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Over the next few hours, Nicky proved just how quick-thinking he really was Tucker and Nicky both had been taken to the hospital in the sa Jere from a crushed windpipe While Tucker was still unconscious the cops questioned Nicky, who told the the on a road near their hos so he could rape them
Their luck had held evenheld in was right don, and a police car had been on patrol near the area when the call caht away
By the time they ’d arrived at the hospital in Brevard, Nicky had asked for a doctor naency Room Tucker was later reminded that this doctor was Werekin, on staff at the hospital Cornsilk met the ambulance, his mouth a round o of surprise at the situation and their condition, not toout that his chief of staff was behind it all Tucker ake at that point and being treated by the EMTs for his injuries Once inside the ER, the doctor found that he had a concussion froiven to him by the police officer who tried to pull him off Tate It was fairly -terh blood pressure, a side effect of the Taser, and contusions and bruises, hedidn’t have any other serious injuries Blood as pending, of course, to see just what that son of a bitch Tate had injected in his veins before Tucker woke up
By this ti in the same treatment room with Tucker had already tried to explain to Tucker what had been happening after Tate got hioodness Tate left Adam there on the floor I convinced hih, so he left him" His brow furrowed for a moment "I hope someone found him pretty soon"
"I’m sure they did," Tucker mumbled He had a terrible headache and he was dizzy and felt cold The reaction to all they’d been through was setting in with a vengeance
Nicky, on the other hand, probably because of the drugs in his systeh and a little manic "Well, he took you and put you in the back of his car and took me with him, of course I tried to make him think it hat I wanted anyway, but I don’t think he really believed ot to that house"
"About that, Nicky He told me he used Valium, ecstasy and Oxycontin How in the world are you even functioning with all that in your systeed with a little sone for about threeout in the woods above Gabe and Zack’s lodge in North Georgia Anyway, I was doing a lot of drugs the whole tiet my hands on I used to walk down the trail a couplepretty heavy too It’s a wonder I didn’t kill myself, really, but at the time, I didn’t much care, you know? Anyway, by the ti soe doses After I caradually, because he wasn’t sure ould happen with ave rown stuff, he toldhis still-hard dick throughthe hospital scrubs he’d been given "Dah,really didn’t doI was pretty high He sentyou up, and I ed to slip a knife out of the drawer in the kitchen The rest was easy"
Tucker shook his head adly "Easy, huh? Well, thank God, Nicky Pretty sure I wouldn’t haves rooued outside in the hallway Nicky turned to Tucker with a grin "Oh, Lord, sounds like the big-and-bads have arrived Hang on tight! It’s gonna be a bu back and both Gavin and Marco shouldered past the nurses ere ineffectually trying to stop theathered hihtly Tucker couldn’t breathe Tucker nuzzled his nose in the holloeen Gavin’s shoulder and neck, and he was pretty sure a little sob stuttered out of his throat He’d never been so happy and relieved to see anyone in his life Vaguely, he are that a si on next to hiuards burst onto the scene then, trying to get Gavin and Marco to leave One of the hold of Marco’s arm to pull him away It was only because of Nicky, as perched on Marco’s lap holding hie to the roouy Dr Cornsilk arrived breathlessly on the scene and s were uncertain for a while Throughout it all, still suffering fro to Gavin’s shoulders like a squirrel o of him for aaway until the guards left When Tucker raised his head, he saw that Richard had courney with his hands stuck in his pockets Tucker held out a hand to hiripped it
Dr Cornsilk insisted both patients spend the night in the hospital, so the next little while was taken up with transfers to a se
During the transfer, Tucker was pulled away from Gavin He still felt like hell, and didn’t want Gavin to know just how sluggishly his brain orking They told hiive him painkillers until they had all the results of the blood work, so his head was throbbing, and he ached all over Once they were settled in the new roo hiaze never leaving Tucker’s face
There was so important he needed to ask, but he couldn’t quite focus on what it was Gavin scooted his chair closer, pushingTucker’s hair off his forehead Tucker was so tired His eyelids began to droop, the surroundings fading He felt a soft kiss on his cheek One bleary look around the room showed him his father had come to stand by the end of the bed and had his hand on his foot, while Gavin stroked his hair It was the last thing he remembered before sleep sed hiht when a nurse caht co from the bathroo his hand "You awake, baby?" he said softly, close to Tucker’s ear
"Yeah," he said, or tried toHis voice ca ti to be fine, sweetheart Dr Cornsilk cas that bastard shot you up ere nothing to be too concerned about, or at least not at the levels he injected you with If he’d been able to give you more…" His voice trailed off, and Tucker sensed his body stiffening in anger and outrage again