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the screen and holding it for her to precede him into the house.
    “I didn’t realize you were back in town, son.”
    “I haven’t been for long. A couple of months or so is all.”
    They walked into the living room and her mother gasped in surprise. “Wyatt?
    “Hi, Mrs. Wilder.”
    “My goodness! Where have you been? It’s been ages since we’ve seen you, young man.”
    Jamie caught his gaze and the questioning raise of his eyebrow. I need to let him in on some of mom’s memory loss and mild dementia that came with her stroke the year before.
    “I moved to California to finish my medical degree, but I came back here to practice.”
    “Mom, Wyatt is the one who treated Samantha at the emergency room the other day and set her arm.”
    “But…”
    “No, Mom, Samantha doesn’t know.”
    “But, Jamie…”
    “Mom—let it be for now.” With a heavy sigh, she and fought the urge to lean into the warm embrace of the devastatingly handsome man who stood near her back. “Where’s Sam?”
    “In her room.”
    She moved toward the stairs, but stopped and looked over her shoulder at Wyatt as he continued to stand where he was. “Are you coming?”
    “Yeah.”
    They walked up the stairs together and she stopped at her daughter’s bedroom and knocked softly. “Sammy?”
    “Mom?” Jamie heard when she pushed it open.
    “Yeah, baby,” she murmured, moving to the side of Samantha’s bed and sitting down on the edge. “How do you feel?” She brushed the sticky hair away from her daughter’s forehead.
    “I don’t feel very good, Mom.”
    “I know, sweetie.” Her worried eyes met Wyatt’s. “She’s burning up.”
    He bent down by the bed and smiled softly. “Hi, pumpkin.” His hand moved over the area above the cast on her arm and he frowned.
    “Hi, Wyatt. What are you doing here?”
    “Your mom said you weren’t feeling good so I thought I would come by and see you.” He looked at Jamie. “Find out if your mom gave her any Tylenol or Motrin.”
    Jamie nodded and rose from the bed, but froze when Samantha whimpered behind her. “It’s all right, baby. I’ll be right back and Wyatt will stay with you. Okay?”
    “Okay.”
    She stopped and let her gaze slip back to where Wyatt sat on the side of the bed now and held his daughter’s hand. He whispered softly to her and pushed the hair back off her forehead. The whole scene broke Jamie’s heart and she felt tears choke her throat before she slipped out and headed back downstairs.
    When she reached the living room, her parent’s stopped their conversation. “Mom, Wyatt wants to know if you gave Sam anything for her fever.”
    “I gave her some Tylenol about an hour ago. Right before I called you.”
    Bonnie’s concerned eyes rested on her for a moment and she sighed. “Just say it Mom, okay? Whatever you are going to say, I’ve probably already said to myself, so spit it out.”
    “Nothing, Jamie. I’m surprised, that’s all. I didn’t know Wyatt was back in town and I didn’t realize you were seeing him.”
    “I’m not seeing him.” Never mind that you had mind-blowing sex a short time ago. ”I went by his house to talk about Samantha.”
    “I see.”
    “Just stop. Don’t read anything into this. He is here because he’s concerned about Sam.” She turned on her heel and headed back up the stairs. When she reached Samantha’s room, Wyatt still sat on the side of her bed. “Mom said she gave her some about an hour ago.”
    “That should be fine then. We’ll keep an eye on her and see if the fever comes down. Why don’t you give her some of the pain medication I prescribed? That should help too.”
    Jamie nodded and moved toward the small bathroom off to her left adjoining her room and Samantha’s. Retrieving two of the tablets, she grabbed the glass on the counter to get some water, before she returned to her daughter’s bedside. “Here, sweetie. Take these.”
    Once the pills were swallowed, Samantha sat back on the