“I can, but I don’t.Practicing is still fun though.”
Tosh blinked.“You dance?”
“Not at your level, but I used to.Me and Vincent used to partner a lot.”
The nurse asked, “Who’s Vincent?”
“My brother.Older by one year.He just got a pack of his own the night all of this kicked off.”
Tosh said, “Have you heard from him?”
“He was heading for a heat, so I think we aren’t going to hear from him for a few days.”
Tosh nodded.“Right.What happens when you have one?”
“I don’t.I see it coming, and I neutralize it.I haven’t ever had one.”
Tosh stared at her.“That’s what Dr.A said, but I couldn’t believe it.Why wouldn’t you?”
“Ask my father, but I think his comment would be that only male omegas are proper omegas.”
He stared.“You are joking.”
“I am not.I don’t think he outright molested my brothers, but I think it was a narrow thing.The fact that we are taller than his family didn’t hurt.Even omegas can defend themselves.That’s why he took to beating the hell out of me.He needed to express his frustration.”She grimaced.“Apparently.”
The nurse took her tray and said, “Call if you need anything.”
“Sure.Thank you.”Dex waited until she was gone, flipped back the bedding, and grabbed the pole.
Tosh said, “Where are you going?”
“Bathroom.I have been out for about seventeen hours.I have to pee.”She eased to her feet and slowly started moving.
“Do you need a hand?”
“Nope.The meds are working.But thank you.”
He still walked with her, and when she had to figure out how to get up off the toilet seat, he entered the small space, helped her up, and steadied her at the sink while she washed her hands.She muttered, “I have never been in a hospital with a bidet before.”
He smiled.“That is for some of the gyno issues that omegas with alphas experience.”
She looked at him in the mirror.“Oh.”
“That is the reason for the special floor.Groups that have an omega need extra privacy.Your hair is fading really fast.”
She chuckled weakly.“I usually dye it every three days.It hates holding the colour, but it was still better than the company thinking I was angling for Etienne.My hair changed right around the time that Dr.Aquilar tried to get me and Etienne together.”
“And he put his foot down and insulted you, so you kept dying your hair.”
“I kept dying it to stop my dad from getting upset.He hated anything that made me stand out, and this hair definitely does it.”
Tosh guided her back to bed and carefully lifted her into place again.“Comfortable?”
“I have nine holes in my torso.I feel like I have been stabbed in a very nice hotel.”
Etienne’s voice came from the corner.“That is pretty much what happened, though Dad will take umbrage at the word stabbed.”
She looked over where he had set up a desk and had a computer.“You are here again?”
