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“Did you sleep?”

“Al and I both were practically comatose.” She wished she’d put on makeup. Patsy had emptied the entire contents of her bathroom drawer into a gallon ziplock bag, so she had no excuse for not putting on lipstick and eyeliner, for heaven’s sake.

“You look a lot better than you did last night.” He reached out and touched her cheek. “You’re not as pale. How’s the pain?”

“Not bad at all,” she fibbed.

“Can you walk?”

“With the crutches.”

He looked over at her bed. “Al! Time to go out!”

The Labrador didn’t budge.

“I know he’s alive.” Grace laughed. “He wagged his tail for me a few minutes ago.”

“He’s faking it. He hates snow.” Nico looked at Grace. “Want some coffee before I haul him out of here?”

“Yes. Give me a few minutes to get dressed.”

“Don’t bother. I’ll bring it to you. Cream, no sugar, right?”

“How did you know that?”

“The executive chef at The View knows everything,” he informed her. “Stay right where you are. I haven’t brought a woman coffee in bed for days.”

“Very funny,” she said to his back as he left the bedroom. Or maybe he wasn’t joking. According to the tabloids, Nico’s social circle had once included the Kardashians and Sports Illustrated models. She hadn’t heard of him dating anyone in Lake Placid, but then again, there were plenty of beautiful women on the ski slopes and at the Olympic park. She wondered if any of them wore light blue flannel dotted with pink roses.