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gel-filled ice pack. He pressed it against the back of the unconscious woman's scalp and laid her down
very carefully onto the pillow. тАЬHow long ago did this happen?тАЭ

Rachel bit her lip. тАЬI don't know. About two hours ago. I wasn't thinking too clearly at first. What was I
supposed to do? Leave her there and hope someone found her before the fire did?тАЭ
 She twisted her hands together. тАЬI hid her under the scraps in my cart and rode the El into town. By the
time I got her down to Lower Wacker Drive it was too late to flag down an ambulance and explain why I
had her hidden in my shopping cart.тАЭ

тАЬWas she alone?тАЭ

тАЬShe had a little girl with her. The little girl ran off to get help.тАЭ

тАЬA girl child.тАЭ He managed to croak the words past his suddenly parched throat. If there was a child,
then it meant this woman had already chosen her life partners. He dared not dream that she might choose
him also.

тАЬWas the girl her child?тАЭ

Rachel shrugged. тАЬI don't know. The girl had dark brown hair. She didn't look like her at all.тАЭ

He sat on the bed and touched Rachel's hand. тАЬThe child ran off to get help. Who was she going to
find?тАЭ

тАЬI heard her tell the little girl to go get her daddy and someone called Tiny.тАЭ

He pulled his sofscreen from his pocket, unfolded it and initiated a search. тАЬTwo hours is much too long
a time for her to be unconscious. She needs a physician.тАЭ

Rachel stroked the white fur that covered his arm. тАЬBut what about you? Are you going to risk people
finding out about you?тАЭ

He braced himself against the sudden flare of panic that surged up inside him from Rachel's touch. No
matter how many times he'd explained it to her, she kept forgetting his empathic abilities. But he'd
become accustomed to her habits and knew enough to shield himself from her emotions whenever she
touched him. тАЬThis woman you found. She's Sidhe, like me.тАЭ He pronounced the word тАЬSidheтАЭ in the
proper Gaelic manner, asтАЬShee.тАЭ

тАЬI don't want her to die.тАЭ

Rachel wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him. She spoke in a fierce whisper that echoed
the strong and abiding love that flowed into him with her touch. тАЬI've lived my life. I've watched my
children grow up and I visit my grandchildren every month but you have no one. I've hated to see you
living all alone like this.тАЭ

тАЬI know.тАЭ He brushed his lips across the top of her head. тАЬI cherish our friendship. You've kept me
sane.тАЭ

She sat back and stared past him for a few moments. Then her face brightened. тАЬDr. Nour owns the
women's clinic on Lower Wacker Drive. I can ask her to come down here with me.тАЭ