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it was coming from.”
    They stepped into the apartment. The older man gave her a reassuring smile. “Well, we’ll just have a look at him and makes sure everything’s okay since we’re here.”
    Paige led them to the couch and she sat Justin in her lap, taking his chubby hands into hers. “It’s okay, they’re just going to look at you, Justin.”
    Justin was still sniffling and his nose was running, but he seemed okay. More okay than Jeff, who was still taking an unscheduled nap, bare-chested on the floor.
    “Ma’am, there’s a man unconscious on your floor.” The paramedic stopped mid-bend as he started to sit down on the couch.
    “There was so much blood, it was everywhere. We thought Justin was choking on it, and Jeff sort of keeled over,” she said in explanation.
    The man nodded in understanding. “Happens to a lot of people.”
    He turned to his colleague. “Jim, why don’t you check him out just in case and I’ll have a look at the baby.”
    It was then that Paige realized the younger paramedic, who was about her age, was leering at her breasts and legs, which were barely covered in the Baby Gap outfit Jeff had bought her.
    “What?” Jim asked his partner, his eyes never leaving Paige. Or rather, her chest.
    “The guy. On the floor. Make sure he’s breathing.”
    “Oh, right.” Jim drew his gaze away with an obvious effort.
    Paige shifted Justin so he was covering more of her from old X-Ray Eyes over there. After a quick once over, the paramedic agreed that Justin was fine except for a split chin, which would need stitches.
    He reassured Paige. “There’s a lot of blood in this kind of laceration. Don’t feel bad about calling 911. Better safe than sorry, that’s for sure.”
    Jeff groaned from the floor.
    Paige set Justin down and went over to Jeff, waving the paramedic out of the way. “Jeff, are you all right?”
    “Paige?” He blinked. “What happened?”
    “You fainted.”
    Jeff tried to sit up. “What? I did not.”
    “Sshh. Yes, you did. It’s okay, it was pretty gross.”
    “Is Justin okay?” He paused in his effort to sit and rested on his elbows, his breathing labored.
    “He’s fine. He’s sliced his chin open. We need to take him for stitches.”
    “Benedetto men don’t faint.” Jeff squeezed his eyes shut and sat all the way up.
    “Whatever.” She fought the urge to roll her eyes.
    The paramedics started for the door.
    She followed them and thanked them profusely, even as the younger one shot a last look of longing at her breasts.
    The door slammed in his face.
    Rooting out her purse, she said, “Where did you put my car keys? We need to take Justin to the ER.”
    “I think on the kitchen counter.”
    Justin had toddled over to Jeff and was holding onto his bent knees. Jeff said, “I’m glad you’re fine, kid. Don’t scare me like that again.”
    Justin gave a grin and Paige and Jeff both saw that his six little teeth were stained a strange brown color from blood. Paige wrinkled her nose in disgust.
    Jeff hit the floor again.

♦ Chapter Six ♦
    HREE HOURS LATER Jeff was still arguing with her about it. “I did not faint that second time. I was resting.”
    “Whatever, Jeff. I’m tired of this conversation.” They had been having it for two and a half hours solid, ever since she had casually mentioned that she thought his fainting had been cute.
    The tough, macho, power tool wielding Jeff Benedetto hitting the floor over a little blood. It made her giggle all over again. But it was cute. It showed he cared about his nephew.
    “Are you laughing at me?” he demanded as he started the car and backed out of the parking spot at the hospital emergency room.
    Justin, exhausted from his ordeal of receiving a dozen stitches in the chin, was sound asleep on Paige’s lap.
    “No. Don’t be so sensitive. A lot of people are afraid of blood.” She shifted Justin in her lap. “And we’ve got to get a car seat. This is so dangerous. Good thing it’s only a