Her reaction made Cade turn to see himself in the mirror and he saw the
bruising that covered nearly all of his chest.
"Well, damn," he muttered. "It got me good, didn't it?"
"Mandi said it hit your legs, too," said Andrea. "Off with the pants, too.
Do you know what electricity does to muscle tissue? It forms a cone of damage
below the skin and..."
"Yes'm," said Cade. "I know. I was a medic once."
He toed off his boots and unbuckled his pants, then let them drop and
stepped out of them. Andrea studied the livid bruisings on his legs, reaching to
touch his thigh.
Cade asked, "Um... Will you be getting naked, too, anytime soon, do you
think?"
With a small smile, Andrea said, "I want to check you out first. Does that
hurt?"
"No, but it probably won't hurt for a while, anyway. I expect to really
start feeling them later tonight or tomorrow, when I'm on the road back to
Florida and don't have anything else to think about."
Andrea's gaze narrowed slightly. "You drove here?"
"Yup. Thought I might need my car and I don't want to go through the
anti-terror hoops and barrels at airports.
Pages:
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300