Ridiculous. All he did was lift her. But the feel of his warm skin sucked all the air from her. If she landed back in his bed now, she'd plead her ankle, her throat, head, running nose and probably fevered brow, as well. She had never felt more trapped in her entire life. It was really saying something. As was the fact she didn't want to plead any of these things. What she wanted …

"We'll see in a moment when I take a look at that foot," he said.

He set her down on ...