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room. She came to a dead stop when she saw him lying on the couch
asleep. He didn’t have a shirt on and though his jeans were zipped, they were
unsnapped. Leaning over, she saw he still had the tattoo of her name across the
top of his bicep. The fact she was here confirmed he wasn’t in a relationship
of any kind. Her gaze roamed over his hard body. He still kept in shape there
was no question there. His pecs were solid muscle. A
tattoo twisted around each bicep. Her eyes ran down the six-pack stomach and
back up. She gasped when she saw his eyes were open.
    “What
are you doing here, Madilyn?” he asked in a low voice.
    She
cleared her throat. “Uh, we want to make sure you take your meds.”
    “We?” Brody moved to sit up but
winced. Madilyn moved forward to help him but stopped at the look he gave her.
“I can do it,” he growled. “And who’s we ?”
    “Fine.” She sighed. “Sam
and me. We both know how stubborn you are.”
    Brody
leaned back against the couch once he sat up. His hand moved over his ribs.
“Christ that hurt,” he muttered.
    “It’s
time for your meds.”
    “I
don’t need…” He moaned when he tried to get up.
    “The
hell you don’t,” Madilyn shouted. “You will take the meds if I have to ram them
down your throat, Brody Thomas Morgan.”
    “ Shit! Middle name again,” he mumbled as
he glanced up at her.
    Madilyn
tried not to grin but she couldn’t help herself. “You knew you were in trouble
anytime your mom yelled it.”
    “Yeah,
and then you started doing it.” Brody leaned his head back. “I couldn’t win
with you two.”
    “How
are your parents, Brody?” Madilyn took a seat in the chair across from him.
    “Having
a ball traveling. They call me every week to tell me where they’re heading next. I’m glad they’re
enjoying their retirement.”
    “Me
too. I loved
your parents.” Madilyn smiled.
    “They
loved you too.” Brody’s eyes met hers. “Almost as much as I
did.”
    Madilyn
tore her eyes from his and stood. “I’ll get you some water.”

 
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      Brody watched as she walked past him. He
couldn’t help saying it. He had loved her. He did love her. She’d never take him back, he knew it with all his heart. Madilyn hated him because he left her. Not only
that but he was still in law enforcement. Madilyn didn’t want a law man. She
wanted ‘safe’ and Brody wasn’t it. He closed his eyes, listening to her in the
kitchen getting a glass, ice, and then water. When she cleared her throat,
Brody slowly opened his eyes and gazed up at her. His heart stopped. He loved
her so much.
      “Your water.” Madilyn shoved the glass toward him.
    “Thanks.”
Brody took it from her, noticing she did everything not to touch him. He raised
an eyebrow at her and saw her cheeks turn pink.
    “Is it
that hard, Madilyn?”
    “Is
what that hard?”
    “Being
around me.”
    “Yes. I
don’t want to be around you at all, but I told Sam I’d do this. So, take your
pill so I can leave.”
    Brody
ran his hand over his mouth as his jaw clenched. “Then don’t do it! I don’t
need you to nurse me. I can take care of myself.” He picked up the pill, threw
it into his mouth and drank his water then slammed the empty glass on the
table. He glared up at her. “Go. Get out and don’t bother coming back.” He
heard her gasp. When she placed her hand over her mouth, he felt like an ass.
“Madilyn…”
    She
shook her head and ran from the room. Brody swore and tried to stand. The pain
was excruciating and he slumped down onto the couch. The back door slammed and
then her car started up and he heard her driving away . Way to go, Morgan. You just ran off the woman you love for the second
time in your life. Dumbass! Brody slowly lay down, placed his forearm over
his eyes, and turned the air blue as he swore, thinking of how he’d hurt her. Again.

 
 
 
    Chapter Four

 
 
    Four
weeks later Brody was going insane. He called Sam to ask him if he’d