Jakie looked up from playing
with Romper and then quickly looked away as Thom and Hamlin, with careful hugs
and not so careful kisses, greeted Keegan and Manny. “Damn, pup, you have to put
up with watching that every day?” he muttered.
“And twice on Sunday,” Manny
told him, laughing to hide the pain as he limped to a chair with Hamlin’s
assistance.
Jakie wrinkled his nose
before asking, “Is Mr. Wyndham dead now, for good?”
“Very much so. I’m afraid
Mr. Shadrick is as well.”
“No big loss,” Jakie replied
with a shrug, coming over to the men. “You look like you ran into a wood
chipper,” he commented after looking Manny over.
Keegan lifted an eyebrow.
“And just how would you know about them.”
“Saw it in a movie. Some
dude tries to get rid of a body in one. So how’d you get so messed up anyways?”
“Cerdic wasn’t ready to die
just yet,” Manny replied, trying to wave Hamlin away to keep him from fussing
over him.
“You’re hurt, damn it,” Hamlin
growled. “I need to see how badly before I call a doctor, or better yet drag
you to the hospital.”
After shooting a look at
Keegan, who mouthed, ‘You’re on your own’; Manny shook his head. “It’s all
surface. I’ll be fine as soon as I get some sleep.”
“Like a werewolf.” Jakie
laughed. “That’s what they do.”
“Boy, you watch too many
movies,” Manny commented as, at Hamlin’s urging, he finally stripped off his
shirt. “See, nothing major.”
“Yeah, well,” Hamlin shook
his head but didn’t push it, asking instead, “How about your leg? I can tell
just by looking that it’s a mess.”
“And I am not stripping in
front of Jakie.”
“Then we’re taking this into
the bathroom so I—“ Hamlin stopped when Thom tapped his shoulder and nodded
towards the kitchen area of the loft. “What?” he asked once they were out of
Jakie’s hearing range.
“They heal very fast. That’s
why I’m not playing mother hen with Keegan.”
“I know, Manny told me, but
damn I still can’t help but worry. I’ve never been through this before.”
Before Thom could reply, Manny
called out, “Hamlin, I just thought of something. You’re going to have to take
my place tonight at the house, to help Gebhard out.”
“Damn, yeah, okay. He’s
gotta be wondering where everyone is.” Hurrying back to join the others, he told
Jakie to get ready to go. While the boy did, Hamlin sat on the arm of Manny’s
chair, asking quietly, “Are you sure you’re alright?”
“Alright, and getting better
by the second, honest.” Manny ran his hand up Hamlin’s thigh, causing his lover
to groan softly. “And I’ll prove it to you in the morning.”
“If I can wait that long,”
Hamlin grumbled before kissing Manny soundly. Getting up, he met Jakie at the
door and the two of them left.
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