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invalid.” Lucas arched one dark eyebrow at her and then pointedly looked at her head, then her foot. “I’m not intimidated by you, Lucas. I know that right now it all looks bad and I’m not going to lie to you, I feel like I ran into a brick wall.”
    â€œYou basically did.”
    â€œBut,” she interrupted, “I am a grown woman and can take care of myself. I don’t need you to carry me around or treat me like I’m going to break.”
    â€œYour ankle could be broken,” he reminded her.
    â€œStill bringing that sunshine, huh?” she asked, and Lucas finally smiled again. “I don’t think it’s broken. It hurts but I can put some weight on it.” They were silent for a moment and then Emma looked around or rather, toward the door.
    â€œWhat’s the matter?”
    â€œIs the snow still coming down?”
    â€œâ€™Fraid so. Why?”
    Emma chewed on her bottom lip for a moment before answering. “Well, it’s just that, after I got a look at myself in the bathroom mirror, I was just sort of wishing for my overnight bag. My clothes are dry but a little stiff and I would love to be able to change.”
    â€œI hate to disappoint you, but right now there is no way I would venture out there and down that hill to your car again. That will have to wait until morning.” Lucas knew he was one hundred percent justified in what he was saying, but hated the look of utter dejection on Emma’s face. Without another word he walked into the bedroom, coming back out in less than a minute.
    â€œI don’t have anything in your size, obviously,” he began, “but I put out some stuff you can change into and if you want, you can take a shower while I finish making dinner. How does that sound?”
    â€œHeavenly,” she replied with a sigh. “Thank you.”
    Lucas stood back and let Emma hop back toward the master suite. It killed him to do it, but he wanted her to feel comfortable and to trust in him. If she wanted his help, he would gladly provide it, but as of right now, he was smart enough to realize that she was trying very hard to remain independent. Lucas was a reasonable man. He just wasn’t sure how long he could let her keep this up. As soon as he heard the bathroom door close, he reached for his phone and called his father.
    â€œLucas! This is a surprise. Twice in one day!” his father’s voice boomed over the phone.
    â€œWell,” Lucas began, “I had a bit of a surprise myself.”
    â€œReally? What’s that?”
    â€œDon’t even try to play innocent here, Dad. I think you know perfectly well what surprise I had.”
    William stayed silent. Clearly he was waiting for Lucas to take the lead.
    â€œWhat is the matter with you?” Lucas snapped, stepping into the office off of the kitchen just in case Emma came out and heard him. “How could you make Emma drive up here in a storm?”
    â€œWe didn’t know there was going to be a storm, Son,” William began calmly.
    â€œOh, really? Because thanks to your inconsiderateness, Emma got hurt!”
    â€œWhat? What happened? Is she okay?”
    â€œNo, she’s not okay,” Lucas snapped. “She has a damn concussion, I think, and a sprained ankle and her car is in a damn ditch! What is wrong with you? How could you do that to her? What was so damn important that you had to risk her safety?”
    â€œI have no excuse, Lucas. I forgot some paperwork that I wanted to look over and I thought I was helping Emma.”
    â€œHow was inconveniencing her helping her, Dad?”
    â€œShe never takes any time off. I thought if I could at least get her away from the office, I could make sure that she actually did something for herself.”
    â€œDid it ever occur to you that she doesn’t take any time for herself because you don’t let her?”
    â€œExcuse me?” William said, his tone