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“Y’okay?”
“I’m fine. I wasn’t injured. You were.”
He adjusts restlessly, wincing when he moves his injured right leg. “Damn it.”
“The doctor said you’ll be fine. He got the bullet out and said it did minimal damage. Mostly it was the blood you lost that made it touch and go for a little while. But he said you should be good now. You’re supposed to stay off that leg.”
“We’ll see,” he mutters, glancing toward the door as if he’s already planning his escape.
“We won’t see anything. You’re going to stay off that leg for as long as you need to. The crisis is over now. You got shot, which means you have to take a break whether you want to or not.”
He curls his lip at me, but I can tell he isn’t really annoyed. Mostly he looks exhausted.
I can sympathize.
“How are our people?” he asks in a different tone. “Any problems in the bunker?”
“No. They stayed safe down here. They’re relieved to be out, of course. There were a number of injuries in the attack, but nothing serious except for you. No one got killed.”
He closes his eyes, and I can see his response to this news on his face, although he doesn’t say a word.
After a minute, I go on, “The New Haven folks are helping us put the fence back up right now.”
“Shit. I should be up there helping them.”
“They don’t need your help. They’re doing just fine without you bossing them around.”
His mouth softens again. “But you’re down here. I guess that means you want some of my bossing.”
I can’t help but giggle. “I can tolerate it better than most.”
My hand is still on his arm, and he reaches over with his other hand to cover mine, giving it a little squeeze. “So everyone is still here?”
“Cal and Rachel left.”
“We needed to pay them.”
“Dave took care of it. He put a bunch of stuff together for them, and Rachel took one of the Wolf Pack’s motorcycles. She said hers was on its last legs, so she was glad to get another.”
“That’s a good idea. Any of the volunteers should take whichever of the extra vehicles they want. We don’t need them, so see if Mack or Travis or any of the others could use them.”
“I will. But Travis has already left too. He was in a hurry to get back to his wife. But he said he might bring her back here since we’ve got such good medical facilities. They could stay here until she gives birth. It would be a lot safer than trying to do it by themselves at home.”
“Yeah. Good plan. Glad we can offer some help since they’ve done so much for us.”
“That’s what I thought too. Our medication isn’t going to hold out forever, but at least we’ve got equipment and some expertise. So we can act as a kind of hospital for the folks around here for a while.”
Grant nods, clearly agreeing but also appearing to have mentally moved on to something else. “We’re going to need something stronger than the fence pretty soon. Maybe more like the wall they built at New Haven. I need to—”
“You need to wait. It doesn’t have to be done today. They’re getting the fence back up for now, and we’ll work on everything else as soon as we can. What did I just tell you about your bossing?”
He relaxes back on the bed and scowls at me without any heat. “I’ve got to boss someone.”
“Then you can boss me.”
“Okay.” He breathes deeply, and I’m pretty sure he’s purposefully relaxing himself and clearing his mind. It doesn’t come easy for him, so he has to work at it. Then he shifts his eyes to me. “Come here, princess.”
“What?”
