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had turned even more septic after Danny’s accident.
    He
thought of Lucy. She was a human, and yet he’d wanted to stop and help her. It
was probably because she was hurt and when he’d found out that a human piece of
scum had attacked her, it made him all the more determined to see that she got
safely to the hospital and was checked out. If only someone would have seen
Danny, maybe they could have saved him. Why did humans have to do such
despicable things?
    Liam
pulled onto the side road and approached the garage and his property from the
back alley. He’d check the car, see what needed fixing, and if necessary he’d
send out for parts and then stop by to see Lucy. Something he was looking
forward to more than he would have ever imagined.

 
     
    Chapter Four
     
    Lucy
decided to check out the crutches that Bear had given her last night. She’d
never used them before, and hoped she could get the hang of the damn things.
He’d told her she’d probably need to use them for at least a week and to avoid
putting weight on her foot so the leg had a good chance to heal. She put the
crutches under her armpits and leaned on them. She tried to get her
coordination together so she didn’t look like an idiot hobbling along the
hallway while she gave them a test run. She stopped by a window and peeked in,
seeing two babies in cribs, and guessed it was the nursery. They both looked so
cute. She remembered when her niece and nephew had been that small. Lucy moved
on to another area and saw a chart on the wall with anatomy she hadn’t seen
before. Was that a wolf’s outline and the next one a bear?   How strange for a hospital to have that
hanging on the wall…
    “Lucy?”
    She
jumped, letting go of one of the crutches when she heard a woman’s voice behind
her.
    “I’m
sorry for startling you like that.”
    The
woman who was wearing scrubs picked up the crutch and handed it to her.
    “It’s
okay … no problem.”
    “I’m
Dr. Charlotte Renner. Dr. McWilliams, Bear, told me you’d arrived here last
night and to check on you this morning.”
    “Hi,
nice to meet you,” said Lucy, trying to get the crutch back under her armpit.
    “You
want to walk back to your room and we can chat and I’ll check you out to make
sure everything’s okay?”
    Lucy
nodded.
    “Are
you handling the crutches okay? I know they’re tricky at first.”
    “Just
about.”
    “By
the end of the day, using them will be second nature to you. So, how are you
feeling this morning?”
    “Much
better than I was when I came in here. I think I was tired more than anything.”
    “You’re
from out of town?”
    Lucy
wasn’t sure how she’d handle any questions.
    “Yes,
I’m thinking about moving to Montana.”
    Why
had she said that? Mike had gone through the script for what she’d say if
anyone asked why she was in Big Sky Country.
    “I’m
not from here either, but it’s a great place to live. I even met my husband
here shortly after I arrived.”
    “Is
he a doctor too?” asked Lucy as they got back to the room. She saw a nurse
moving the bag and panic set in. “Leave that where it is!”
    Both
the nurse and Charlotte looked at her.
    “Sorry,
but I’m still a bit jumpy after what happened last night.”
    “I’ll
put it here so I can set your breakfast tray here,” said the nurse.
    “Sure,
that’s fine,” said Lucy, sitting on the side of the bed.
    “To
answer your question,” said Charlotte. “Nope, I’m the only doctor in the
family.” She pulled up a chair and sat. “In fact, you’re my first patient on my
first day back from maternity leave.”
    “A
new mom? How exciting. Did you have a boy or girl?”
    “Girl
named Bridget, and I’m already missing her like crazy.”
    “Bridget.
I like that name.”
    “Thanks.
In fact, I have a photo of her here.”
    Charlotte
pulled out a snapshot from the pocket on the front of her scrubs and handed it
to Lucy.
    She
was adorable, with dark curls and big blue