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    â€œHow’s the patient doing?” She walked into the room behind the other woman and stopped in front of her dressing table.
    Jericho sat up in bed just as she had left him, wearing the clean white shirt she’d found in his saddlebag. A dark beard covered his chiseled jaw, testifying to the fact that he was still too weak to shave. So far, he’d waved off Catherine’s offers to do the chore for him.
    Secretly she was relieved. Just being in the same room withhim put that strange heat in her belly. She didn’t want to be within inches of him. His dark, ragged hair was brushed back, drawing her eye to the scar on his left cheekbone. Though he still looked gaunt, there was a bit of color in his face.
    Davis Lee Holt, the sheriff, smiled broadly at Catherine. His blue eyes sparkled. “I think Jericho’s on the mend, Nurse.”
    â€œI’m glad to hear it.” She glanced at her patient, but couldn’t hold his gaze, which had turned hot and measuring.
    â€œWe sure appreciate you taking him in.” Riley Holt, a handsome, broad-shouldered man, flashed her a dimpled smile that made her wonder how his cousin would look if he smiled that way. “We’re gonna owe you a lot for this. We know he can be difficult.”
    â€œHumph,” Jericho grumbled.
    â€œIf you have any problems at all, you send for me.” Davis Lee’s eyes twinkled.
    â€œAnd you’ll lock him up?” she teased.
    â€œIf I need to.”
    â€œIs this the kind of nursing you were taught?” Jericho’s tone was light, but Catherine felt his intense regard like a touch.
    She smiled as the others chuckled.
    Susannah touched Catherine’s arm. “I brought a few things. Flour, eggs and milk.”
    The Holts had already done too much by paying for her mother’s burial before Catherine had arrived. “That wasn’t necessary, but thank you.”
    â€œI also brought some biscuits. I thought Jericho might like them.”
    â€œDo you like honey with them?” she asked her patient. “Haskell’s General Store had some fresh yesterday.”
    â€œHe’d eat honey on everything if you gave him a chance,” Riley said with a grin.
    â€œYeah, even tree bark,” Davis Lee added.
    â€œBiscuits and honey sound good,” Jericho said to Catherine. Pain drew his features taut, but he didn’t appear in any hurry for his family to leave.
    She saw him glance at his injured arm for the third time since she’d arrived. “I talked to the doctor about your hand.”
    That blade-sharp gaze shifted to her. “What about it?”
    â€œI had a patient in New York with a similar injury to his foot and ankle. He eventually recovered the use of both.”
    â€œSurgery?” Jericho asked tightly.
    â€œNo. I massaged his muscles every day and he worked on trying to bend his ankle.”
    Interest sparked in his eyes. “And it worked?”
    â€œYes. He was finally able to walk. He did limp, but he was pleased with his progress.”
    â€œIt’s worth a try,” Davis Lee said.
    Jericho’s gaze measured her. “And you’d be willing to do that for me?”
    â€œOf course.”
    For a long moment, he was silent.
    Catherine added, “If you want.”
    He gave a curt nod. “Thank you. When do we start?”
    â€œDr. Butler wants to check you again tomorrow. He can tell us then when to start and how often it needs to be worked.”
    â€œGood.” Jericho’s gaze went past her to the door. “Hello.”
    She turned to find Andrew standing there. By the saints, the boy moved as silently as a ghost. No wonder she hadn’t known about his nightly disappearances.
    â€œHi.” She smiled warmly and stepped toward him. “How was school today?”
    â€œAll right.” His blue gaze locked on Jericho.
    â€œHello, Andrew,” Susannah said.
    The boy’s gaze jerked to the