669小说网

第33部分（第3页）

〃Whats　so　funny？〃　she　grumbled。

〃You。　Your　face　hides　nothing！〃

〃Im　that　transparent？　Its　not　fair；　yknow。〃

〃What　isnt　fair？〃

〃Me　。。。　here　。。。　at　your　mercy。　With　my　transparent　face　and　all；　I　feel

naked。〃

〃Except　for　the　good　graces　of　my　shirt；　darling；　you　are；〃　he　drawled。

〃Thats　not　what　I　mean；　and　you　know　it；〃　she　scolded　and　broke　into　a

spasm　of　coughing。　When　she　quieted；　he　ran　cool　fingers　across　her　hot

cheek。　It　felt　good。

〃You　talk　too　much；　Annie。　Rest　your　voice　now。〃

At　the　silence　that　followed；　a　sound　filtered　in　from　outside。　〃The

plow！〃　Mitch　was　on　his　feet；　stopping　only　at　the　bedroom　door　to　call；

〃Dont　move　until　I　get　back！〃　Then　he　was　gone。

She　lay　there　for　what　seemed　hours。　Finally；　she　struggled　out　of　bed

to　use　the　bathroom。　Her　reflection　in　the　mirror　appalled　her…pale

skin；　red　cheeks；　dark　and　sunken　eyes。　Her　hand　trembled　as　she　sorted

through　Mitchs　toiletries　for　a　b。　Halfway　bing　her　hair；　her

knees　began　to　knock。　Dropping　the　b；　she　clutched　at　the　edges　of

the　sink　for　support。　That　was　when　the　bathroom　door　opened。

〃What　are　you　doing　out　of　bed？〃　He　scooped　her　up　and　carried　her　back；

and　the　bed　felt　like　heaven；　the　quilt　even　more　so。　〃Next　time；〃　he

taunted；　〃you　might　just　pass　out　in　the　middle　of　the　floor。　Will　you

stay　in　bed？〃

〃I　just　went　to　the　bathroom。〃

〃Good。　You　should　be　set　for　a　while。　Where　are　the　keys　to　your　car？〃

She　tried　to　remember。　〃I　think　I　put　them　in　the　pocket　of　my　jeans。〃

He　vanished　and　returned　moments　later　with　the　keys　in　hand。　〃Im

hitching　a　ride　with　the　plow　down　to　your　car。　It　may　take　me　a　little

while　to　dig　it　out。　Does　it　have　snow　tires？〃　When　she　nodded；　he　said；

〃Good。　Ill　be　back　as　soon　as　I　can；　then　Im　taking　you　to　the

doctor。〃

〃Mitch…〃　Her　hoarse　call　caught　him　at　the　door。　〃Your　arm…is　it　all

right　to　shovel？〃