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Madison nodded sagely.
Wes rotated at the waist and held his cup out to me. I took it and then set aside both of ours to get up too. The girls were on each side of him as he wobbled on his feet, but I slid an arm around him from behind.
“I got it,” I told them gently.
“I can manage on my own,” Wes told me.
“Are you still dizzy?” I asked, leading him across the room.
“No,” he denied, but he walked like a pregnant turtle and grabbed the IV pole like it was a cane. The pole slid forward, the little wheels slipping. He tumbled forward, but I tightened my arm around him, anchoring him into my side and keeping him from toppling over.
The hand with the IV in the back gripped my side as I helped him the rest of the way.
When I tried to follow him inside the bathroom, he glared. “I can do it.”
“You almost busted your ass two seconds ago,” I argued.
“Well, I didn’t.”
“Because I caught you.”
“I’m not peeing in front of you again!” he declared.
“Again?” Ryan wondered out in the room.
Wes groaned, his brown eyes beseeching. “Please, Max.”
“Fine. I’ll wait out here.” Then I warned him. “If you fall, I’m coming in there.”
I was pretty sure he called me stupid, but I let it pass as I quietly shut the door behind him and planted myself on the other side.
“Can we talk to you a minute?” Jamie said, pointing to the hall.
“No.”
The room fell quiet, and I listened for any sound that might indicate Wes needed help. A second later, the faucet turned on, and I heard him mutter, “Probably standing out there listening.”
Under my breath, I huffed a laugh.
Seconds later, the nurse bustled in, glancing at the empty bed. “Where is the patient?”
I pointed to the bathroom.
“Ah, well, it’s a good sign he’s up.” She glanced around, eyes coming back to me. “How did he seem this morning?”
“Not bad.”
“The doctor is making his rounds now. Should be just a few minutes.”
A few sounds came from inside the bathroom, and then the door opened at my back.
Seeing me standing there, Wes let out a sigh. “I knew it.”
My lips folded in on each other.
“Oh, good,” Wes said, attention going past me. “Can I get this out now?” he asked, holding up his hand.
The bandage there was still tainted with blood.
