“I’ll give you a call when I get out of here so we can set up the other stuff.” Remy pulls the phone away from his ear and uses his thumb to hit the red icon to hang up.
“Remember when I had you tell my mom I fell out of the tree?” Remy purses his lips and looks off in the distance. “Think you could talk to my coach?” I know he’s joking, but I reach for the phone anyway when a text message comes through from Ash with what I’m assuming is the coach’s contact information.
“As an official MBI agent? I can tell him what a hero you are and how you played a major role in apprehending a wanted man.” I waggle my eyebrows.
“Hell yeah.” Remy furrows his brow and nods his head. “Keep it light on the details though, I know this is a high clearance case.” Remy winks and tugs the phone out of my hand. “I’ll tell everyone you fell madly in love with me when I saved your life.” I snort, but as long as he’s joking, I know he’s going to be okay.
Remy’s call to the coach seemed to go pretty smoothly. He gave a few more details than he did to Ash, but still kept things a little vague, actually saying he didn’t know how much he could tell him yet other than his own personal involvement.
About ten minutes after the call, the same doctor we met in the emergency waiting room enters with a light knock on the door. “Hey, Mr. Broussard, it’s good to see you without a chest full of blood.”
Remy reflexively rubs his good palm over his sternum. “It’s good to be able to take a breath and not feel like I’m underwater. I’m guessing I have you to thank for that.”
“You don’t remember me?” The doctor crosses his arms over his chest, but he’s relaxed, smiling.
“Not at all, sorry.”
“It’s okay.” The doctor briefly looks over at me, then returns his gaze to Remy.
“What am I missing?” Remy frowns.
The doctor snickers and moves to stand in front of Remy. “You warned me about Frankie. I thought it was one of those two when I went into the lobby.” He tilts his head, motioning to Felix and Gray. “Lie back and let me have a look at your incisions.”
Remy does as he’s told. “You don’t have to worry about them, she’s the one to watch out for.”
“I can see that.” The doctor prods around Remy’s belly, making him wince, but he recovers quickly. “Everything looks great here. I got a call from your doctors. They want you transferred over to the team facility to see the ortho.”
Remy nods, we were expecting this. Not to insult this doctor or hospital, but Remy’s body is worth millions to him and his team. I’m happy to know he’s going to be getting the best care available.
“It’ll take us a few minutes to get your paperwork ready, but you should be out of here soon. They left coordinates for their facility with me, so I’ll make sure the nurse gets that to you when you sign your release paperwork.”
“Thank you.” Remy extends his good hand to the doctor to shake.
“Pay me back when you get back on the field. I’m expecting a good year for the Titans.” The doctor smiles at all of us before walking out of the room.
“Why don’t you guys head home? I’ll probably be in the MRI and with healers for the foreseeable future.” Remy sighs.
“I’ll come with you now. I may have to go to work later or tomorrow to give my report.”
“Even more reason to go home and get some rest,” Remy argues.
I make the short walk to his side and lean forward so my lips are near his. “I’m going with you.” I kiss him quickly, making sure he knows he doesn’t really have a choice in the matter, then look at Gray and Felix. “We’re good. I’ll let you know if I need to go into work or if we learn anything,” I tell them, since we certainly don’t all need to be there.
Gray is the first to walk over and embrace me. With a lingering kiss to my temple, he says, “See you at home. Be safe.” Then to Remy, he adds, “Keep an eye on the old ones, they are sneaky.”
“Shut up.” Remy snorts, then grabs his stomach as if the sudden movement hurt.
Felix is next to come over. He cradles my face in his palms and kisses me long and slow before placing his forehead on mine. “Think the agency has any need for an architect with earth magic? I’m really feeling like a career change is in order.”
“They would be lucky to have you, but you’re not changing careers for me. This isn’t the norm. I promise.”
“We’ll see,” Felix says, then kisses me again roughly before following Gray out the door.
“You know he’s going to apply before you even get home, right?” Remy is smiling when I look over at him. I just roll my eyes.
I’M JUST HERE TO ESTABLISH AN ALIBI.
“He’s asleep,” I tell Felix and nearly collapse onto the couch next to him. I just left Remy in the room, tucked in for the night. He’s understandably tired after the long day of tests and meetings with healers and doctors.
