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“Shhhh. Kitten. It’s over now. Try not to think about it.” Shaun rasps next to my ear, and I lean in closer to him, wishing I could just climb under his skin and forget about what happened.
“Let’s get her in the shower,” Marcus speaks softly to the guys, and while I continue my gut-wrenching cries, my four guys work together to get me out of the hospital gown and under the spray of the shower.
I get passed between them, my eyes open but not really seeing. It’s their scents and hands that tell me who holds me in their arms to wash me, or shampoo my hair, or rinse me off. Even though I feel bare chests, I also feel fabric below their waists, telling me they aren’t completely naked, and for some reason, it makes me cry even more.
“Y-you g-guys a-are t-too k-kind t-to m-me.” I sob, feeling rawer than I have ever before.
“We love you.” Simon rasps quietly next to my ear, and I lean into the press of his lips as they flutter over my temple.
“No matter what.” Marcus’ voice comes from in front of me, and I blink away my tears just enough to get a blurry view of his kind face and sincere expression.
Exhaustion like I’ve never felt slams into me hard. It’s like I’ve been drugged or something, yet I know nothing has passed through my veins.
“You ok, Kitten?” Shaun asks as my head droops, and I lean into Simon, needing him to hold me up.
“So tired.” I slur. “Don’t know what’s wrong with me.”
“You’re probably having an adrenalin crash. If that’s even a thing.” Shaun suggests, and I want to nod, but I can’t make my head work properly as my legs start to shake.
“Let’s get her dry and into bed.” Garrett takes charge, so I let them dry me off and put a new gown on me before Garrett sweeps me up in his arms and carries me to the bed.
“Ty.” I push the word past my lips. My desperation to know how he’s doing overriding my exhaustion.
“We’ll check on how he’s going, Kitten. You rest now.” Shaun’s voice sounds distant as my body sinks into a not-so-soft hospital mattress. A heated blanket gets tucked around my body, making me feel like the filling in a burrito, and I know it’s Simon’s doing.
“Love you guys.” I slur again, my vision black, my eyes no longer able to stay open. I want to ask someone to cuddle me. Wrap their arms around me and make me feel safe, but I can’t make the words form.
It doesn’t matter, though. The mattress dips beside me, and a moment later, I feel arms around me.
They know.
They know exactly what I need.
As darkness tugs at me, the scent of my playful guy wraps around me, and I finally give in and let sleep take me.
When I wake again a number of hours later, it’s because I can hear crying. Uncontrollable crying. My eyes shoot open, and I sit up, startled, in the hospital bed, trying to make sense of what’s going on.
“Calm down, Cin. We can’t understand what you are trying to say.” My dad rubs my mum’s arms, trying to calm her, but each time she tries to speak, she starts wailing, her face screwed up as she ugly cries.
“Ty?” I whisper, yet everyone in the room hears my words, all eyes turning to me as I stare at my mum to gauge her reaction.
She starts crying harder, her hand pressed to the centre of her chest like she’s in pain.
I shift to get out of the bed, but Simon’s arms wrap around me, stopping me from going anywhere.
“You need to rest, Cherry.”
“No.” I shake my head. “I need to know about Ty.” I direct my attention back to my mum. “Mum?” I ask louder. “Tell me about Ty.”
Again, she goes to speak, even trying to step towards me, but her tears rule her, causing her to shake her head in frustration.
My heart sinks. What is she trying to say? Do I even want to know?
Idowant to know, though, so I shove at Simon’s hold, trying to get free.
“Mum! Tell me! Is Ty ok?”
Pure blabbering spills from her mouth, but she manages to nod.
