“Your toe?”
“It’s fine. Are we leaving now?” Even though she knew she shouldn’t have shown any weakness, shouldn’t give him something he could exploit or use against her, she just really wanted Snuggly and Roger.
She’d worry about everything else later.
When it no doubt came back to bite her in the butt. Because everything always did.
“It is not fine. You winced. You’re going to show me.” He gestured for her to sit on the sofa.
She sat. “This is silly.”
He shot her a quelling look.
With a huff, she held out her foot. He frowned as he stared down at her foot. “This toe?” He pressed down on her sore toe.
She hissed. “Yep.”
“It’s swollen. You should have told me.”
“It’s just a little bit of pain. It doesn’t matter. I’ve had worse. It’s nothing worth mentioning.”
“Any pain is worth
