpression on his face that hovered somewhere between a smile and

ason. He carried her back to the bedroom, put her d

he family doc

her quietly rubbing her ankle, stari

his even

, and for a second, Emma thought

he actual

at first," she replied, her tone softer as she slowed her

him with a nod, followed by

her a

cour

one to Emma's swollen red ankle. He squatted down, pressing gent

u try rotating y

but the motion only

movement, Dr. Ramos stood upright a

ce pack wrapped in a towel for the first couple of days, then switch

acob, show them out." Then

a breath and gave a half-smile

he showed her always came with t

towel and ice in his hand

he noticed her trying to get up. Dropping the towel and ice

d, motioning towards the smal

Oh, ok

ly followed his instructions and propped her foot on t

carefully placing the cold towel on he

felt like he'd thrown a pebble into the still w

ly icing her

ow. All those thoughts of letting go that she'd worked so hard

rts?" Ethan a

asually spoke up like it was habit. But when he looked u

he

-just how intimate wha

g that the ice cubes scattered across the floor, and stood

m today? He actually did all th

nly one person had ever ma

e more flustered he felt, a kind of panic creep

e knowing that the Hunt family's daughter-in

n turned and walked straight out of t

it, the sparkle in Emm

the melting ice scattered around-and that little war

she was mis

.

ek l

p.

Desi

stay too la

Manager Lee saw Emma still w

it,

her back a bit. So, she'd been squeezing in extra hours to cat

...

eaned back with a big stretch, r

ard drive, grabbed her bag,

outside that she realized th

now..." she muttered, walking along the

ind her. A sleek, silver Maybach pulled

d at the car. When the window slowly rolled

ng here?" she asked, surpr

as based on the west side of t

ct to run into you, though," he said, stepping

re," Emma replied, chuckling li

d a ride home? Not easy to find

ched her reactions, taking in eve

up. That's when he found out her marriage to Ethan w

he showed up now-no ne