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he was saying. “So why don’t you let me give you a hand, at least until we get out of here so the nurses and doctors think that at the very least, you are letting me help you and that I will be able to take care of you when they aren’t around to hover over you and drive you nuts.”
She studied him a moment. He was standing there with hands outstretched to assist her; his face wore a look of honest concern. He did seem like he was trying, but she didn't trust him in the slightest. He could just be trying to lull her into thinking that he was on her side so he could get her to do what he wanted rather than do what she needed to do.
Men were like that. Especially those in charge of protecting people.
He did, however, have a point. She did need his help to get herself out of the hospital. It wouldn't hurt to have him appear to help her. Might make them feel better about letting her out.
“Fine. Only until we get out of here and that's it. I'm not about to let anyone baby me.” She knew she sounded ridiculous but she wanted him to know exactly where she stood on the issue. She just needed help out of the hospital then he could go back to being the watchman.
“Fine. You're the boss.” He held his hands up in mock surrender before reaching out to her again to help her up.
She allowed him to gently pull her up into a standing position. She teetered a moment on her feet before losing her balance and catching herself on his chest.
She could feel the ripple of muscle beneath his shirt and was close enough to smell the musky smell of his aftershave. Her head spun for a moment, she closed her eyes and she found herself leaning into him, his arms wrapped around her gently, holding her steady.
“Are you alright?” came the low rumble of his voice from above.
She pulled away from him quickly enough to make a pain shoot through her arm. She winced and then immediately hoped he hadn't noticed. She didn't want him to see her hurting.
“Fine. I just lost my balance for a second.” She steadied herself again on his arm.
“If you're sure you are alright, I can get a wheelchair, if it would make it easier.”
“No, I'll be fine. It was just standing up too fast.” After steadying herself, she took a couple shuffling steps towards the door.
She had just about made it out of arm’s reach when her world spun again and she felt her legs start to give out. Bo caught her instantly and set her back down on the edge of the bed.
“Maybe I will take that ride.” She looked up at him, all the fight gone from her, and smiled meekly.
He smiled back and nodded.
*****
B o was entirely all too glad that she had finally seen the light and had given up trying to fight the idea of needing help to get out of the hospital. No matter what she wanted, he had a job to do and that was to keep her safe at all costs. And if that meant that he was going to have to keep her safe from her own stubbornness, then that was what he was going to do. She wasn’t going to be an easy person persuade, that was one thing that was becoming entirely too clear to him. He was going to have to get creative if he was going to have to be going up against her in order to keep her safe.
He said nothing but picked her up gently and set her back down again into the wheelchair he had found outside the hospital room door in the hallway. She didn’t say a word, but he could tell by how she stiffened when he touched her that she was uncomfortable with the idea of having to be helped with menial tasks. It was going to be a difficult situation for them to get over, as he could tell that she was going to need a lot more help from him in the near future.
“Are you comfortable?” he asked, handing her purse to her once he had gotten her settled.
“As comfortable as one can be, I suppose.” There was that glimmer of a smile again and he felt instantly better knowing she was already comfortable.
“Yes. I can’t do too much about the comfort level provided by
She studied him a moment. He was standing there with hands outstretched to assist her; his face wore a look of honest concern. He did seem like he was trying, but she didn't trust him in the slightest. He could just be trying to lull her into thinking that he was on her side so he could get her to do what he wanted rather than do what she needed to do.
Men were like that. Especially those in charge of protecting people.
He did, however, have a point. She did need his help to get herself out of the hospital. It wouldn't hurt to have him appear to help her. Might make them feel better about letting her out.
“Fine. Only until we get out of here and that's it. I'm not about to let anyone baby me.” She knew she sounded ridiculous but she wanted him to know exactly where she stood on the issue. She just needed help out of the hospital then he could go back to being the watchman.
“Fine. You're the boss.” He held his hands up in mock surrender before reaching out to her again to help her up.
She allowed him to gently pull her up into a standing position. She teetered a moment on her feet before losing her balance and catching herself on his chest.
She could feel the ripple of muscle beneath his shirt and was close enough to smell the musky smell of his aftershave. Her head spun for a moment, she closed her eyes and she found herself leaning into him, his arms wrapped around her gently, holding her steady.
“Are you alright?” came the low rumble of his voice from above.
She pulled away from him quickly enough to make a pain shoot through her arm. She winced and then immediately hoped he hadn't noticed. She didn't want him to see her hurting.
“Fine. I just lost my balance for a second.” She steadied herself again on his arm.
“If you're sure you are alright, I can get a wheelchair, if it would make it easier.”
“No, I'll be fine. It was just standing up too fast.” After steadying herself, she took a couple shuffling steps towards the door.
She had just about made it out of arm’s reach when her world spun again and she felt her legs start to give out. Bo caught her instantly and set her back down on the edge of the bed.
“Maybe I will take that ride.” She looked up at him, all the fight gone from her, and smiled meekly.
He smiled back and nodded.
*****
B o was entirely all too glad that she had finally seen the light and had given up trying to fight the idea of needing help to get out of the hospital. No matter what she wanted, he had a job to do and that was to keep her safe at all costs. And if that meant that he was going to have to keep her safe from her own stubbornness, then that was what he was going to do. She wasn’t going to be an easy person persuade, that was one thing that was becoming entirely too clear to him. He was going to have to get creative if he was going to have to be going up against her in order to keep her safe.
He said nothing but picked her up gently and set her back down again into the wheelchair he had found outside the hospital room door in the hallway. She didn’t say a word, but he could tell by how she stiffened when he touched her that she was uncomfortable with the idea of having to be helped with menial tasks. It was going to be a difficult situation for them to get over, as he could tell that she was going to need a lot more help from him in the near future.
“Are you comfortable?” he asked, handing her purse to her once he had gotten her settled.
“As comfortable as one can be, I suppose.” There was that glimmer of a smile again and he felt instantly better knowing she was already comfortable.
“Yes. I can’t do too much about the comfort level provided by
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