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Lily
Lily leaned back into the sofa, her ankle propped up on the table. She craned her neck around and watched Cade as he worked in the kitchen.
“What are you making?” she called.
“Firehouse chili,” he said. “Protein. It’ll help you heal.”
“You baby me too much,” she said as she popped another piece of caramel popcorn into her mouth.
“I almost lost you,” he said, and turned with the spatula in hand. “That means I get to baby you as much as I want.”
“The last two days have been wild, right?” she asked.
Lily glanced down at her swollen ankle. It was nothing compared to the burns Cade had sustained on his, but he acted like she’d nearly lost her foot.
Still, I have to admit it’s nice.
She’d been thankful that neither of them had been held overnight in the hospital. The smoke inha
