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gross.”
    “I can’t handle food right now. The doctor said that’s common after a concussion.” Josh looked from me to Stephanie and back again. “Did you come here together?”
    “We stayed here all night,” Stephanie said proudly.
    “Just you two?”
    “Yep, and look…” I twirled around. “No scars.”
    Stephanie rolled her eyes.
    “Steph, can I talk to Court for a minute?” Josh asked.
    She frowned, and he said, “Just for a minute.”
    She huffed and took her time leaving the room, and when the door shut Josh grasped my hand.
    “I wanted to ask you… I don’t remember what happened with the lift,” he said.
    I didn’t want to remember either. If I could permanently erase that memory from my brain, I would be ecstatic.
    “We just lost our balance. It all happened so quickly.”
    “Thank God you’re okay.” His voice became huskier.
    “Only because of you. You held onto me and broke my fall.”
    “I couldn’t let anything happen to you.”
    I sat on the bed and swallowed hard to stave off the tears. “When you blacked out… I’ve never been so scared in my life.”
    “I’m so sorry you had to go through that.” Josh massaged my back.
    I shook my head. “I don’t want to think about it. I just want to help you heal and feel better.”
    “The doctor said I can’t do any strenuous physical or mental activity until I’m symptom-free. So, basically I have to sit around and veg out.”
    “I can definitely help with that. We can watch lots of movies and listen to music, and I’ll do whatever you need. I’ll be a great nurse.”
    “Do you give sponge baths?” His smile was the biggest I’d seen since the accident.
    I laughed. “I’d love to do that, but it would probably lead to a certain strenuous physical activity.”
    He hummed softly in agreement. “That’s very true.”
    “We should probably let Stephanie back in. I think we had a tiny breakthrough last night, so I don’t want to ruin it.”
    “Okay… just one more thing.” His face grew serious, and he locked our fingers together. “I love you… so much… and I promise I’ll be back on the ice with you soon.”
    I caressed his cheek and ran my hand down to his chest, stopping on his heart. “I love you, too, and there’s no rush.”
    He pulled me close, and I rested my head on his shoulder. My lips brushed his neck with a sweet kiss.
    “I’ll wait for you as long as you need.”

Chapter Four
     
    A few raindrops splattered on my nose as I walked through Mrs. Cassar’s garden to the pool house. I knocked and opened the unlocked door, and I called Josh’s name when I didn’t see him.
    There weren’t many places he could go in the small space where I wouldn’t spot him. French doors separated the bedroom from the tiny living room/kitchen combination. I went into the bedroom and saw the bathroom was dark, so I took off my jacket and went back to the kitchen. The door opened, and Josh came in carrying a brown paper bag.
    “Hey, did you go out?” I asked.
    He set the bag on the miniscule counter space. “No, Mrs. Cassar picked up some groceries for me.”
    “I could’ve done that for you.”
    “I didn’t want to bother you.”
    “It’s no bother. I know it sucks not being able to drive.”
    He didn’t look up from where he was putting away the groceries, and I realized he hadn’t kissed me hello. He always kissed me hello.
    “Did you have any headaches today?” I lightly rubbed his back.
    “Not so far.”
    “I was thinking maybe you could have dinner with me at the restaurant before my shift. You can get a ride home with Mrs. Cassar later.” She always ate there on Thursday nights, so I knew I could count on her.
    Josh didn’t say anything; he seemed more interested in the jar of peanut butter he was holding. He hadn’t left his house in the four days we’d been back from Portland, and I thought a quiet Thursday night at the restaurant would be a good place to start. The doctor had prescribed