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and just laid his head back on the seat. Damn, he was tired! It had been a long five days. With all the problems with the testimonies and the evidence, he was surprised they had enough left to convict anyone. It was a major headache. The only time he’d felt any peace was when he was talking to Krista each evening. Each night, after they’d hung up, he always wanted to call her right back. Just to hear her sweet voice for another minute. He could just picture her waving her arms around while she talked to him. Or how she’d take a deep breath before she spoke when she was getting ready to say something she really didn’t want to say or was hard for her to talk about. He had already figured out there was more to what had happened with her mom dying and her dad moving to a city they both hated. And even to her dad’s death. But, he didn’t want to push her, and he most definitely didn’t want her upset over the phone when he was so very far away from her. The day he had called five times still got to him, being so far away and not knowing what was going on…that had nearly killed him! So, yeah, when she’d answered, he was loud. Hell, she had scared him shitless imagining every god-awful thing that could happen to her. Then she’d started spouting some shit about her phone ringing was being rude. Who thinks like that in this day and time? Krista! Yeah, she did. More concerned with being rude to others than her own safety. Damn, but he’d missed her while he was gone, thought about her so many times. Times he’d gotten to hold her, or when he’d thrown her over his shoulder. Okay, that might have been a mistake, having her ass, that exquisite ass, right there, was enough to give him a hard-on. But, when she had pushed herself up his back and started running her fingers through his hair—shit—that had almost killed him. Then to have that sexy little body slide down his, he’d thought he was gonna embarrass himself. Thirty-five years old and she had him horny as a teenager. And he hadn’t even tasted that mouth yet. He jerked up at the thought. “Son of a bitch!” he mumbled to himself. “I haven’t even kissed her yet!” While he sat thinking about kissing her, his phone rang. He looked at the display. Krista. Something must be wrong.
    “Baby?” he answered her, his voice full of concern.
    “Irish, it’s me, Kris…” Krista informed him, like he didn’t know it was her. Wait, did she just say Chris? No, it must have been the phone cutting out or something.
    “I know who it is. I don’t answer my phone to random people with, ‘baby,’” he told her and heard her giggle. He smiled. “Is there something wrong?” he asked her worriedly.
    “Yes…” She started speaking and his heart dropped. “Well, no…” she continued.
    “Baby, what is it?” He prompted her.
    “I was supposed to bring popsicles. It’s my turn, but I forgot to stop by the store and get any.” She finished in a rush, like she had to hurry and get it all out.
    “You want me to go get them for you?”
    “Please? I mean, if you’re not doing anything, and you don’t mind, I would but—” She started, but he interrupted her.
    “Krista. Stop. I’ll go get them and bring them to you.”
    She was silent for a moment and then sighed. “Thank you,” she said so softly. Christ! To get that soft spoken ‘thank you,’ he would do damn near anything.
    After she gave him directions and the room number, he was finally able to answer her. “I’ll see you in a few minutes.” He hung up his phone to go buy popsicles, with a big, dumb, smile on his face. He paused at that thought. Hmmm, buying popsicles was making him smile like an idiot. Yep! And, he didn’t even give a happy damn!
    A little while later, Krista was watching as Kade took a step into the hospital room and stopped, looked around, then his eyes met hers and he smiled. Her heart felt as if it had skipped a beat. That man. That beautiful man was smiling at her,