Callum looked at Bryn.
“I wouldn’t mind a pot of herbal tea, if there’s any.And honey or sugar?”
“I’ll have that sent up as well.”
He left them alone and they all retook their seats.
“Can we speak to Hamish?”Bryn asked.“I imagine he’s as shocked to find out about us as we were about him.”
“Of course!”Badger pulled out his phone again and ran Hamish on a video call.
He looked like he was in bed.“Hello?”
Badger grinned.“Sorry to awaken ye, but ye have someone who wishes to speak wi’ ye.”He moved over to the couch, sitting on Bryn’s far side, to hold the phone for them.
She gasped.“Ham!”
“Bryn!”He choked up.“Badger told me, but I still can’t believe it!”
She laughed.“Youcan’t believe it?”
“I love you, sister.I’m sorry I didn’t know what was going on.”
She wiped away tears.“It’s okay.It’s not your fault.”
“I, uh, take it Badger and them told you what happened?”
She growled.“Iwillhave Donnel’s throat, if it’s the last thing I ever do.”
“Well, I know I don’t have more of a claim than you do, but if you want help, I’ll be happy to hold him down for you.If nothing else, I’d like to be there for it so I can tell him what a gobshite he is one more time.”
“Done,” Callum said.
Badger sat back and let them talk, answering the door when the food arrived.He quietly sat, eating, while they talked to Hamish, asked questions, got caught up.
“When are you coming?”she asked him.
“Is Badger still there?”he asked.
“I’m here,” he said after swallowing a bite of sandwich.“I’ll arrange the flight for everyone comin’ over.I expect Carl and Ken will be on that with ye.”
“Thank you.”
They talked for nearly an hour before finally wrapping up.Badger took the phone from them.“Talk to ye soon, Hamish,” Badger said.
The man had been crying, his eyes now puffy and red.“Thank you, Badger.Anything you or the pack needs from me, ever, it’s yours.”
“Well, let’s get everyone settled and cared for,” Badger said.“I’ll send you the flight info.”
“Thanks.”
Badger ended the call and, before he sat down, Bryn stopped him.“I saw Trevor and Peyton use those before.Those are phones?”
“They didn’t have them in the lab, I take it?”
“They had computers,” she said.“And tablets.”
He handed it to her to look at.“They do every blasted thing ’cept wipe yer arse for ye.”
