Page 12 of Beyond the Blue Horizon
Unease rolled through Theo, like he didn’t want to be the bearer of bad news.
“Any time the airbags deploy, it’s going to require major repairs. Plus, I have no idea what damage the actual accident caused, but I’d guess the axle did not come out unscathed. The insurance company may total it out, depending on which costs more.”
Great.
Just freaking great.
Nelly sat back with a sigh. “Oh my…sounds like quite a mess.”
I choked out a self-deprecating sound. “That’s definitely what I have us in.”
A complete mess.
“At least no one was hurt too badly,” she whispered, again touching my shoulder in the worry she’d been exuding since she’d seen the tiny cut on my head.
I thought she never could tell if she wanted to be the comforter or the pot stirrer.
“Though we do need to get that cut looked at,” she continued. “You’re going to need stitches or at least one of those butterfly thingies.”
“Iwike butterfwies.” Finn kicked his feet when he said it, all too excited by the idea.
I couldn’t tell if the sound that erupted from my chest was a laugh or a cry.
I could feel the wash of those eyes on me again as I bent over a bit in an attempt to keep it together.
To keep from falling apart.
I buried my face in my hands as I rocked.
“Hey, it’s going to be okay.” That low, grumbly voice skated over me like a caress.
Soothing.
Stirring.
Chills lifted.
This boy was trouble.
So much trouble.
“Promise you that we’ll get it figured out. I know someone who is a doctor. I’ll have him come out to the motel to examine all of you. Will be less traumatic for everyone than going to the ER.”
I thought my eyes must have bugged out of my head.
Another friend?
This one who was a doctor who was going to make a house call?
At a motel?
In the middle of a blizzard?
Did he think I was going to be able to drop cash like that?
Disquiet churned in my belly.
Okay. So maybe I could, but there was no way in hell I would do it. I had to be careful, and something like that would draw far too much attention.
