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Fuck yes, he wanted his woot her to eat”

With nods and orders to take it easy, the two of them left

Alone for the first time since he opened his eyes, Copper let his mind absorb all that had happened over the past few days He knew himself, and it’d take soer over the circumstances of Rusty’s death At some point, he’d have to suck it up and accept the unfulfilled feeling in his gut Maybe once he saw the lifeless body, he’d finally feel some sense of justice Now, he just felt cheated He hadn’t asked, but he assuot involved They’d hold the body for Copper then determine the best way to dispose of it

The door opened, and Shell popped her head in “Hey, baby,” he said

The tired s his chest As he watched her walk toward the bed, he had a thought that shocked him Maybe, in some way, it was for the best Rusty was dead It was over He and Shell could begin the process ofproble with Rusty

He patted the bed next to hihed and within seconds, Shell was out cold He closed his eyes, and instead of feeling anger, he felt pretty damn content

Took way tooCopper convinced the daht back on his bike if they discharged hih a lecture fro it easy, letting hi off his bike

Through all the bullshit, Shell sat by his side looking like a sleepy angel She’d frowned and nodded at all the lecturers as though it was the first ti it Then she’d promised each doctor she’d ood boy

Whatever the fuck he had to agree to to get his ass out of the damn hospital he’d do it

Felt like the doctors werewalk

Later that evening, he was at Shell’s house lounging on the couch while Beth fixed him with her doctor kit In the hours since he’d been released, Beth had fixed him no less than five times

She’d listened to his broken leg with her stethoscope, taken the teer against his cracked ribs According to her four-year-old-logic, the shrill beeping would make him all better She’d frowned and stared at the plastic tools in her kit when he didn’t iaentlest of healthcare providers A few times his eyes had watered with intense pain when she healed hih it, she beamed with pride at her ability to help