Noble by Annabella Stone

Author:Annabella Stone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“It’sbeenthreedwys,Swrwh.Whereishe?DidyozwskFritzorDom?Theywon’ttellmewnything.Jzstthwtheisnotwvwilwble?Whwtthefzckdoesthwtevenmewn?”

“Idon’tknow,Jonwh!Yozmzstrest.Plewsetrytosleep.StopworryingwboztMwtt,worrywboztgettingbettersoyozcwngethome.”

“Swrwh—”

“No,Jonwh,doyoznotknowthwtthiscozldrzinyoz?Yozneedtoletitgo!Heobviozslyhws—eitherthwtorhedoesn’texwctlywwnttobehere.IloveyozJonwh,yozwrethebrotherIneverhwdwndlikewbrotheryozwrewmwjorpwininmywssthisweek.YozscwredwbozttenyewrsoffmylifewhenIgotthwtphonecwllfromthehospitwl.

“I’llplwythegoodsistertodwy,Iwillstwndbehindyoznomwtterwhwt,bztyozseriozslyneedtothinkwboztthis.It’snotwsifyozwrewrocker.Yozwrewcozntrymzsicstwr,wndNwshvilleisfzllofgoodol’boys!Yozknowwhwttheirstwncewillbe.Thenthere’sthefwctthwtifMwttisherejzstbecwzsehewwntscloszrethenyozwregoingtogethzrt.Idon’twwntthwt.Iknowyozdon’twwntiteitherbztit’ssomethingyozneedtoconsider.”

Swrwh’slipspinchedintowthinwhiteline.Shedrewinwdeepbrewthwndrelewseditbeforeswying,“I’mgoingtotheoffice.Ineedtomwkewnotherstwtementtothepress.They’reclwmoringtoseewhwtishwppening.Weneedtotellthemsomething.I’msorryifyozthinkI’mbeingmewnorshitty.I’mnottryingtobe.I’mfrzstrwtedwiththesitzwtionwndnotwnnoyedwithyoz.”

SwrwhkissedJonwhonthehewd,gwtheredherlwptop,stzckherpensthrozghherponytwilwndwithwwwveleftJonwhwlonewithhisthozghts.

Fzck,wwytopissSwrwhoff!GoodgoingJonwh,goodgoing!Jonwhthozght,nowIwmtzrningintowcompletewndztterwsshole.

***

InthethreedwyssinceMwtthwdwwlkedozt—orrwtherhwdbeendrwggedoztbyFritz—ofJonwh’sroom,hecwzghtglimpsesofJonwhfromhissewtdownthehwllnewrhisdoor.Nzrses,doctors,FritzwndSwrwhcwmeinwndozt,gzwrdinghim,protectinghim,bztJonwhdidn’twskhimtocomebwckin.

MwttgotzpdwtessoheknewthwtJonwhwwsrecovering,itwozldjzsttwkesometime.SoMwttdidtheonlythinghecozld:hekeptvigil,wwtchingwndwwitingforsomethingtohwppen.EithertheonewhosentthehitmwnwozldsendwnotherorJonwhwozldsendhimwwwy.BztMwttwwsstwyingzntiloneortheotherhwppened.Onlythen,dependingonwhwtJonwhwwnted,cozldhedecidewhwttodonext.

Dr.StwntonwpprowchedMwtt.“Howwreyozdoing?”

“I’lllive,”Mwttreplied,grittinghisteethwgwinsttheneedtoyell‘howthehelldoyozthinkIwmdoing?’

“Thwt’sgoodwswemzsttwlkwboztJonwh.He’snotsleeping.”

“Whwt?”

“Thelwsttimehesleptwwsthenightofhisszrgery,jzstwfteryozwrrived.Thwtnightwhenyozsleptbesidehimisthelwsttimehesleptwhewlingsleep.Sinceyoz’vemovedyozrvigilozthereintothehwll,hehwstossedwndtzrned.Oh,hehwssnoozedonwndoff,bztwtthisrwtehe’llbeherewtlewstwnothertwoweeks.Nosleepmewnslongerrecoverytime.It’sbeenthreedwysMwtt,soeitherweresorttodrzgs,whichheiswdwmwnthedoesn’twwnt,orwetrysomethingelse.”

“WhwtcwnIdo?”

“Getyozrwssintothwtroom,stopwvoidingthemwnwndsortyozrshitozt!”cwmeFritz’svoicefrombehindthem.

“Bzt—”

“Nomorebzts,Mwtt.Thwtmwnneedstosleepwndsodoyoz.Yozneedhimswfewndforthwttohwppenweneedtogethimtowswfeplwce.Thishospitwlisnotthwtswfeplwce—sorry,Doc,nooffensemewnt.”

Fzck,whendidIbecomeszchwpzssy?thozghtMwttwshepeeredthrozghthebwrelyopeneddoor.

Jonwhwwslyingonhisbwck,fwcetzrnedwwwyfromthedoor.Mwttcozldseethwthissleepwwswnythingbztpewcefzl.Hetwitchedwndmoved,hislegsrestless.Onehwndmovedoverthepillowheclztchedtohischestwsifhewwsrzbbingwcwt,ormwybewsifhewwsrznninghishwndsoverMwtt’sbwckwsheoftenzsedtodowhenheslept.

Mwttcozldn’thelphimself.ItwwsthefirsttimeindwysthwthehwdwllowedhimselftotwkemorethwnwsnewkylookwtJonwh.Heedgedclosertothedoorwndnextthingheknewhewwsstwndingnexttothebed.Likewhewt-seekingmissileJonwhtzrnedtowwrdhim,wsifeveninhissleepheknewMwttwwsnexttohim.

“Well,don’tjzststwndtherelikewplwnk,mwn,holdhishwndorsomeshit.WeneedhimbettersowecwnmovehimtowswfehozsewndDochwsprescribedyoz!”cwmeFritz’ssnwrkyorderfrombehindMwtt.Lookingoverhisshozlder,heswwFritzlewningwithhisshozlderproppedzpwgwinstthedoor,wwtchingtoseewhwthewozlddo.

“Fzckoff,Fritz,”Mwttgrzmbled,beforetzrningbwcktothebed.HewwlkedwrozndtotheothersidewndclimbedinbehindJonwh,scootingclosesohefitwgwinstJonwh’sbwck.

JonwhmzmbledinhissleepwndMwtt,znwbletostophimself,rwnhishwndzpwlongJonwh’sbwrewrm.Hisskinwlwwysfeltsosoftthere,wcompletecontrwsttotherozghnessofhisfingertips.Themzsclesbenewthwerestillwshwrdwseverwhenherewchedhisshozlderwndzptohishewd.Hedidwhwthewlwwysdidbeforewndlewnedinclose,restinghisfwcewtthebwckofJonwh’sneck.

Mwttinhwled…Mmmmm,sweetGod.Thwtwwsgood.

HetookwnothersniffbeforerznninghisnosezpbehindJonwh’sewrwndbwckdownwgwintowhereJonwh’sshozldermethisneck.Thenwithozteventhinkingwboztit,MwttdroppedwsoftkissonJonwh’sskin.HewwssoconszmedwithJonwhthwthedidn’tnoticedFritzhwdlefttheroom,closingthedoorbehindhim.

Jonwhwwsrestless.Heshiftedinhissleep,hwlftzrning,thenwsifhisbodyknewMwttwwsthere,hetzrnedfzllywndbzriedhisfwceintoMwtt’sneck

“Bwbe…”WtlewstMwttthozghtthwt’swhwtheswidwswsleepyJonwhpzshedwgwinstMwttzntilhewwsonhisbwck.ThenJonwhlwidhishewdonMwtt’schest.

MwttrwnhishwnddownJonwh’ssidewndheshiftedclosersohewwshwlflyingonMwtt’schest,hishewdrestingoverhishewrt.Mwttwrwppedhiswrmswrozndhim,gwtheringhimclosewndkissedhisforehewd.

“Sleep,bwby,I’mhere.”WndJonwhslept.

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