“Reid?”Isaac groans, trying to move, his eyes fluttering rapidly, like he has something in his eye.
“No.Stop.Don’t move,” I demand, glancing over my shoulder when I hear footsteps.
Jaxon skids to a stop next to me holding a pile of towels.He presses one down onto the wound.“Holy fucking shit,” he breathes.“I’m so fucking sorry.So sorry.”
“He’s going to be okay,” I bite out.“Did you call an ambulance?”
“They’re coming,” he chokes out, glancing at Isaac.Then he leans up, brushing Isaac’s hair out of his face.“It’s going to be okay.You will be okay.”
Isaac nods, gritting his teeth.“Yeah.I’m not...I’m not a pussy like Reid.”
“Fuck you,” I shakily reply.
His teeth chatter when he speaks next.“Mum is going to...to be so...pissed.”
“Only if you aren’t okay,” Jaxon assures him.“Look at it this way, she will be doting on you for months.”
Tears run down his cheeks as he tries to smile.“If I...if I don’t make it...”
“No.Shut up.You will make it,” I snap.“Stop talking fucking rubbish.”
“If I don’t...tell Mum I love her.She was the best mum a kid could ask for.”His jaw clenches once more as more tears run down his cheeks.He turns to Jaxon.“You were the best dad and brother.You...I wanted to be you so badly growing up.”
“Stop,” Jaxon pleads, clutching Isaac’s hand now.“Please, stop.This isn’t goodbye.”
Isaac looks to me, and I feel his fear, because I’m feeling just the same.“Do you think Luke can feel this?Do you?Does it hurt you like it’s hurting me?”
A lump forms in my throat because I do.I fucking do.It’s like my insides are being ripped out.“Yeah,” I choke out, glancing away.“Where is this fucking ambulance?”
Footsteps slap against the concrete and Jaxon glances up.“Please tell me you got him.”
“The elevator went down to a car.He’s gone,” Maverick announces quietly.
“I...”Isaac coughs, groaning in pain.“I...”
His eyes roll in the back of his head, and I scream out, wishing I could shake him awake.I wish I could do more than this.
“I’m so sorry.I’m so fucking sorry.”
