Page 127 of Little Bits of Daddy (Montana Daddies)

“So, you landed on your back?” Hack asked.

“Yes. I hit my head too.”

“All right, let me look at your back, then I’ll check your head and vision.”

For the next ten minutes, Duke couldn’t do anything except sit by and watch, frowning every time Sunny winced.

Fuck. He’d do anything to take away her pain.

“Okay, good news is that you don’t have a concussion. Duke, do you have some painkillers you can get for Sunny?”

Duke nodded and grabbed some from the bathroom. He gave them to her, then held up her sippy cup for her.

“If there are any signs of a concussion like vomiting, nausea, confusion, headache, dizziness, or fatigue then get her to the hospital, okay?” Hack said.

“Yep. I can do that.” He’d be watching her very closely.

“Nothing is broken, just bruised. My best advice is to take it easy. Rest. Stay in bed for the rest of the day. If you need to get up, make sure that Duke is with you in case you feel dizzy. Tomorrow, move around more but nothing crazy, understand me, young lady?”

“You got it, Doctor Hack.”

“We want you to be all healed up before the big day.” He patted her forearm lightly.

“I’ll be back in a moment, Little Rebel,” Duke told her, leaning in to kiss her cheek. “Want anything?”

“I’m all right, Daddy.”

Duke walked Hack through the house.

“Want to take a look at the bike?” Hack asked.

Duke sighed. “I want to trash the damn thing. Which is what I’ve wanted to do ever since it turned up.”

Hack nodded, and they headed into the garage. Duke lifted the bike, wincing at the scratches on the fuel tank and frame. “I’ll take it to Razor later. Get him to fix it.”

The garage door looked to have a small dent in it as well.

“Why does Sunny want to sell it? Is it because of the wedding? If you guys need money, I can lend you some.”

Duke shot Hack a look. “No, we don’t need any money.” And he wouldn’t take a loan even if he did. “I don’t know why she wants to sell it all of a sudden. I’ll find out. You sure she’s all right?”

“Yeah, she’ll be a bit sore for a few days. But give her a week at most and she’ll be good as new. Back to creating mischief and getting her butt spanked.”

“Oh, so I can’t spank her for a week,” Duke said darkly. “That’s going to be hard.”

Hack grinned. “You might want to start keeping track in a notebook or something. Got to go. My shift starts soon.”

“Thanks, man. Appreciate you coming over.”

Sunny wincedas she rolled onto her side and hugged Moody tight.

Well, this sucked.

How was she going to get all of her jobs done if she was stuck in bed today? And she knew that she wasn’t going to be allowed to do much for the next few days.

“I’ve got your phone,” Duke said as he walked into the room. “I heard it beeping in the living room. Looks like you’ve got some messages.”

She held out her hand, but he shook his head. “I don’t think you should be looking at a screen right now.”

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