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I could tell he didn’t want to leave. “You don’t have to.”
Worth looked at his watch. “I’d better show up at the office soon. I’ve only gotten about a hundred messages since I’ve been here. See you soon.” With a quick wave, he left.
As Carter and I made a slow circle through the hallways of my unit, I asked Carter what he thought about Worth’s odd behavior.
“I think once you’re better we need to sit down with Miles and Ford and figure out how to convince Worth he needs what we all have.”
“Is he really going to listen?” I asked.
“We’re rather persuasive.”
“Would you have listened to the rest of them?”
Carter frowned. “Fuck no.”
“Exactly what I thought.”
When I woke in the middle of the afternoon several days later, Carter wasn’t there. Miles had taken his place.
“He’ll be back,” Miles said when he realized I was awake.
“Did he leave you in charge?”
“More like I threatened him with kidnapping if he didn’t leave and take the time to get some fresh clothes and food that wasn’t from the hospital. He’s only left here once since you were brought in, and that was for about fifteen minutes when Ford insisted he go with him to get some fresh air.”
“It’s been almost two weeks.”
Miles sighed. “I know.”
“He doesn’t have to be here every second.”
“Try telling him that.”
I snorted. “No thanks.”
“Exactly.”
“So, how much do you hate me for trying to take care of Landon on my own?” I asked him.
“At first, a whole damn lot, but I know why you did it.”
“And you’d do the same for Ben.”
He took a suspiciously long time inspecting the lapel of his coat. “Ben doesn’t have any military training, so it’s a little different.”
“Neither do you.”
Miles shrugged. “I’ve picked up a number of skills.”
“So I’ve heard.”
“You put your life on the line for Carter, and I respect that. Of course, if you’d died, I’d be furious.”
I grinned. “Of course.”
“Thank you. For taking care of him.”
I nodded. “I’m not going to stop doing it. I don’t know if I’ll let him out of my sight again once I’m able to get out of here.”
