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go back to bed.” She moaned and her body shuddered.
“You’re sick. You need medical attention.” The doctor had warned nausea or fever could indicate a post miscarriage infection.
“Reed. Please. Just leave me alone.”
“No.”
Reed jerked to his feet and strode toward the man walking over to him. Three hours of waiting in the ER and finally someone was coming to tell him what the hell was going on. “How is she, doctor?”
“The good news is her symptoms are not the result of any complications from her recent miscarriage.”
Thank God. “Then why is she sick?”
“She’s picked up a stomach virus.”
His brows furrowed. A stomach virus in the middle of the summer?
“I’m not surprised given the stress she’s been under both physically and emotionally. We’ve given her an IV to increase her fluids and a prescription for anti-nausea medication. What she needs now is rest. Acetaminophen every four hours to reduce the fever.” He glanced at his watch. “She’ll need another dose in two hours.” He offered a compassionate smile. “Your wife will be fine, Mr. McNamara. Take it easy for the next few days. Both of you. She doesn’t need you getting sick, too.”
He nodded. “Okay. Can I take her home now?”
“She should be out in a few minutes.”
“Thank you, doctor.”
“You’re welcome. Take care, now.” He turned and walked back to the exam rooms.
Ten minutes later, Reed helped Ashley into the passenger seat of his BMW. “Just lean back and close your eyes. We’ll be home soon.” He buckled her belt, closed the door, and walked around to his side of the vehicle and slid in. He glanced over at her and smiled. She’d already fallen asleep.
He gazed down at her and let out a breath he’d been holding. Her color was better and she’d stopped shaking. At least for now.
Rest, the doctor had said, and he intended to make sure she got plenty and made a full recovery quickly.
He wanted, no, needed her healthy, and not only for his seduction plan to work. That would have to wait. For now.
She’d scared him. Like she had when he’d brought her home from the hospital the last time. It was if the life had drained out of her and what remained was a shell of her vivacious, fun-loving self. It bothered him to see the fight knocked out of her.
There was only one way to insure she follow the doctor’s orders. Decision made, he pulled the car into traffic on Michigan Ave. and headed toward I-90 and his Lake Michigan home.
Chapter 14
“Come on, sleepyhead.”
Ashely moaned. “Five more minutes.”
A rumbly chuckle swirled around her like soft, smooth silk. She sighed.
“No can do. We’re here.”
A snick and click of a lock releasing, then two strong arms scooped her up and held her tight. She burrowed deeper against the hard wall of muscle, and opened her eyes. Bright stars twinkled in the clear evening sky. A soft breeze cooled her heated skin. “Where are we?”
“At the house on the lake.”
She stiffened. Holy crap! “W-Why?”
“You need someone to take care of you for the next couple of days.”
“I’m a grown woman, Reed. I can fend for myself.” She tried to squirm out of his arms but he tightened his hold.
“Be reasonable, Ashley. You couldn’t even walk out of the hospital on your own. You needed my help. How are you going to take care of yourself when you can barely move?”
“I’ll call my sister.”
“Not a good idea,” he murmured.
Why not? Nicole would drop everything and come if she asked. And wasn’t she being selfish in the extreme? Nicole had a life of her own and as she’d just protested, she was a grown adult. And too weak to argue with Reed further.
Somehow he managed to unlock the front door and thrust it open with her still in his arms. They walked into an enormous space with floor-to-ceiling windows along the far wall, and from there down a long hall to the last room on the right.
He laid her gently on the bed. She sank into the
“You’re sick. You need medical attention.” The doctor had warned nausea or fever could indicate a post miscarriage infection.
“Reed. Please. Just leave me alone.”
“No.”
Reed jerked to his feet and strode toward the man walking over to him. Three hours of waiting in the ER and finally someone was coming to tell him what the hell was going on. “How is she, doctor?”
“The good news is her symptoms are not the result of any complications from her recent miscarriage.”
Thank God. “Then why is she sick?”
“She’s picked up a stomach virus.”
His brows furrowed. A stomach virus in the middle of the summer?
“I’m not surprised given the stress she’s been under both physically and emotionally. We’ve given her an IV to increase her fluids and a prescription for anti-nausea medication. What she needs now is rest. Acetaminophen every four hours to reduce the fever.” He glanced at his watch. “She’ll need another dose in two hours.” He offered a compassionate smile. “Your wife will be fine, Mr. McNamara. Take it easy for the next few days. Both of you. She doesn’t need you getting sick, too.”
He nodded. “Okay. Can I take her home now?”
“She should be out in a few minutes.”
“Thank you, doctor.”
“You’re welcome. Take care, now.” He turned and walked back to the exam rooms.
Ten minutes later, Reed helped Ashley into the passenger seat of his BMW. “Just lean back and close your eyes. We’ll be home soon.” He buckled her belt, closed the door, and walked around to his side of the vehicle and slid in. He glanced over at her and smiled. She’d already fallen asleep.
He gazed down at her and let out a breath he’d been holding. Her color was better and she’d stopped shaking. At least for now.
Rest, the doctor had said, and he intended to make sure she got plenty and made a full recovery quickly.
He wanted, no, needed her healthy, and not only for his seduction plan to work. That would have to wait. For now.
She’d scared him. Like she had when he’d brought her home from the hospital the last time. It was if the life had drained out of her and what remained was a shell of her vivacious, fun-loving self. It bothered him to see the fight knocked out of her.
There was only one way to insure she follow the doctor’s orders. Decision made, he pulled the car into traffic on Michigan Ave. and headed toward I-90 and his Lake Michigan home.
Chapter 14
“Come on, sleepyhead.”
Ashely moaned. “Five more minutes.”
A rumbly chuckle swirled around her like soft, smooth silk. She sighed.
“No can do. We’re here.”
A snick and click of a lock releasing, then two strong arms scooped her up and held her tight. She burrowed deeper against the hard wall of muscle, and opened her eyes. Bright stars twinkled in the clear evening sky. A soft breeze cooled her heated skin. “Where are we?”
“At the house on the lake.”
She stiffened. Holy crap! “W-Why?”
“You need someone to take care of you for the next couple of days.”
“I’m a grown woman, Reed. I can fend for myself.” She tried to squirm out of his arms but he tightened his hold.
“Be reasonable, Ashley. You couldn’t even walk out of the hospital on your own. You needed my help. How are you going to take care of yourself when you can barely move?”
“I’ll call my sister.”
“Not a good idea,” he murmured.
Why not? Nicole would drop everything and come if she asked. And wasn’t she being selfish in the extreme? Nicole had a life of her own and as she’d just protested, she was a grown adult. And too weak to argue with Reed further.
Somehow he managed to unlock the front door and thrust it open with her still in his arms. They walked into an enormous space with floor-to-ceiling windows along the far wall, and from there down a long hall to the last room on the right.
He laid her gently on the bed. She sank into the
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