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Lars would kick my ass if he knew what I was doing, but I didn’t care. His safety came first.
“Bro, sure,” Ryan replied instantly. “The cops still haven’t found him yet, huh?”
“No. The stress of it is starting to wear.”
Ryan was grim as he nodded. “Yeah, I get it.”
“You guys want anything?” I said, raising my voice a little so Jamie could also hear.
“I want a cookie. Chocolate chip,” Jamie said.
We both looked at him. “A cookie?” Ryan echoed.
Jamie noted the way we both stared, and he shrugged. “Can’t a guy just feel like eating a cookie?”
Ryan laughed.
“Yeah, okay. A cookie,” I said, turning to go.
“Chocolate chip!” he hollered after me.
Max was right. He was a human trashcan.
It took a little longer to get Lars a coffee because I bypassed the small cart outside the pool and drove instead to the shop nearby that I knew had good coffee and was allergy safe. I wasn’t taking any chances with him. So if it took a few extra minutes and then a shitty parking spot when I got back to the pool, so be it.
The bleachers were nearly full when I walked inside, the scent of chlorine like a smack in the face. Noise echoed up to the rafters, and the lifeguards were taking their positions around the pool.
The team was already out on the bleachers, so I headed their way, Lars’s hair making it easy for me to find him. He was sitting with all the swim bros, my brother planted on his left. I gazed around, finding Max sitting not too far away, noting the empty spot beside him.
“Where the hell have you been, Sinclair?” Russel asked, coming to my side.
“Sorry, I offered to get Lars some coffee.”
“Well, hurry the hell up. You’re supposed to be getting clinical hours, not playing errand boy for your boyfriend.”
I gave him a mock salute, and he muttered something under his breath as I walked away. I felt Lars’s eyes immediately and smiled.
“Here’s your coffee, angel,” I said, handing it over while a few people snickered over the nickname.
“Thank you,” he said, lifting it to his lips immediately. He sighed around his swallow. “Now I can swim.”
“Bro, heads up!” I called and flung a small paper bag at Jamie.
He caught the bag out of the air and stuck his face inside.
“Bro!” he exclaimed. “You got me a cookie! No! There’s two!”
Ryan pushed Jamie’s head out of the way and stuck his hand inside, pulling out one, and took a huge bite.
“Broooo,” Jamie drawled.
“Chocolate chips before dicks,” Ryan said, taking another bite.
“Yeah, okay.” Jamie agreed and plowed into the other.
“Hey, where’s mine?” Kruger wanted to know.
Jamie pulled a protein bar out of his bag. “Here, bro, it’s nut free.”
