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I blink repeatedly. “Okay.”
“I need you to hook me up with what you’ve got.” He rocks on his toes, and I step back another step. “I’ll buy them off you right now, or once we take off, I’ll replace them, but we need to be quick.”
I bite my lip to keep from asking if he plans to replace the rest that he took. No, honestly, I wouldn’t take any medication that made its way through his hands. He’s got this frantic energy that I get sometimes when I don’t take my medication, but that’s also not my problem. It would be illegal to give him mine, even if he has his own prescription, which I don’t know if he does.
“Did you hear me?” he growls, taking a step forward.
“Yeah, but I don’t know where they are,” I lie through my teeth. My mind files through excuses. “Warrick took them. He’s only handing them out when I’m supposed to take them. I’m actually going to be short this month—”
“That fucking asshole. I don’t know how anyone puts up with his self-righteous ass. Fine, show me where his room is.” Carter moves past me and takes several steps into the suite. “I’ll find them for you.”
For me?
Commotion comes our way from deeper in the suite.
I shove myself against the wall as Ramsey jogs toward us. He has the most intimidating look on his face that I’ve ever seen him wear. His palms connect with Carter’s chest. He shoves him out the door while I’m still frozen like a statue.
There’s some arguing from the hallway, but Ramsey comes back in, finally removing my hold on the door. It slams shut as Carter growls, “Motherfucker!”
“Are you okay?” Ramsey scoops me up, wrapping me around his front and aiming for the couch.
“Yeah, that was weird, though,” I admit. “I don’t think he’s doing very well. He looked…”
“Strung out? Yeah.” Ramsey runs his hands over my cheeks and pulls me to his chest. “I just need to snuggle the fuck out of you right now. He never should’ve been anywhere near you. How fucking dare he,” he scoffs. “I’ve never had visions of murdering someone with my bare hands. Okay, maybe the guy who stabbed War, but…” He exhales heavily. “I didn’t like the way he was looking at you.”
“I don’t think it was me at all. I think he wanted the rest of my meds. They’re a stimulant, but they have the opposite effect on me. They help me focus and balance my system.” I sound defensive to my own ears, but I’ve had people make rude comments before. I tend to overexplain, even though I know I don’t need to justify myself to anyone.
“Yeah,” Ramsey grunts, but it’s clear his mind is still on Carter. I do everything I can to figure out how to spit out soothing pheromones. I exhale in relief when the strange warm feeling slides through my body. He’s still kind of vibrating with tension, but here’s hoping my pheromones help.
* * *
The guys make it back not long after.
It’s pretty clear when Ramsey yanks them away to inform them of what happened with their bandmate.
Warrick stomps back into the living room, scoops me into his lap, and doesn’t let me go for quite a while. He’s got that growly, protective alpha vibe down.
I do my best to soothe him, but he’s so riled, I don’t think it’s working.
Ramsey and Fitz unpack the food on the coffee table. My stomach rumbles as I catch the scent of the food.
“Here, let me scoot over. I’m actually starving.” I pat Warrick’s arm and try to climb out of his lap.
“No,” Warrick grunts, pulling me closer. “Let me feed you by hand.”
My eyes widen, but I nod my agreement. “Yeah, if you want to.”
“I don’t just want to.” His jaw clenches. “I need to. Give me this.”
“I won’t complain about you pampering me.” I lean up and kiss his scruffy jaw.
I hate seeing him so upset. I’ve never been so well taken care of as I have since meeting them, and I want to give him the same level of care. I just don’t know how to fix this.
I feel like they’re trying to insulate me from some of the darker truths of touring, but I get the picture.
I’m not completely naive to the realities of the world. It does make me sad, though. I can tell it’s weighing on all three of them.
* * *
