Page 66 of Celtic Dragon
“Yeah, I think you’re right.”
“Thank you. I really appreciate you coming over here this late.”
“You’ll get my bill!” he says, laughing. He starts to walk out of the room and I follow behind him. He says, “I’ll call you and let you know when to bring him to the hospital for that MRI.”
Walking him to the door, I reply, “You got it.” I open the door for him and thank him again as he leaves.
“What did he say?” Ari asks.
“Is he going to be alright?” Aillise asks.
“He said that he didn’t see any internal injuries, but he wants him over at the hospital in the morning for an MRI just to make sure.”
“Hospital?” Hawk asks. He walks over to me and lowers his voice. “Are you sure about this?”
“I know what you’re thinking. But we don’t have a choice. Brewer knows how we feel about hospitals and gunshot wounds, but he insisted. And frankly, I don’t want to take any fucking chances with Rebel’s life.”
Hawk nods. “I agree, but are you ready to face the consequences of this?”
“Brewer assures me that he’ll do everything he can to keep Rebel’s visit under the radar. I’ve gotta trust him.”
“Yeah, I know.”
We walk back over to the rest of the group.Where the fuck am I going to put everyone?I think to myself. Looking around the room at everyone, I realize I’ve totally forgotten that we have guests.
I walk over to Emma and put my arm around her, whispering in her ear, “Do we have room for everyone?”
She smiles and nods. “Honey and I have already taken care of that.”
“You have?” I ask, surprised.
“Of course we have, silly. But I’m not sure you are gonna like what we came up with.”
“Oh yeah, and what’s that?” I ask hesitantly.
“You’ll see,” she says smugly, as if she has a big secret that she’s keeping from me.
I really hate it when she does that. I don’t like secrets. But I let it go. I say, “As long as I’m bunking with you, I’ll be happy with whatever you and Honey have come up with.”
“Remember you said that,” she says and then doesn’t speak another word about it.
What the fuck is up with that? Now I’m worried.
We hang out for a little while before it becomes clear that everyone is running out of steam. Turning to Emma, I say, “Babe, do you want to let everyone know where they’ll be sleeping tonight?”
“Sure,” she replies sweetly. She says, “Aillise and Conner, you will take the first room on the left. Honey, you will keep your room, and Ari, since Rebel is already in your room, I am assuming that you will want to stay with him.”
“Yes, thanks, Emma,” Ari replies.
“Hold on one minute,” I say firmly. “Ari is not sleeping with Rebel.”
Emma turns toward me and says, “Babe, remember what you said earlier about being happy with whatever plan I had come up with?”
I know she’s right, but she’s talking about my kid sister. “But …” I grumble, but she quickly interrupts.
“She’ll be fine. I don’t think her virtue is in any danger tonight. Remember, he’s in there because he’s recovering from a gunshot wound.”
I grumble again and clear my throat. “Well, when you put it that way, I guess it’s ok,” I say reluctantly. I back down because I know she’s right, but shit, that’s my kid sister. Suddenly, I feel the need to change the subject and get my mind off of Ari and Rebel. I look around the room and realize that my aunt and uncle have nothing as far as bags, clothing, etc. Looking at them, I say, “Do you need anything?”
