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Fergus Griffin coh we have the Jeep parked outside

“Two hospital visits in one week,” he says, giving Cal and lasses “I hope this isn’t beco a hobby for you two”

“No,” Cal says, wrapping his arm around my shoulders in the backseat of the Bea too crazy next week Except maybe look for an apartment”

“Oh?” Fergus pauses, before putting the car in reverse He glances back at us in the rearview ether?”

Callum looks down at me

“Yeah,” he says “I think it’s time”

My heart feels heavy and war a place with Cal—not ether

“That’s good,” Fergus says, nodding “I’lad to hear it, son”

Funnily enough, e pull up in front of the Griffin et that wash of comfort I know it’s a safe place to lay my head And damn am I exhausted all of a sudden

I stuotten stiff and sore all over froh I know he’s just as exhausted, and probably more injured than I am, Cal scoops roo the bride over the threshold

“Shouldn’t you save that for our new apartment?” I tease him

“I’ to carry you everywhere like this,” Cal says “For one, I like it And for another, it will keep anybody else fro you”

“You got snatched too, one of those times,” I remind him

He carries me all the way up the stairs

“You’re goin