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I nodded. “I don’t know, but it seems like there was no real threat.”
Sky drooped in relief. She looked exhausted.
“Let’s get you back to the house.” I studied Kayla. “You okay?”
She glared at me. “I’m fine.” Turning to Sky, she asked, “What about you?”
Sky eyed her for a moment. “I think we should get back to the house.”
“Let’s go then,” Kayla nodded to the ladder.
Chapter 10
Sky
We were halfway back to the house when I felt myself go weak. My foot caught on the ground, and I tripped.
McCrae grabbed me before I could fall. “I got you.”
“Sorry, I guess everything just hit me all of a sudden.”
“You were just in the hospital,” Kayla said. “You’re exhausted.”
“Let’s get you to bed,” said McCrae.
I felt like a child protesting. “No, I don’t want to go to bed.”
But it didn’t matter anyway, because Kayla said, “That’s a good idea.”
Kayla held open the door as McCrae brought me inside.
He carried me to my bedroom, the way I imagined my parents might have done when I was small. If I had parents. I thought of the scene inAnniewhen she would sing about parents she’d never met. Why couldn’t I remember my parents but I could remember the movieAnnie? Weird.
Kayla shooed him away. “I’ll get her in her pajamas. Maybe you can get her some crackers and a glass of water.”
McCrae nodded and left the room. It seemed like he didn’t want to go.
I sat on the bed, sucking in a long, slow breath. The plush comforter beneath me offered some comfort as I tried to regain my composure. “I’m sorry I’m kind of a wreck.”
Kayla pushed my hair back from my head. “It’s okay. You’re okay. Take a slow breath. That’s it. Slow breathing. You’re doing great.”
I sucked in a breath and then let it out. “I’m sorry. I just?—”
“Nobody’s going to blame you after what you’ve been through,” Kayla said, cutting me off. She helped me unbutton the back of my dress. “You’re fine. Don’t worry about it.”
After a minute of breathing like that, I was able to calm my pounding heart. My mind had cleared a bit.
There was a knock at the door.
“Come in,” Kayla called out.
McCrae entered the room and knelt by my side, holding the water out like he expected me to need help drinking it.
I looked up at him gratefully, accepted the glass, and then took a sip. “Thank you. I’m feeling better.” And I was. I nodded at him as he opened the pack of crackers and offered a few to me. They tasted good, simple and salty.
Kayla finished taking off my shoes, and she looked back at McCrae. “Let me get her ready for bed, and then I’ll call you back.”
He grunted and then moved out of the room. “I’ll get ready for bed too.”
