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Authors: CJ Hockenberry
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to heaven."
Nana smiled and the male version of Cecelia showed up again. "Hey…that's my girl. Get your own."
Thomas cleared his throat and half smiled. "I want your sister." Wow. What the hell? Who had control of his mouth?
The doc arched an eyebrow. It looked so much like Cecelia. "Well Mr. Carr, I'm sure you'll have to take that up with her. Luckily she's not in the room right now."
"Oh?" He started to push himself up on his elbows and waved Nana and Lex away when they tried to stop him. "I'm fine."
"You're really not fine." Lex said as he put his hands on his hips. Sitting up like this, Thomas got a much better look at the doc and the resemblance was even more obvious. "Your stitches came lose in the back. Deb did an excellent job, but your ducking bullets undid all her work. I've restitched you, but you need to take it easy for at least twenty four hours."
Thomas nodded. "Got it. So…where is Cecelia?"
"Getting you some clothing and supplies for the cabin." Nana stepped up and offered him a steaming cup. "How do you like coffee?"
Oh…sweet angel of mercy! He managed to sit all the way up, gather the blanket she'd placed on him, and take the coffee in both of his hands. "Black. Oh you are so awesome, Nana."
"Thanks, Thomas. Is it okay if I call you that?"
He sipped the hot liquid, but flavor was so strong it over rode his scalded taste buds. "Oh…you keep bringing me that and you can call me anything you want."
"Thomas, when was the last time you ate?"
He had to think about that. "Yesterday?"
"Oh hell." Lex turned to Nana. "That Subway is still in the refrigerator from lunch. Would you get that for him? And some water?"
She put her hand on her hips. "You didn't eat it?"
Thomas had to snicker when Lex looked guilty. "Sorry babe, but I was busy."
Nana huffed and left the morgue.
The lights flickered. Lex looked up. "That is not a good sign." He looked at Thomas. "A few things you need to know. You need antibiotics. I have a friend bringing a prescription. Hopefully he'll get here before Cecelia gets back. The cabin you're going to has its own generator, so if the main grid goes down, you'll be able to keep warm. There's also a stone fireplace that'll keep you warm as well, and a week's worth of firewood behind the house. There's canned goods there and Cecelia's getting perishables and clothing from my house. There is also a .38 in the safe, of which Cecelia knows about and there is a shot gun in the bedroom closet. The ammo is on the top shelf. If the asshole comes after you, blow his ass away. Got it?"
Thomas couldn't help but grin at the man. "You got it Doc. But can I ask you a question about your sister?"
"No you may not screw her," Lex said as he started cleaning up a roll away table.
Thomas wasn't sure what to say. He lowered the cup. "That's… not what I was going to ask."
"Doesn't matter. That's how I feel." He turned to Thomas. "Cecelia was hurt a few years ago. Betrayed. And the guy tried to kill her. She has a scar that'll never go away. You hurt her, or you push yourself on her in any way—"
"I know. You'll kill me."
"No." Lex smiled. "She will. Cecelia's more than capable of taking care of herself. You screw her, and you'll be back on my table in a different condition." He offered Thomas his hand.
Thomas got off the table without spilling the coffee just as two sets of doors opened. Nana came through the left with a Subway bag and Cecelia came through the other with a duffle bag. Cecelia set the duffle on the table as Nana handed him the Subway.
"Oh…that smells good." Cecelia took the bag from Thomas and fished the sandwich out. "Oh you heated it."
"I did." Nana said and grabbed the bag back. "I did it for Thomas. Look at him. He hasn't eaten since yesterday!"
Thomas took the bag back and looked at Cecelia. She looked embarrassed. "Oh I didn't even think about food. You were in the lock up all night."
Nana smiled and the male version of Cecelia showed up again. "Hey…that's my girl. Get your own."
Thomas cleared his throat and half smiled. "I want your sister." Wow. What the hell? Who had control of his mouth?
The doc arched an eyebrow. It looked so much like Cecelia. "Well Mr. Carr, I'm sure you'll have to take that up with her. Luckily she's not in the room right now."
"Oh?" He started to push himself up on his elbows and waved Nana and Lex away when they tried to stop him. "I'm fine."
"You're really not fine." Lex said as he put his hands on his hips. Sitting up like this, Thomas got a much better look at the doc and the resemblance was even more obvious. "Your stitches came lose in the back. Deb did an excellent job, but your ducking bullets undid all her work. I've restitched you, but you need to take it easy for at least twenty four hours."
Thomas nodded. "Got it. So…where is Cecelia?"
"Getting you some clothing and supplies for the cabin." Nana stepped up and offered him a steaming cup. "How do you like coffee?"
Oh…sweet angel of mercy! He managed to sit all the way up, gather the blanket she'd placed on him, and take the coffee in both of his hands. "Black. Oh you are so awesome, Nana."
"Thanks, Thomas. Is it okay if I call you that?"
He sipped the hot liquid, but flavor was so strong it over rode his scalded taste buds. "Oh…you keep bringing me that and you can call me anything you want."
"Thomas, when was the last time you ate?"
He had to think about that. "Yesterday?"
"Oh hell." Lex turned to Nana. "That Subway is still in the refrigerator from lunch. Would you get that for him? And some water?"
She put her hand on her hips. "You didn't eat it?"
Thomas had to snicker when Lex looked guilty. "Sorry babe, but I was busy."
Nana huffed and left the morgue.
The lights flickered. Lex looked up. "That is not a good sign." He looked at Thomas. "A few things you need to know. You need antibiotics. I have a friend bringing a prescription. Hopefully he'll get here before Cecelia gets back. The cabin you're going to has its own generator, so if the main grid goes down, you'll be able to keep warm. There's also a stone fireplace that'll keep you warm as well, and a week's worth of firewood behind the house. There's canned goods there and Cecelia's getting perishables and clothing from my house. There is also a .38 in the safe, of which Cecelia knows about and there is a shot gun in the bedroom closet. The ammo is on the top shelf. If the asshole comes after you, blow his ass away. Got it?"
Thomas couldn't help but grin at the man. "You got it Doc. But can I ask you a question about your sister?"
"No you may not screw her," Lex said as he started cleaning up a roll away table.
Thomas wasn't sure what to say. He lowered the cup. "That's… not what I was going to ask."
"Doesn't matter. That's how I feel." He turned to Thomas. "Cecelia was hurt a few years ago. Betrayed. And the guy tried to kill her. She has a scar that'll never go away. You hurt her, or you push yourself on her in any way—"
"I know. You'll kill me."
"No." Lex smiled. "She will. Cecelia's more than capable of taking care of herself. You screw her, and you'll be back on my table in a different condition." He offered Thomas his hand.
Thomas got off the table without spilling the coffee just as two sets of doors opened. Nana came through the left with a Subway bag and Cecelia came through the other with a duffle bag. Cecelia set the duffle on the table as Nana handed him the Subway.
"Oh…that smells good." Cecelia took the bag from Thomas and fished the sandwich out. "Oh you heated it."
"I did." Nana said and grabbed the bag back. "I did it for Thomas. Look at him. He hasn't eaten since yesterday!"
Thomas took the bag back and looked at Cecelia. She looked embarrassed. "Oh I didn't even think about food. You were in the lock up all night."
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