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“Wh-what are you talking about? Can I stay here?”
“Yeah, princess. You can stay here if you want. We just thought that you’d feel more comfortable in your own room… with your own stuff.”
She shifted then, taking a long while to sit up and half-turn to face me as much as possible.
“Room? Stuff? My apartment?”
“Fuck that shit hole,” I said a little too aggressively. She flinched, and of course, I didn’t miss it. “Sorry. We moved your stuff here. Cami set up the room with all your things. I think you’ll like it.”
“Um, alright,” she said and there was something hesitant in her voice.
Then we moved. She wanted to walk but I wanted to carry her. I won. She was half asleep by the time I placed her down onto the bed. She muttered something unintelligible and wrapped her arms around herself in a way that I’d never seen before.
Of course, my mind went there. Thinking that it must have been something she started doing while she was held captive. It was in such a way that it made me think she was trying to cover her most vulnerable parts.
I covered her, moving her so she looked comfortable as Charming got to work setting up the IV.
I stepped outside while Charming was in there with her. Iron looked like he wasn’t ready to talk but I could tell he knew something.
“I have to make some calls, figure some things out. And see what Cable’s got. You gonna stay with her?” I nodded and he carried on. “I’ll find you when I have something. If she wakes up, see if you can get more out of her.”
“Okay, but I won’t push her if it looks like it’s too much.”
“Wouldn’t expect you to, brother.”
He walked off and I ducked back into Laurel’s room.
Then Charming gave me strict instructions not to let her sleep more than a couple of hours. I knew all too well about concussions, so he didn’t need to tell me all the other stuff. I had already decided that I was going to sit there and watch over her. At least until she told me otherwise.
I had her back.
That was something.
But it felt like it was just beginning.
And I didn’t have the first clue on what to do now.
