“That’s okay. Whatever you need, Issy and I will replace for you. You don’t need to worry about money.”
She frowned in confusion. “I don’t need you guys to buy stuff for me.”
“Love, I’m not letting your pride get in your way. You need to replace the things you lost. You need clothes at the very least.”
“No, I mean, I have money of my own.”
“You might need that money. Let us do this for you. Save your money for a rainy day.”
“What the hell would I buy with over a million dollars on a rainy day?”
Archer blinked. “What? I thought you were broke?”
Huh? “Why would you think that?”
“Umm, maybe because you were using appliances that should have been thrown out years ago. Because parts of the cabin were falling down. You had barely any firewood!”
“Oh yeah. Those things.”
“Caley,” he said warningly.
“You know I’m not always good at practical things. I get side-tracked and forgetful and I find change hard.”
He sighed and shook his head. Then he started to laugh. He laughed until tears dripped down his cheeks. She loved the sound of his laughter even if she had no idea why he was laughing.
“What’s so funny?”
“Sorry, love, just thinking about Issy’s reaction once he finds out.”
“He won’t be mad, will he? I didn’t mean to keep it from him.” She bit her lip worriedly.
He reached out and freed her tortured lip. She froze, her breath trapped in her lungs as a jolt of heat rushed through her.
She slammed back at the same time as he moved away, looking torn and conflicted.
“Sorry.” He cleared his throat. “Issy won’t be mad, love. It would be hard for him to be mad at you about anything.”
“I know that honesty is important to him.”
“It’s always important, but maybe more so in a relationship like yours. But this will be fine, so don’t worry about it. Now, that wasn’t a very long nap. The nurses said you didn’t sleep much last night. Every time they checked in on you, the T.V. was on.”
If she could read, she would but she couldn’t hold anything with her hands, so T.V. it was.
“Is there anything I can do to help you sleep?” he asked with concern.
Issy always gives me an orgasm. She blushed at the thought of saying that to Archer.
His eyebrows rose. “Hmm, I’d like to know that thought.”
She shook her head. Nope. He might be able to get most things out of her, but not that.
There was a knock on her door and Kent walked in. She gave him a small smile.
“Hey, Caley. You’re looking…not much better than you were this morning.” Kent gave her a concerned look. Then he turned to Archer. They seemed to have some sort of silent communication and Archer gave him a nod.
What was that about?
“I’ve spoken to Doc. He’s speeding his way here as we speak, so I’m going to head back to Sanctuary. But I did bring you a few gifts.”