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He had a long-sleeved black t-shirt covering his upper body, shoved up to his elbow to reveal his forearms He had on a pair of faded denim jeans that looked like they’d been found in the du how dirty they were

Then there were his scuffed boots

He earing the same stuff that he’d come into the hospital with

Surprisingly, none of it had been cut off of him because of his refusal to allow the ER staff to cut them off of him

Bruno’s nurse had also offered to have them laundered—I secretly think she had the hots for his for him—but he’d refused

Which led us to noalking out of the hospital, two security guards escorting us

It took me two steps with Bruno’s hand in o how I’d planned

It was only as the security guards were in the elevator, holding the door, that Bruno let them in on his plans

“I’ into?”

The security guards answered, their eyes curious and watchful

“I’ll meet you down there,” Bruno muttered

They nodded and went doasn’t sure that was protocol, but ould argue with a grown man that looked like he could take on mountain lions and bears barehanded if he needed to?

Only after the doors completely closed and the next elevator opened did Bruno turn away fro

“Ummm” I paused as I watched hio doo flights of stairs, and then take an i hallway that led to nowhere “Where are we going?”

Bruno glanced at ed me toward him