Selina followed her just as gingerly, doing her best to maintain her smile and not grimace.
"Damndamndamndamndamn-"
She stood just inside the door, not wanting to take another step. She took a deep breath (ow) and explained.
"I suffered a rather nasty fall the other night and think I may have injured my ribs. I tried to, ah...grin and bear it, but it's making it rather difficult to do much of anything."