Why couldn’t he be a dick? Why did he have to slip into nurse mode and make me feel like a helpless child?
By the time I was sitting on his couch with my legs up on the chaise, I was so angry my hands were shaking.
“Here.” He handed me a bottle of water.
“I’d rather have coffee.”
“Water first. You need to hydrate.”
“I’m not a child. If I want coffee, then I want coffee.”
“You might not be a child, but you’re acting like one.” He put the bottle on the table next to me. “Drink that and I’ll make you a damn coffee. I never said I wouldn’t, just that you need to hydrate.” He shoved my phone into my hand. “This went off, like, ten times before I got up.”
I gripped my phone as he turned and headed into the kitchen area.
Still itching for a fight, I cycled through the texts.
Kai: how are you feeling?
Kai: answer me
Kai: I’m giving you another hour before I call your brother
That text had come in forty minutes ago.
Gray: just woke up. Feel like shit but I’m not dead so leave Eli out of it
I went to the next thread.
Nick: are you okay????
Nick: I’m kinda freaking out
Nick: omg are you dead? I thought Zane was being dramatic?????
Gray: Im not dead. Just woke up
He read the message as soon as it sent, and the little bubbles appeared.
Nick: thank god! You scared me!
Gray: didn’t mean to. I’m okay
Nick: are you lying?
Gray: I’m fine. Just some sprains nbd
Nick: did you hear about what happened after you left?
Gray: what?
Nick: c & r went apeshit on us and said they were going to fire everyone and shut down the club
Gray: what? Why?
Nick: c’s been skimming our tips!
“What?”