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Which made J.D. chuckle once. "Ok, ya got me there."
"So what's the plan?" Max asked.
"Call Grace," I said. "Time for her to step up. Max, you're going to get J.D. and Tanner inside. Daddy's gonna help you, J.D. Me and Grace? We're gonna pull some girl power shit."
"Nice," Tanner said, returning to the bed with mine and J.D.'s bags. "So let's make sure our girl is camera ready, right?"
"And I ain't using the damned chair," J.D. said.
"Yeah, but-" I tried.
He just shook his head. "I ain't gonna be in a wheelchair and weak like that when they're trying to say I got no balls, Cody. That's what they're doing. They don't care who I love. They only care if I'm a pussy, and fuck that. I might need Dean's help - and I'll take it - but I'm fucking walking."
"Then let's do this," Tanner said. "Gotta get 'em dressed, Max. We'll call when we're headed to the arena."
"I'll be waiting," Max promised.
J.D. ended the call with him just as my phone vibrated in my hands. I expected to see a notification from my Dad, but instead it was Ty.
Ty:
What's going on, Cody?
Cody:
I just need to know if you may have said anything to anyone about me, Tanner, and J.D. sharing a room.
Ty:
Nope, but Jake helped me get shit for the hospital.
Cody:
Fuck! Would he say shit?
Ty:
If he does, I'll break his legs. Why?
Cody:
Because sounds like someone talked to the press.
Ty:
Fuck! Ok. I'll see what I can find out. How do I help?
And for a long moment, I stared at the screen. For some reason, I hadn't expected that. Oh, I'd assumed he wouldn't out the guys. Ty didn't seem like that kind of an asshole. Sure, he was a dick, but it was the selfish kind, not the stupid kind - and outing J.D. definitely counted as stupid.
But this? Helping? It made me forgive him just a little more. Not enough to get back with him, but he was definitely working his way up to being a friend again. Sadly, offering was all he really could do.
Cody:
This time, I think it's on me. Thanks, and I appreciate it, but you can't do anything but make this worse.
Ty:
Shit. Ok. I'll stay out of it.
