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.Jack knew Tom watched as he gently laid Felicity on the bed and stepped back.“Get Nanette to call for the doc,” Tom ordered.Jack left to do Tom’s bidding.* * * *Tom could feel his hands shaking as he reached out to Felicity.He wanted to go and kill that bastard with his bare hands, but knew Felicity needed him more.He gently pulled her shirt from her body, hissing through his teeth when he saw her bruised breasts.He carefully worked the ripped shirt from her body, then her jeans, until Felicity was left in her bra and panties.He covered her with a blanket from the closet, headed to the bathroom for a wash cloth and warm water.Just as he was carefully washing Felicity’s bruised, battered face, Nanette walked into the room.He heard her gasp of shock as she saw Felicity’s face.She hurried over to Tom to help care for the small woman on the bed.Between the two of them, they had Felicity’s face, arms, and chest washed, all dirt removed from her body.He knew Nanette was as concerned as he was because Felicity hadn’t come around yet.The sound of the door slamming against the wall announced the arrival of Billy.“Where is the bastard?” Tom asked his brother.“He’s gone.He must have come around when Jack was bringing her to the house.I was just in time to see the tail end of his car leaving the ranch.Fuck it.He got away, Tom.”“Once we have treated Felicity as much as we can, we’ll let the doctor examine her and the sheriff take over.I don’t think he’ll ever show his face around here again.The bastard is a yellow-bellied coward,” Tom replied as he stared down at Felicity.The doctor arrived twenty minutes later.Even though he ordered Tom and Billy from the room, they wouldn’t budge.They just both stood against the far wall, their arms crossed over their chests, glaring at the man.They watched Doc exam Felicity, trying to use his body to keep prying eyes away.Tom listened as Doc muttered to himself as he worked.He saw the elderly man baulk, his voice becoming louder as examined Felicity.“I can’t believe someone could beat up such a small, helpless woman.She has bruises covering her cheeks, chest, and another beneath her jaw where a fist has connected with her skin.Her face is swollen, and she’s suffering from a concussion.She should wake up pretty soon.”“If you need to get her to a hospital, then that’s what we’ll do,” Tom bit out.He wanted her where he knew she was safe, so if she had to go to the hospital, he would organize guards for her.Otherwise he and Billy were going to be vigilant to the point of annoying but knew if Doc said Felicity needed to be hospitalized he would take her to the hospital himself.Tom watched Doc as he froze on the spot when Felicity moaned.He and Doc watched her intently as she slowly opened her eyes, slammed her eyelids shut again, and clutched her head between her hands.“Felicity, I’m Doctor Foster.How are you feeling?”“Terrible,” Felicity replied through dry, bruised lips.“Now, I don’t want you moving around too much.You have a bad concussion, which is no doubt making you feel sick.Your face is also swollen and bruised.You need to take it easy for at least a week.If the headache doesn’t begin to go, you’ll need to go to the hospital,” Doc said.“No insurance,” Felicity replied.“What’s more important, money or your health? Can you open your eyes for me, little lady?” Doc asked.Tom could see when Felicity opened her eyes that she was having trouble keeping them open.He could tell by the way she was blinking she couldn’t see.He saw her flinch back away from Doc as he shone a light into her eyes.“Sick,” Felicity cried out as she slammed her eyelids shut again.Tom knew Doc or he wouldn’t have time to get a bucket for the ill woman.He saw Doc glance around the room, spy a trash can near the bedside table, grab it, help Felicity to roll to her side, and hold her head as she was ill.When she was done emptying her stomach, Doc looked over to him and Billy.“Please bring a glass of water for the young lady,” Doc demanded.Tom sent Billy for the water, and his brother was back in moments with a glass in hand.He watched as Billy and Doc helped Felicity to take a drink and rinse her mouth.Then he saw Doc head to the bathroom, the sound of running water and the smell of disinfectant telling him Doc was cleaning the garbage can.Doc was back a few minutes later.Tom kept a watch over Felicity as she fell asleep.Doc turned to him and started giving instructions.“I want you to keep an eye on this little girl for the next twenty-four to forty-eight hours.Wake her up every hour for the first twenty-four hours, make sure she knows where and who she is.After that you can wake her every four hours.If you have any concerns, or if her nausea and headache don’t settle, call me right away.No pain medication at all until the headache has gone
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