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“Why?”
“We’re all set, Hawk,” a voice announced from the doorway. “When you’re ready.”
The speaker was gone just as quickly as he appeared, his white coat the only indicator of what was about to happen.
“Hawk…” I edged nervously.
“Dr. Yates is here to take a look and make sure it will be okay.”
My face grew hotter instantly, my heart kickstarting that next round of adrenaline. “It’s gonna hurt the second we get out of here.”
“Yeah, baby,” he answered, no softness or easing me into it. Instead, his hand curled tighter around my waist, his mouth skimming my neck as he spoke. “We get this wrapped up, get you some pain meds, then I’ll take you home.”
Take you home.
Not, stay here where I can watch you.
Not, look out for you.
Make sure you’re okay.
“Right,” I agreed with a sharp nod. “I need to get home.”
I wonder if whatever painkiller he’s going to give me will be strong enough to ease this strange pain in my chest.
HAWK
Bang. Bang. Bang.
My entire body jerked awake like one of those dreams you get when you’re falling and your body hits the ground.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
Blinking past the sleepy haze, I caught sight of the alarm clock beside the bed.
Seven-thirty.
Jesus Christ.
Sighing heavily, I slipped my arm out from underneath Missy’s head, my body aching at the first time I’d moved in hours. She’d gone to sleep with her head on my chest and her leg thrown over the top of mine. It was obviously a position that didn’t stretch her burn or make it hurt, so I let her sleep that way for the entire night, happy she was getting some much needed rest.
I was going to pay for it in my neck and shoulders today, though.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
“Dammit,” I cursed under my breath, finally detangling myself and throwing my legs over the side of the bed, hopping toward the bedroom door while trying to pull on my jeans. I checked back over my shoulder for just a second, satisfied Missy hadn’t been disturbed by the incessant knocking, before I pulled the door shut behind me and stomped across the living room to address the motherfucker who was pounding.
I flicked open four locks before reaching for the handle, making a mental note to find out what kind of area this was and why Missy would feel the need to lock the place up like it was fucking Fort Knox.
I wasn’t expecting to find an older lady on the other side of the door with Kadey standing at her side holding a pink backpack. The lady grabbed Kadey, pulling her back a step, her eyes narrowing on me. “Who the hell are you?” she snapped, her hand resting protectively on the kid’s shoulder.
Before I could answer, Kadey’s face brightened with a smile, and she pointed up at me. “Hawk!” She wiggled her little body, detangling herself from the lady’s grasp and rushing at me. “We play now?”
I smirked, tugging at one of her tiny pigtails before curling my finger under her chin. “Soon, baby girl.”
“Where’s Missy?” the lady questioned as Kadey clung to my leg, her shoulders relaxing now that she could see I wasn’t some stranger.
“She’s still asleep,” I answered, hefting the kid up onto my hip. “She had a… rough night last night, so she needs a lot of rest.”
