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fine, Aero, really. It’s okay. Just let the throbbing pass,” she said and he walked her to the chair and had her sit down. He squatted down in front of her and looked at her hand. She had a nice gash along her palm and blood was getting on her shirt and her jeans.
    “First aid kit?” he asked.
    “In the cabinet there. I can get this. Just give me a minute,” she said and went to stand up. He gripped her hips and stared down into her eyes.
    “Sit your ass down. I got this,” he said firmly. She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth and sat back down. He hadn’t meant to be so firm, but it seemed the woman needed that. The cut was kind of bad. He walked over to the cabinet and pulled out the first aid kit. He heard her rummaging through the desk drawer, and when he turned, she was pulling out paper towels and wrapping her hand to stop the bleeding. She was bent over and holding her hand between her legs.
    “I can’t believe this. I need this right now?” she said aloud.
    “Shit happens when you’re doing work with your hands all the time,” he said and opened up the first aid kit and started getting what he needed.
    “I can do that,” she said.
    He held her gaze, locking onto her gorgeous green eyes. “Not a chance in hell. I’m here, and I’ll take care of you,” he said to her, holding her gaze. He lifted her hand and began to wipe away the blood. “I hope you don’t need stitches. It’s deep.”
    “No. Not that deep.”
    “How do you know? You’re not a doctor. Maybe we should go see Nevin.”
    “No. I don’t need to,” she stated and started pulling away.
    “Jeez, you’re stubborn. I thought my brothers were pretty damn bad, but shit, you can give them a run for their money.” He continued to wipe away the blood and then got the ointment ready. He still wasn’t certain if she needed stitches or not.
    “Which one?” she asked in a low voice.
    “Which one what?” he asked.
    “Your brothers. Out of the four of you, who is most stubborn?”
    “You can’t figure that one out?” he teased and winked. She chuckled and he loved the sound of her laugh. Her smile was spectacular. She had bright white teeth but one eye-tooth was slightly cocked. It was adorable.
    He couldn’t believe he was thinking something so stupid like that.
    “Is Finnian over it yet, or will he be a no-show at the meeting again?”
    “I think it’s safe to say that he’ll be there and he’ll give the approval for the construction. He just needed to get over a few hang-ups.”
    “You mean the fact that he wanted to turn the gas station into something but he never did and I come along, a stranger in this town, and turn it into a great place? Sure, that makes sense to me,” she said sarcastically.
    He stared down into her eyes as he held her hand and prepared to apply the bandage.
    “He’s not a bad guy. He’s just been through a lot in his life. He used to work for the government. We served in the Army together for a few years and then he continued on with engineering and specialized units and I went into security systems, counterterrorism, training, and things. Just crazy shit,” he said and began to wrap her hand.
    “Well, that explains his ‘my way or the highway’ kind of attitude and tone. You know I didn’t come here to gain enemies.”
    “What made you come to Repose, anyway? I mean, how did you hear about the town and find out about the gas station, which wasn’t even for sale?” he asked her.
    She looked at him as he held her hand still. “Would you believe I took a wrong turn off the highway and wound up down the dirt road and right into Repose? The welcome sign got me immediately and then wham, I see that old abandoned gas station all covered with weeds and looking about ready to fall down and I get out of the car and just stare at it until this car pulls up. Now I know it was your mom and one of your dads, Roman I believe it was, and we start talking. They’re telling me about the town