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that.
Neither can Emma.
I ll talk to Becky and make sure she s up for dinner tonight. We ll hold the formal
intro Sunday?
My place; I ll send out the e-mails, let the Pride know. Oh, and bring Becky over to
our place for dinner Friday so I can formally acknowledge her, too. She should have
changed by then.
Got it. Bye, Max.
Simon pulled out of his driveway. He pushed the number for Wallflowers and
listened to the phone ring.
Hello?
Becky? He frowned. Something in her tone of voice seemed off.
It s smiling at me.
What s smiling at you, baby? He stopped at a red light and listened to her panting.
The apple.
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What?
I think it s mad because I wanted to eat it.
Her whisper was full of shaky fear. Becky, where are you?
Behind the counter in the store.
Where s the, um, apple?
In my kitchen. I can hear it hopping around up there.
He was starting to get seriously worried. He sped through the intersection as soon as
the light turned. I m on my way, baby.
Okay. Simon?
Yeah, baby?
Tell it I m sorry and I promise not to eat it if it will go away. Okay?
The thread of tears in her voice scared him to death. His Becky hadn t cried when the
bitch-cat s claws had been imbedded in her stomach, but now she was crying over an
apple? Something was seriously wrong here. Hang on, baby, I m almost there.
Okay, Simon. Okay.
Keep talking to me, sweetheart. Silence greeted him. Becky?
Nothing. Not a sound, not even a whisper.
He screeched to a halt in front of the store. Without bothering to switch the ignition
off he ran inside, his heart pounding with fear.
Becky! Where are you?
Becky was slumped on the floor behind the counter, phone in hand. She wasn t
conscious.
Hello?
He turned at the hesitant, familiar voice in the doorway. Belinda?
Simon? Is everything all right? She stepped into Wallflowers. Your truck is
running and the front door was wide open& oh my God.
He picked Becky up in his arms and carried her to the front door, surprised when
Belinda stepped behind the counter and picked up the phone. What are you doing?
Calling Halle General to let them know you re on your way.
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What?
She was dialing as she spoke. I ll call Max s and ask Emma to come as quick as she
can. I ll stay here until she gets here. She looked up at him. He could clearly hear the
ringing of the phone on the other end of the line. Go!
He took a deep breath. Thanks.
She nodded. We re Pride. She turned back to the phone as Simon heard a voice on
the other end say, Halle General.
He raced out the door, his mate held securely in his arms.
Becky was floating. The colors were so beautiful, so peaceful. Simon had gotten
there and everything was fine now. Everything was always fine when Simon was there.
Any idea what may have caused it?
He sounded worried. She frowned. Simon shouldn t worry. There was nothing to
worry about. Couldn t he feel it?
She heard some papers rustling around. Yup. She s hypoglycemic.
Hypoglycemia doesn t cause hallucinations, does it? She was scared of an apple, for
God s sake!
If it s severe enough, yes, it can. I gather she didn t tell you about this?
Funny, that sounds like my doctor. Wonder what he s doing here?
No, but you can bet I plan on bringing this up with her.
Oh, now he s getting growly. I wonder why he s growly?
Simon? She opened her eyes to see his worried face hovering over her own. She
smiled dreamily. Damn, she felt so good. You have beautiful eyes.
Hey, baby. How are you feeling?
She stretched. Mmm, I feel wonderful. Don t you?
He looked off to his left with a frown. Doc?
Could be a side effect of the glucose we re pumping into her bloodstream.
She lifted one heavy hand and stroked Simon s cheek. I m okay.
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His frown was fierce. You scared the hell out of me. Why didn t you tell me you
suffer from low blood sugar?
The tests hadn t come back yet, so I didn t know if it was hypoglycemia or my
thyroid. I didn t want to worry anyone until I knew for sure. She shrugged. Besides, I
had the test on Friday and didn t, um, hook up with you until Saturday night.
You could have told me any time this weekend.
She stared up at his fierce frown and blushed. We were busy. Remember?
She heard a laughing cough behind Simon and turned to look. There was Doctor
Harrison, hiding a grin behind his hand. Actually, Simon, you have Max to thank for
talking her into getting checked out. He knew the dizzy spells weren t normal and asked
her to come see me for blood work.
So it s definitely hypoglycemia?
Doc Harrison nodded. Yup. This means we need to change a few things in your
diet. Like making sure you eat regularly.
She winced and refused to look at either of them.
Also we need to find out what the underlying cause is, make sure there s nothing
more serious going on. The fact that you found her unconscious is cause for worry;
however, her rapid response to the glucose is encouraging.
She felt Simon breathe a sigh of relief. So you don t think it s serious?
Not enough to warrant an extended hospital stay. We ll monitor her for another
hour or two, and then I suggest you take her home. Make sure she eats tonight, and under
no circumstances is she to skip a meal. You ll want to get plenty of good carbs into her,
along with reducing her sugar intake. But if she seems to be having another episode, by
all means hand the woman a regular Coke or glass of juice.
Simon nodded and held out his hand. Thanks, Doc.
You re welcome.
Thanks, Doc Harrison.
The doctor left, leaving them alone in the room. She peeked up at Simon from under
her lashes, startled to see the fear in his normally sunny expression.
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You scared the hell out of me.
I scared the hell out of me, too.
He pulled her into his arms, careful of the IV. I just got you. I m not ready to let
you go yet.
He s trembling. She ran her hands down his back in an effort to soothe him. The fact
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