Page 13 of George’s Big Day

“I mean, you don’t want Carson to hurt himself throwing footballs at Baylor’s arms or maybe even his legs next time.”

“That’s true, but for the record, I had no idea he could even do that anymore. It was amazing—once I got past the shock.”

“Yeah.”

“And not nice of him.”

Did I agree with that?

“Hey,” Javier said, leaning out onto the deck.

I turned to look at him. Kurt couldn’t be bothered, more interested in gently kissing along my jaw.

“Did that asshat hit on you while you were outside?”

Kurt was too busy slipping his hands up under my shirt to give his friend any attention.

“He’s talking to you,” I told Kurt.

Slowly, with a great deal of effort, he turned to look at Javier. “What?”

“I want to know if Baylor hit on you.”

Kurt grimaced. “Not really.”

Javier shook his head. “The answer can only be yes or no.”

“I second that.”

Kurt shushed me, and then looked back at Javier. “Fine. He did. Yes.”

“Then he’s banned from game night, because that’s a shitty thing to do, and especially not cool in the house you share with your fiancé.”

“I agree,” I muttered. “It’s very poor form.”

“It’s fucked up is what it is,” Javier growled.

Surprising to hear the normally mellow ENT with the kind eyes swear. The surprise must have shown on my face.

“What? It is,” he assured me.

“I’m not arguing with you.”

“No more game nights for him,” Kurt stated. “And he’s not invited to the wedding.”

“Good.” Javier took a breath. “So Claudia put ice on Baylor’s arm, and it’s a little red, but I think that’s gonna be about it. I mean, will it bruise? Possibly. Did I hurt myself more falling off the ladder while cleaning my rain gutters last week? Yes. Yes, I did.”

“You fell off a ladder?” Kurt asked, squinting at him.

“Don’t say it like that. It’s not my fault. We’re not all…” He gestured at me.

“What does George have to do with this?”

He scowled back. “Is there anything George can’t do?”

“I’m not a doctor like you, buddy,” I pointed out.

“Yes, but I’m sure you’ve saved more lives than I have.”