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room. “I heard the doc tell Asante that you’re out for two weeks. That sucks.”
    “That’s what she said. She knows that’s not going to
happen.”
    “Marco,” his sister chided.
    “I said I’d try, but the woman’s smart. She understands the
game.”
    “And she’s hot too,” Coulter added. “Why have I never
noticed that before? And she looks familiar.”
    No way was Marco going to say where Coulter would have seen
her. “Because we’ve been to the ER on other cases many times before. So you
never told me what happened with Konkle after I fell.”
    Coulter chuckled and clapped his hands together.
“Physically, he got away, however, you tore his shirt when you fell. The
section that came down with you had his cellphone in the front pocket.”
    “Yes,” Marco hissed. “Tell me there was something good in
it.”
    “We’re working on it.” He slid a meaningful glance at Abby.
“Benny’s trying to download as much information as possible before service is
canceled. What he’s found so far looks good.”
    “I want a full report immediately.”
    “No,” Abby all but shouted. “No work. Dr. Jo told you to
rest. I heard that much from standing outside the door.”
    “Dr. Jo?”
    She nodded. “She said I could call her that. I like her. She
was the only person who would answer my questions and not treat me like a
child.”
    “Abby—”
    “No. You’re going to heal and become stronger. And you’re
going to remember that life isn’t all about work. When I was hurt, you made me
get off my ass and reconnect with the world. Now it’s your turn. You owe me.”
    He started to scoff, but when he saw the fear and worry in
her eyes, his chest caved in and grew hollow. That look reminded him so much of
their mother, and he had certainly given her enough cause to worry about his
welfare throughout his wild youth. Cancer took their mother before he graduated
from college, and their father had moved to Arizona, unable to remain in the
home they had shared. His sister was really the only family he had left.
    “I will stay off my feet for a few days,” he conceded as he
reached for Abby’s hand. “But I have to stay in contact with my team. I’ll go
insane not knowing what’s going on.”
    “Fine. And I’ll be with you the entire time to help you out
around the house.”
    “You don’t have to do that. I know you have work to get to.”
    “We shall see.” For the first time since she burst through
the door, she smiled. “It’ll be fun. Maybe we’ll find you a hobby.”
    The door opened and Dr. Jovanovich stepped in, followed by
an orderly. “Ready to get your head examined, Captain?”
    Hmm. Doc’s question might be more accurate than the joke she
intended. Not only was he willing to take time away from work, he also had an
idea of how he could best occupy his thoughts during his “vacation”.
    He felt his lips stretch into a predatory grin. “I am putty
in your hands, Doc.”

Chapter Three
     
    Jasmine ran her finger over the label on the medical folder
and shook her head. Marco DeWinter. The man had more charm than one person had
any right to. With the touch of gray in his black hair, square jaw and slim
build, he looked like James Bond, but he dressed like a college English
professor. A sexy combination in her book. He had that rare ability to calm the
most frantic person one moment and put a major smack-down on another the next,
all while wearing a smile the entire time. Whenever she saw him, he was always
cool and in control.
    Well, almost every time.
    A trickle of laughter bubbled in her belly as she recalled
the look on his face when he had stumbled upon her at The Cavern. Of course she
had been equally mortified at being found out at her favorite hangout. Her
nights spent as a dominatrix were not something she announced to the general
public. If her family discovered her secret, the term “freak out” would be a
gross understatement. As for her work colleagues, the frat-boy