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Shoved to the sidelines, Nico watched as Grace was bundled into her black cashmere coat. In a matter of minutes she was out the door, being carried by one of the local EMTs and surrounded by two others. The men joked and laughed as if they were going to a party.
“Don’t look so sad,” Patsy said, touching his arm to get his attention. “You’ll have your chance.”
“I just did. And there it went.”
“Maybe, maybe not.”
That got his attention. “Please tell me there’s no room at the inn.”
She grinned. “There is one room available, but I won’t tell if you won’t.”
“Deal.”
“Don’t you dare break her heart.”
“I won’t. But she might break mine.”
“I know.” Patsy tapped his chest with her finger. “I’ve watched you mooning over her since you started working here.”
“It’s that obvious?”
“Oh yeah. For a big TV star, you’re kind of pathetic.”
“Not anymore,” he declared. “Not anymore.”
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“I FEEL A lot better now.” Grace tried to sound emphatic, but her voice quavered a bit as she wobbled against Nico’s side. He’d been in the clinic’s waiting room, seated in the midst of texting teenagers and a mother with a screaming baby, when Grace had limped out, crutches under her arms and a medical boot on her right foot. On her left she wore one of Patsy’s running shoes, which her friend kept in her office in case she decided to use the treadmill in the workout room. A nurse had put an athletic sock over her injured foot before showing her how to put the boot on. “I can go back to work.”