Healing by Grace R. Duncan

Author:Grace R. Duncan [Duncan, Grace R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-07-23T23:00:00+00:00

DUNCAN SLEPT through “dinner.” Not that he’d had a formal “meal” for a long time. He’d spent a lot of time simply eating when he was hungry—and when he could. And those two things didn’t always coincide.

When he’d awakened earlier, they’d had the last of the jerky and some canned chicken Mark had found in the cabinets. Thankfully, there’d been plenty of canned and sealed food between the three houses that would get them through for a while. Mark still wanted to go to a few of the other places nearby the next day to hopefully find some kind of stove, possibly camp lanterns, along with fuel for them, and a few other things.

Even this “dinner” hadn’t been all that stellar, but Duncan certainly couldn’t blame Mark. They did the best they could with what they had. After another can of chicken for each of them—which in itself was nearly heavenly; he didn’t even get that very often—they’d settled down to read some books Mark had found in the living room.

Duncan got lost in a copy of Stephen King’s The Stand—Mark thought he was crazy for reading that; Duncan called it “ironic.” And Mark buried himself in his earlier book on military history that Duncan made him promise to hand over when he was done. But once the sun went down and they’d read for a little while longer, the flashlights went off to save batteries.

After helping him settle the pillows and take the last bit of painkiller for the day, Mark disappeared into the other part of the house for a few moments. He returned with a stack of pillows, which he dropped by the window. Duncan watched him, a little perplexed. “What are those for?”

“I can make a pallet out of them. I figure that for both of our safety, we need to at least be on the same floor. And I want to be close to keep an eye on your leg, still, watch for infection.”

Duncan frowned. “You know, this bed’s big.” He waved a hand at the huge portion of the king-sized monstrosity that was unoccupied. “And I promise to stay on my side.”

Mark laughed. “I’m not worried about that. But I am afraid I’d kick you or something accidentally and injure you further.”

Duncan took in the expression and could tell the smile didn’t quite make it to Mark’s eyes. There was something more there, but Duncan wasn’t sure what. He didn’t think it was specifically their sexuality, or anything sexual in general, but that didn’t clear much up. Lacking any other argument, there wasn’t much he could say. “Well, uh, the offer stands. You don’t have to sleep on the floor. Is there a couch? I wasn’t paying a lot of attention when we came in earlier.”

Mark shook his head. “No. But even so, I think that until I’m sure there’ll be no infection at least, I should be in here.” He chuckled. “It’s not like I can give you a button to buzz me with.

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