Page 12 of Saving Cade
Chapter 5
Cade swallowed as Megexamined his chest. Her feather-light touches made him go crazy. “Are you going to rip that tape off?”
“Think I should?” She seemed concerned as her blue eyes looked up at him.
“Probably.”
She bit her bottom lip, and he realized he liked it when she did that. He wasn’t sure why. He tried not to stare at her lips. She motioned to the other room. “Maybe you should sit down for this.”
“Let’s go in the great room.”
She pulled out some first-aid supplies and some antiseptic with lidocaine from one of the grocery sacks. Cade inwardly groaned. This was going to sting. A lot.
He walked through the house to the room with the fireplace and laid down on a couch. The heat from the fire warmed him. “Rip it off fast,” he said, taking in a deep breath and gripping the cloth of his T-shirt. He closed his eyes.
Meg peeled a small corner of the tape off and he waited for the pain. When she didn’t pull, he peeked at her. “Are you going to do it?”
“Yes.” She didn’t move. “I just don’t want to hurt you.”
“We have to. Pull it off.”
“Okay.” Meg swallowed and closed her eyes.
“Wait, don’t you close your eyes. You should watch what you’re doing.”
“Why do I need to look? I’m just yanking.”
He didn’t have a good reason for her. “All right, just do it quickly.” He closed his eyes and waited. He could hear her breathing. And then came the sudden rip of stinging pain. He sucked in a breath but managed not to yell.
“Okay, now will come the worst part.”
He gripped the back of the couch with one hand. The fabric was worn. “Go ahead.”
She sprayed the antiseptic on his gash, and fire erupted on his chest. He couldn’t help the scream that tore from his throat. With everything in his power, he held onto the couch so he wouldn’t leap up and knock Meg over.
“Sorry.” She dabbed at the cut with her cloth. “It will be over soon.”
