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I came on scene, she was already resting. I decided sleep was better for her than waking her.”
    “She can’t hear,” Cosmir said.
    “I’m sure her hearing will return by morning, possibly sooner. Considering the reddish cast to her skin, it seems she was rather close to the fire.”
    Cosmir nodded. “It had eaten its way into her apartment and was fast closing in on her. If the window hadn’t been open, if she hadn’t leaned out, we would’ve never known she was up there. Her brother works with me, but she’d told him she was going out for the night.”
    “So you’re one of the firemen?” the doctor asked.
    “I’m the one who saved her.”
    Dr. Montgomery smiled. “Then I’m sure she’ll be anxious to speak with you, once she’s able. It’s probably going to be a few days before her voice returns to normal, but she should be able to communicate better by morning.”
    Cosmir moved out of the doctor’s way, allowing him access to Caitlyn. He watched as the doctor checked her hand then turned to a cabinet across the room. Removing gauze, some tape and some sort of ointment, he returned to the bed and began treating the minor burns. When he was finished, he checked her other hand. It was apparently burned as well because he began bandaging that one, too.
    When the doctor was finished, he put his supplies away and gave Caitlyn a reassuring smile before turning to face Cosmir.
    “She’ll be fine now. I’ll have one of the nurses bring her something for the pain. It will have to be an injection though. There’s no way her throat is up to swallowing pills.”
    Cosmir nodded his understanding and shook the doctor’s hand once more before the man hurried out the door.
    Cosmir picked up his pad and pen. Is that better ?
    Caitlyn nodded and blinked slowly. He figured she must still be tired and didn’t want her to stay awake on his account.
    Sleep. I’ll be here when you wake up .
    She smiled and closed her eyes.
    Cosmir settled himself in the chair, ready to keep watch over her all night, since he had already arranged for Katy to stay with a sitter. There was something about Caitlyn, something that drew him to her side. Maybe he felt protective toward her because he’d been the one to pull her from the flames, but he had a feeling it was more than that. Whatever drew him to her, he hoped she would allow him to spend enough time with her to figure it out. It seemed Jake had gotten his wish. Cosmir was more than a little intrigued by the female, and wondered how she felt about children.

Chapter Four
     
    Caitlyn glared at the sun creeping through the blinds. Her back ached from sleeping on Jake’s sofa, but she’d refused to kick her brother out of his bed. It had been a week since she’d been home from the hospital and she wasn’t any closer to figuring out what she was going to do. She’d contacted her insurance company after she’d gotten home from the hospital and they were working on her claim. The entire building had been consumed by the fire and Caitlyn had lost everything she owned.
    Thankfully, she had some money in savings to get her by until the insurance company cut her a check for ten thousand dollars. It wasn’t a lot when she thought about having to replace all of her furniture, kitchen things, linens, and everything. Her clothes alone had been worth a decent amount, especially her shoes. But regardless of the value of the things lost, her insurance paid a flat ten thousand dollars and not a penny more.
    She heard the shower kick on and knew Jake was awake, which meant there would be coffee brewing soon. No way in hell was she touching his special coffeepot. Damn thing had more buttons than an Xbox controller. As far as Caitlyn was concerned, there should be one button. The On/Off button. She liked things simple when it came to her kitchen appliances. Hell, she liked simple in all aspects of her life, not that they ever turned out that way.
    Shoving the covers off her legs, Caitlyn