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put her arms around
him and assure him everything would be all right.
    Instead she pushed her hands behind her
back, out of temptation's way. The desire to run and the need to
stay set up a painful pounding within her chest.
    Spencer grimaced. "I just need to get
through tonight. Then I can reassess things in the morning. Taking
Jamie to the hospital isn't an option. He has a dislike of such
places and he's been upset enough already. I rang around and got
nobody, so I was at my wit's end. Until I thought of
you."
    His stormy blue eyes studied her upturned
face. "I'm grateful you came. I really won't forget it."
    " It's fine, really." Kate somehow managed
the lie. Feeling her cheeks beginning to heat, she licked at her
lips, stepping quickly away from his overwhelming nearness. She
didn't want his gratitude; it drew then inexorably closer together
onto dangerous ground.
    " Where's Jamie?" She moved quickly away
towards the open doorway of a large, comfortable looking
lounge.
    " In his room. He should be in bed asleep,
but he's too upset. I'll call him before I go. I'll be as quick as
I can. But Alexia will put up a good fight to come straight home.
It could take a while to convince her she must remain in hospital,
stay in bed and let other people take care of her for a
change."
    " Take as long as you need." She quickly
turned back to him. "Jamie and I will be fine. I'll keep him
occupied by getting him to show me where everything is. Don't
worry."
    " He's had something to eat." He told her.
"If I'm held up, just pick a bedroom. There's plenty to choose
from."
    No way! Kate caught her breath.
    She wasn't planning on sleeping over. She
couldn't allow herself to become involved in Spencer's personal
life. But then she hadn't planned on being here at all.
    She pushed her hands into the pockets of
her jeans. She'd made the commitment to stay as long as Spencer and
his son needed her. And she couldn't back out now when Jamie's
small boy's world had been tipped upside down.
    She shrugged. "Then, I guess, if I'm still
here in the morning, I can make us breakfast. You'll have enough to
worry about."
    " I'll try and be back early enough for you
to go home." Spencer ran a hand up around the back of his neck. "I
don't want to keep you up. You have another full day ahead of you
tomorrow." He gave an impatient roll of his shoulders. "I must get
going. I'll tie the dog up and fetch Jamie."
    Kate stared after him as he hurried away
down the wide hallway towards the back of the house, taking Lobo
with him. She wondered if he was saying he didn't want her there
for breakfast. It left her with an oddly hollow feeling
inside.
    Foolishness , she thought, shaking her
head.
    The lounge was a wide, airy room with a huge
open fireplace. One wall was dedicated to photographs and prints of
horses. Drawn by curiosity, she moved over to study them. They were
mainly pictures of thoroughbreds, and there were many champions.
She shook her head. Another side to the distracting puzzle Spencer
Stelanos was turning out to be.
    " Jamie has homework." Spencer reappeared
with his son close behind him. "Some reading he needs to complete
but he was too upset to do it before. It's in here." He dropped a
brightly colored cloth bag onto the nearest chair. "He can show
you."
    " I'm sure we can manage that." Kate assured
him. "Hello, Jamie."
    " Hi." The boy nodded, clutching his father's
hand.
    Spencer went down on one knee beside the
child. "I have to go. I need to get Alexia to the hospital. Kate
has come over to stay with you. I'll be home as quickly as I
can."
    " You'll make Thea Alexia get well again?"
Jamie's little hand settled on his father's broad shoulder. "Then
she can come home?"
    " I think I can manage that." Spencer gave
his son a quick hug before he straightened again. "Now, look after
Kate. She'll need your help to find her way around."
    " Go on, we can manage." Kate encouraged
him, seeing him linger in the doorway. She could do without his
watchful