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“Unfortunately. I’m in this thing for eight weeks.”
“Nah,” I said, looking at the bulky thing. “I’ll get you in with the ortho next week. We’ll get you a 3D-printed cast instead. They’re not as heavy or bulky, and you don’t have to worry about getting it wet.”
“That sounds expensive.”
“And that doesn’t sound like a you problem,” I shot back.
She was too worn out to argue with me.
“I’m going to get back home to check on my dogs,” Ria said. “You take care of our girl.”
“I will. Thanks for everything, Ria. Give Kit anotherthank youfrom me too.”
“Will do,” she said before driving off.
Lolly was silent as we made our way up to our floor.
But as soon as the door opened and she saw Edith sitting up on the couch waiting for us, she flew at her, cooing and thanking the dog for saving her.
Seeing her dog seemed to shake the rest of the shock away.
I tossed Edith her treat then led Lolly through the suite to the massive bedroom, where I helped her out of her borrowed clothes and into her more comfortable ones, socks included.
We curled up against the headboard afterward, her turned in against my chest, her legs over mine.
“How are you really?” I asked.
“A little in shock,” she admitted. “That was like something from a movie. Especially Kit.”
“Kit has always been capable of taking care of herself and everyone she cares about. Ria too, if she’d been there.”
“I want to be like that one day.”
“Well, once your wrist heals up and after the baby comes, you can totally start self-defense classes. Though, you won’t ever have to worry about using them against Ben again.”
“It’s hard to believe he’s gone. Even though I’d been there. I’d seen it all… happen.”
“About that,” I said, watching her tense. “Nothing bad. Just something that needs to happen now that Ben’s gone.”
“Okay,” she agreed.
“I am going to grab my friend, Junior, in the coming few days. And we are going to go to the glass house.”
“Why?” she asked, jerking back to look at me.
“To delete any traces of you from the place.”
“Oh,” she said, nodding. “Because someone is eventually going to notice he’s missing.”
“Exactly. And we want all digital traces of you gone. As well as any possible DNA around the house.”
“That makes sense. I mean… no one could link me there except Ben. And you and Dezi.”
“He never brought anyone else over?”
“No. I think he didn’t like how I talked to you. He always left to meet people outside of the house after that.”
My hand slid up her spine to toy with her hair, knowing it always calmed her down.
