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Chapter 3

She jumped when suddenly his hand grabbed hers. “What the hell are you doin’?”

He’s awake!

“I’m…I’m just tryin’ to take off your shirt so I can get to the wound and treat it properly.”

“I can take off my own shirt,” he spat out while pushing her hand away.

She wanted to laugh at his remark. Here was a big, tough, angry cowboy with a timid side. “Fine, but I would have never figured you for shy…sorry, I didn’t get your name.”

“The name’s Reno, and I ain’t shy, I just like to take off my own clothes.”

“Mr.…Reno, please believe me. I’m trying to help you, not take advantage of you.”

He was about to answer her when he heard something and quickly lunged forward with his gun drawn and pointed.

“You can put your gun away,” she said as she reached for the wet rag. “It’s only my cat, Hobo.”

He looked around, noticing for the first time how empty the place was. “Where the hell is everyone?”