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neatly-sutured gash.  “Thanks
for saving my life.”
    “You’re welcome.”  He was examining my side
carefully and I grunted when he probed at it with his fingertips.
    “Sorry,” he said cheerfully.  “I bet it’s
fucking sore, huh?”
    “Yeah.”
    “You got lucky.  The bullet went right
through.  You’ll have to take antibiotics for another week or so but it should
heal nicely.”
    He reached into a bag on the floor and
pulled out a bottle with clear liquid and a syringe.
    “What is that?”  I asked suspiciously.
    “Pain relief.”
    “I don’t want it.”
    “Don’t be a hero, pussy cat,” he said. 
“You need this - trust me.”
    “I don’t need it,” I insisted as Maddie
came into the room carrying a large bowl.
    “Don’t need what?”  She placed the bowl of
water on the nightstand and handed Roman a cloth.
    “Never mind,” I said.
    “Your biker babe here doesn’t want his pain
relief,” Roman said as he cleaned my side.
    Maddie frowned at me.  “Riley, you need to
take it.”
    “I’m fine.” 
    I didn’t want my senses dulled around
Maddie.  I only drank occasionally and despite what I did for a living, I never
actually used drugs.  Who the fuck knew what I would confess to her if I was
high on meds.
    “You’re not fine,” she scowled.  “Give him
the meds, Roman.”
    “Don’t, Roman.”  I scowled back at her. 
“You don’t get to speak for me, Maddie.”
    “When you’re lying in my bed helpless as a
baby, yes I do,” she said.
    “Fine, I’ll leave.”
    I tried to sit up and groaned harshly when
pain speared through my side.  I bit my lip as sweat broke out on my forehead. 
I was already starting to feel nauseous from the pain and a dismaying weakness
was settling into my limbs.
    Maddie pushed gently on my chest and I
collapsed against the pillows, glaring at her, as she smiled smugly.
    “You’re taking the meds, Riley.”
    “I don’t – “
    “Are you afraid of needles?”  Roman
interrupted.  “Maybe you should hold his hand, Mads.”
    “Shut up.  I’m not afraid of needles,” I
snapped but it was too late.  Maddie had already moved around to the opposite
side of the bed and climbed on to it.  She sat cross-legged beside me and
picked up my hand.
    “Just look at me, Riley.”
    “I’m not afraid of needles,” I said through
gritted teeth.  Jesus, but it was bugging me that she thought I was afraid of
something stupid like a needle.
    “It’s fine if you are.”
    She gave me another smug little smile and I
squeezed her hand before deliberately dropping my gaze to her tits.  She was
wearing a loose t-shirt that did a disappointingly good job of hiding them but
I let my eyes wander over her chest anyway. 
    I didn’t flinch when I felt the sharp sting
of the needle and gave her my own smug smile when I finally raised my gaze to her
suddenly-flushed face.  “Have you missed me, kitten?”
    “I - I still have your jacket,” she said.
    “I’ve missed you.  I’ve especially missed your
sweet little pussy.”
    “Jesus, dude.  I’m right in the room,”
Roman said.
    “Maybe you should leave then,” I said.
    “Maybe you should be a bit more respectful
to Maddie.”
    “You going to make me, tough guy?”
    He rolled his eyes.  “Really?  You’re lying
in bed weak as a fucking kitten and I have shit in this bag that could kill you
with a single dose.”
    “Is that a threat?”  I growled.
    “Oh for goodness sake!”  Maddie snapped. 
“Roman, stop threatening to kill Riley.”
    I grinned arrogantly and Maddie smacked me
lightly on the leg.  “And Roman’s right – be more respectful or I’ll dump you
in the street.”
    I wanted to reply with a smartass comment
but a weird numbness was starting to course through my limbs and my eyelids
were incredibly heavy.
    “What the fuck did you give me?”  I
slurred.
    “I told you, something to help with the
pain.”  Roman grinned and I snarled weakly at him as I struggled