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modest in my Hooters uniform. Or at least the shorts, since I’m topless under this sweatshirt. But hey, kept them from having to cut off my shirt when they brought me in.
    “Think you can make it to the car without rupturing anything?” Cade asks.
    “I’ll manage.” I slide off the gurney, and slip as soon as my feet hit the floor.
    Cade catches me.
    “Thanks,” I mumble.
    He puts his arm around me, and I wrap mine around his waist—he’s way too tall for me to reach his neck—and we hobble in this manner to the car, which is waiting for us outside the hospital.
    Cade takes me around to the passenger side, and opens the door.
    I look around for paparazzi, but don’t see any. “No cameras,” I say, as he gets my butt onto the seat.
    “I’m not that famous.”
    “Besides,” a female voice says, “they don’t know he’s here.”
    I jump and turn.
    And find Amélie sitting in the driver’s seat.
    She smiles. “Feeling better?”

Chapter 11
    We drive in silence, and Cade, the asshole, sits in the back.
    Cade and I are silent, anyway. Amélie, is not.
    “And then we went on the snake roller coaster. Remember?” She looks in the rearview mirror at Cade as she’s done thirty-seven times now since leaving the hospital parking lot.
    “Viper,” Cade says.
    “Yes! That was so fun.”
    She looks at me. “I’m so glad I went to Six Flags instead of Disneyland that day.”
    “I bet,” I say, and try not to groan.
    She’s so… perky.
    I pull my eyes away from her chest. Jealously will get me nowhere.
    Although I wouldn’t mind having that sweater she’s wearing. My sweater is less than flattering, and I constantly feel like it’s in danger of sliding down too much and revealing a tit at any moment, even though I’m just sitting here and not moving.
    I look at my broken phone in my hand and lament my loss. Amélie brought it and my purse for me. And a candy bar, which I’ve long finished. I hate it when she makes it hard to hate her.
    “So fun,” she repeats.
      Six Flags is where they met. Cade was with his friend Corey, and they saw Amélie and her friend Grace sitting on a bench. Cade waved, and the two girls came over.
    And the rest is relationship history.
    I can only hope the relationship itself is too.

Chapter 12
    Amélie doesn’t stop talking on the way back, reminiscing about when she and Cade first started dating, but I stop listening about the time we exit the hotel parking lot.
    When we get to her building, there’s a valet to take the car, and Cade puts his arm around me as we make our way up to her apartment.
    “You two are so cute!” Amélie squeals as we wait for the elevator.
    When we get in, I’m reminded of earlier, Cade pinning me, kissing me, his hardness.
    I cross my arms over my chest and try to steady my breathing.
    “Oh, love, are you cold?” Amélie asks. “You can take a nice hot bath when we get back.”
    “I’m fine.”
    “I insist.” She pinches my cheek.
    I stare at her. Her smile looks insane.
    “You’re just so cute! ”
    “Uh. Thanks.”
    She turns to Cade. “I love your sister.”
    Cade sighs.
    In the apartment, Amélie puts on a movie while Cade walks me to the bathroom.
    “I’ll make popcorn!” I hear her call as Cade shuts the door.
    “She’s nicer than I thought.”
    Cade shakes his head.
    “You don’t think so?”
    “She’s nice,” he agrees.
    “And beautiful. She manages to be all made up no matter what time it is.”
    “I guess.”
    I stare at him, contemplating pushing it. But I don’t want to seem jealous. “So, are you here to help?”
    “Huh?” He looks around, like he’s stunned to find himself here. “Oh. I…” He shakes his head. “Sorry, I’ll leave you.”
    “Wait.” I grab his arm before he can open the door. “Can you help? My shoulder hurts.”
    “You’ve fallen enough recently.” He grabs the sweatshirt, begins lifting, and suddenly I get embarrassed.
    “Wait!”
    He stops.
    I pull my arms in, place