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keys to the Camero, and drove himself down here with one good arm and a head full of painkillers. You
ought to arrest his ass for reckless driving.
Nate tried to shake his head, but he was trembling too bad. I haven t had any pain medicine today. I
had a right to know what was going on. He looked at his father with so much burning hatred, Brandon
almost let go of him in surprise. I knew this old bastard was up to something, but I never thought he d
take it this far.
Sam had Calder by the cuffs and was leading him towards booking. Calder said, Call me whatever you
want, you little shit. You re the one who s going to pay. All you faggots will. Leda put her hand over her
mouth, tears running down her cheeks. She turned to her oldest son. Oh my God, Nathan, I am so
sorry, son. I had no idea how sick your father really was.
Nate didn t answer. Brandon felt dead weight against his side and was just able to catch Nate as he
crumpled to the floor.
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For the last time, Brandon, he s alright.
I still think you should check him again.
Keith slipped his stethoscope back in his pocket. What, you think I missed something the first four times
I checked him?
Nate gave them a sleepy look from his nest of pillows. Lay off, Bran. I m fine. Blood thinners give you
the shakes sometimes, that s all.
You re not on my happy list right now, Nathan. I wouldn t push it, if I were you.
The look on Nate s face would have made him feel guilty had he not been so mad. The fact that he had
to carry Nate s prone body out of the station and into the car didn t help his mood. Nor was he placated
when Nate had to be helped back into the house and up the stairs. He d even had to undress him, a task
he would have enjoyed had he not been so damned worried.
Don t give me those big brown puppy eyes, Nate. You could have been killed driving in that condition,
not to mention killing someone else. Keith was right. I should have arrested you for reckless driving.
Keith said, Look, Bran, I was upset when I said that. Go easy on him, alright. He s had a rough time of
it.
Speaking of people who ve had a rough day, how s my mom?
She s tired, Nate, but she s a tough lady. I gave her a sedative, so she s resting right now.
What about Seth? Not only did he find out the truth about Phillip, he heard every filthy word Dad said.
Brandon answered. He took Phillip to the airport about an hour ago. He seems to be holding up well
under the circumstances.
Keith said, Not to interrupt, but Jacob and Jessica have a riding lesson at four and I promised Maria I
would take them so she could do a little birthday shopping. I ve got to run if I m going to be there on
time.
I still can t believe the twins will be ten-years-old next week.
Imagine how I feel. I always wanted to be a father. I just never dreamed they d come in pairs. He
smiled at Nate. If you guys decide to use a surrogate mother instead of straight adoption, make sure not
to use Brandon s sperm. Twins are thick in our family.
I ll remember that, but I think it would be kind of nice to have twins. It d be like a complete family on
the first try.
Keith said, I ll remind you of that when you re walking the floor at two in the morning with a colicky
baby on each shoulder. We ll see just how much of a magic touch you ve really got. He checked his
watch. I m out of here, guys.
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Brandon nodded. I ll walk you out. He turned to Nate. I expect you to be in this bed when I get
back.
Don t worry. I m not planning on sneaking out for another joy ride anytime soon.
Bran smiled. I know. I ve hidden my extra set of car keys. He winked and walked with Keith to the
door.
Once out of earshot, Brandon said, Now tell me how he s really doing.
Brandon, I know you love the guy to the point of insanity, but you re starting to scare me. Physically,
he s fine. I d say he earned another batch of emotional scars this afternoon, but he s stronger than you re
giving him credit for. He survived the break-up with Landon and desertion by his parents, all at once.
This time, he has you to help him deal with it.
Yeah, but last time he didn t have some psycho trying to off him, either.
Any word on Calder?
Sam called about an hour ago and said Calder s prints don t match the partial, but we re going to hold
him as long as we can while we gather evidence. Eva called and said Marjorie s vitals were improving,
but she still hasn t regained consciousness. Her doctor did say that she received the blow to the head
before the fire started, so I m hopeful she ll remember something that can help my case when, and if, she
comes around.
Keith didn t look very hopeful. I know your degree is clinical, not medical, but you learned enough in
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keys to the Camero, and drove himself down here with one good arm and a head full of painkillers. You
ought to arrest his ass for reckless driving.
Nate tried to shake his head, but he was trembling too bad. I haven t had any pain medicine today. I
had a right to know what was going on. He looked at his father with so much burning hatred, Brandon
almost let go of him in surprise. I knew this old bastard was up to something, but I never thought he d
take it this far.
Sam had Calder by the cuffs and was leading him towards booking. Calder said, Call me whatever you
want, you little shit. You re the one who s going to pay. All you faggots will. Leda put her hand over her
mouth, tears running down her cheeks. She turned to her oldest son. Oh my God, Nathan, I am so
sorry, son. I had no idea how sick your father really was.
Nate didn t answer. Brandon felt dead weight against his side and was just able to catch Nate as he
crumpled to the floor.
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For the last time, Brandon, he s alright.
I still think you should check him again.
Keith slipped his stethoscope back in his pocket. What, you think I missed something the first four times
I checked him?
Nate gave them a sleepy look from his nest of pillows. Lay off, Bran. I m fine. Blood thinners give you
the shakes sometimes, that s all.
You re not on my happy list right now, Nathan. I wouldn t push it, if I were you.
The look on Nate s face would have made him feel guilty had he not been so mad. The fact that he had
to carry Nate s prone body out of the station and into the car didn t help his mood. Nor was he placated
when Nate had to be helped back into the house and up the stairs. He d even had to undress him, a task
he would have enjoyed had he not been so damned worried.
Don t give me those big brown puppy eyes, Nate. You could have been killed driving in that condition,
not to mention killing someone else. Keith was right. I should have arrested you for reckless driving.
Keith said, Look, Bran, I was upset when I said that. Go easy on him, alright. He s had a rough time of
it.
Speaking of people who ve had a rough day, how s my mom?
She s tired, Nate, but she s a tough lady. I gave her a sedative, so she s resting right now.
What about Seth? Not only did he find out the truth about Phillip, he heard every filthy word Dad said.
Brandon answered. He took Phillip to the airport about an hour ago. He seems to be holding up well
under the circumstances.
Keith said, Not to interrupt, but Jacob and Jessica have a riding lesson at four and I promised Maria I
would take them so she could do a little birthday shopping. I ve got to run if I m going to be there on
time.
I still can t believe the twins will be ten-years-old next week.
Imagine how I feel. I always wanted to be a father. I just never dreamed they d come in pairs. He
smiled at Nate. If you guys decide to use a surrogate mother instead of straight adoption, make sure not
to use Brandon s sperm. Twins are thick in our family.
I ll remember that, but I think it would be kind of nice to have twins. It d be like a complete family on
the first try.
Keith said, I ll remind you of that when you re walking the floor at two in the morning with a colicky
baby on each shoulder. We ll see just how much of a magic touch you ve really got. He checked his
watch. I m out of here, guys.
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Brandon nodded. I ll walk you out. He turned to Nate. I expect you to be in this bed when I get
back.
Don t worry. I m not planning on sneaking out for another joy ride anytime soon.
Bran smiled. I know. I ve hidden my extra set of car keys. He winked and walked with Keith to the
door.
Once out of earshot, Brandon said, Now tell me how he s really doing.
Brandon, I know you love the guy to the point of insanity, but you re starting to scare me. Physically,
he s fine. I d say he earned another batch of emotional scars this afternoon, but he s stronger than you re
giving him credit for. He survived the break-up with Landon and desertion by his parents, all at once.
This time, he has you to help him deal with it.
Yeah, but last time he didn t have some psycho trying to off him, either.
Any word on Calder?
Sam called about an hour ago and said Calder s prints don t match the partial, but we re going to hold
him as long as we can while we gather evidence. Eva called and said Marjorie s vitals were improving,
but she still hasn t regained consciousness. Her doctor did say that she received the blow to the head
before the fire started, so I m hopeful she ll remember something that can help my case when, and if, she
comes around.
Keith didn t look very hopeful. I know your degree is clinical, not medical, but you learned enough in
Shrink One-O-One to know that many head trauma victims have only partial recall. I wouldn t set my [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]