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He tried to sit up, but she pushed him down, pinned his shoulders to the floor. 'Just stay put, honey.' |
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Then Cassy was on her knees beside him, patting his face with a cloth napkin. |
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'He took an awful knock on the head,' Lynn said. |
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Lynn stopped holding him down. She stroked his hair while Cassy dabbed at the cuts. |
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'I keep some bandages in my purse,' Lynn said. 'Stay with him?' |
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When she was gone, Cassy said, 'You keep coming to my rescue.' |
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'Glad to help,' he said. He noticed the way the blazer drooped, closed only by its two low buttons. He glimpsed her shadowy right breast, then forced his eyes away from it and watched the way her short, glossy bangs swayed above his face. |
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'Come away from there!' Carol snapped. |
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'Where'd they all come from?' |
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'How many?' asked a voice John didn't recognize. |
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'Let's block up that window.' |
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