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"I’ toto be with Jet forever still gaveto protect her Thatever hurts her again I’ she ever needs When you wake up"--he paused and I could al to ih he was unconscious--"if you try to be anything to her but an aweso part of our fa you believe in, that what those bikers did to you will look like a picnic when I’m done with you I love her and I will not let anyone use her, or ives you the wake-up call you so clearly needed, because you have an a to put up with a lot of shit We can have this chat again when you can respond, but I thought it was best to just get it out of the way now"

I wasn’t sure if I wanted to laugh or cry at that, so instead I just cleared , and made my way the rest of the way into the room I handed him the coffee and the snacks and put my hand on his lower back and kissed him on the cheek

"The nurses outside think you have a nice butt, even if it is encased in soirly-ass purple pants"

He lifted and eyebrow

"I like my pants"

"Me, too I like what’s in theroaned and opened one of the sandwiches I handed hio there, Ayd It’s been a while"

I looked at hier with mine It was about the only visible skin on his body that didn’t have a tube coauze wrapped around it

"There was no pretty French girl or sexy Spanish chick to keep you company?" I didn’t really want the answer to that question, but I figured I should ask It wouldn’t change things, but I felt like I needed to know

"No What about you? Sweater Vest was blowing up your phone when I left"

I shook uy, but he isn’t you That was the proble"

I felt hih and I had to suppress the shivers that trailed in their wake

"When do you have to leave?"

"I have four days and then I need to hook back up with the guys in Amsterdam If you need ave him a sad, lopsided s to look like over the next few days If I need to, I’ll call the girls"

"You should let them come anyway They’re both worried sick over you"

I sighed and went over to prop myself up in the arm of the chair He put a hand on my knee and I covered it withup Ma Granted, he wasn’t always the best caretaker Frankly, he was a piece of crap most of the time and he used ht now, but we’re family no matter how dysfunctional it is I kind of feel like it should be that way now If he takes a turn for the worse, it needs to be me and him, ya know?"

"I’m sorry you have to deal with this, Ayd, and I’m sorry for whatever you felt you had to do in the past"

"Me, too"