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Chapter Five

AJ was standing closer to her than Jason. He caught Elizabeth in his arms just as she crumpled.

Jason's hands curled into fists. The sight of his wife in his half-brother's arms bit into his gut like a vicious dog. He yanked open the rear door of Elizabeth's car. "Here," he said shortly. He brushed his hand over Cameron's head as the boy leaned over the back of the front seat, his eyes wide.

AJ, having settled Elizabeth on the back seat, backed away. Jason rounded the car and climbed behind the wheel, starting the engine with a savage motion. He shot out of the parking slot, marginally aware of AJ jumping out of the way, and drove straight to the doctor's.

"Daddy? Is Mommy sick?" Cameron's face was pinched and pale.

"She'll be okay," Jason promised gruffly. He turned sharply and pulled into the parking lot of the medical clinic, parking right in front of the entrance. "Grab Mommy's purse," he told Cameron. He went around to the back and gently lifted Elizabeth from the seat.

In just the few steps to get to the clinic, snowflakes fell on her hair, glistening like diamonds against her auburn curls. He carried her inside, Cameron trotting behind. "She needs the doc," he said, heading right past the receptionist toward the examining rooms.

It helped that he was familiar with the new Pine Valley medical clinic. He ought to be, considering he'd helped build it, fitting in the work between the hours he spent doing his real work as a cutting horse trainer. The door to the second room was open and he carried Elizabeth inside, lowering her to the high, padded exam table.

Elizabeth's eyes opened and she stared up at him, confusion clearly written in her tawny eyes. She started to sit up. "Jason? What happened? Where — "

"So, what's the problem here?" Dr. Rebecca Clay glided into the room, moving around Jason to look at Elizabeth. She'd already flashed a light in Elizabeth's eyes before anyone could speak.

"I just...I got a little dizzy. That's all."

"She passed out cold," Jason corrected grimly.

"Don't be ridiculous," Elizabeth said defensively. "I'm fine. I guess I'm hungry. I missed lunch and — "

"And we'll just talk for a minute, okay?" Rebecca was calm as she managed to quietly, but implacably, nudge Jason and Cameron from the room. "My nurse, Gloria, brought in brownies to the office today," she whispered with a quick wink to Cameron after assuring him that his mom would be just fine. "They're in the reception area if you want one."

"I want to know what's wrong with my mom first," Cameron said, all young male and determined.

Somehow, the sight of his son looking the doctor's square in the eyes that way made Jason's tension ease a little. "Come on, pal. Relax." He closed his hand over Cameron's shoulder. "It'll just be a few minutes. Then we'll take your mom home and make sure she eats that lunch she missed. Right?"

Cameron didn't look too enthusiastic, but he nodded and went in search of the brownies.

"You have one, also, Jason." Rebecca's voice was soft, but firm. "Give me a minute with her alone. We won't be long."

He looked over the top of the doctor's head. If Elizabeth gave one indication that she wanted him to stay, there was nothing the physician could do to keep him away. But Elizabeth's gaze met his for only a moment before she looked aside.

"Go relax, Jason," Rebecca urged again and with nothing else to be done about it, Jason joined Cameron in the reception area.

But relax? He doubted it.

Particularly when he saw AJ step into the office and look around...

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