Pucking Human (Thin Ice Book 7) by Charity Parkerson

Author:Charity Parkerson [Parkerson, Charity]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Punk & Sissy Publications
Published: 2024-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

A throbbing pain woke Ben. “Ow.” He reached up to rub his forehead. His fingers met some type of sticky tape. He pried his heavy eyelids open. Rider slept in a chair next to him, wearing a face mask. His skin was blood red. Ben looked around. He was in a hospital room, but it wasn’t a typical room. It looked like the ER. Ben sifted through his thoughts. He had been working in Rider’s office. That was it. He didn’t remember anything after that.

“Rider.”

He didn’t budge.

Ben tried again, a little louder. “Rider.”

Rider shot upright like he had been prodded with a sharp stick. He blinked at his surroundings, as if just as confused as Ben.

“You should be in bed.”

Rider’s gaze swung his way. “Hey. You’re awake. How are you feeling?”

“Confused.” Ben’s voice sounded groggy. He couldn’t control it.

“What do you remember?”

“Working in your office.”

Rider nodded. “You lost consciousness and hit your head. I couldn’t get you to wake, and you were bleeding pretty heavily. It’s a good thing I called an ambulance, though. Otherwise, the meds Dr. Night prescribed you might’ve killed you.”

Ben blinked. His head cleared a little more by the second. “Really? Whoa. Who knew an antiviral could kill anyone?”

“Definitely not me, since you never tell me anything.”

Ben’s head pounded. He had no idea what Rider meant. “I talk to you every day.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me you had a tumor removed?”

Ben barely stopped himself from rolling his eyes. “They got all the cancer cells. It was no big deal.”

Rider’s eye twitched the way it always did when he was suppressing his anger. “I’m sick right now. We both need to get some rest. Just know we’re talking about this when I’m well.”

“Talking about what?”

“You don’t have to always take care of everything alone,” Rider said, finally exploding.

Ben made a dismissive gesture. “I’ve been taking care of everything alone my entire life. It’s no big deal.”

Rider’s gaze turned pleading, making Ben realize this was way more important to him than Ben realized. “But you’re not alone. You have me. I want to know what’s going on in your life.”

Someone knocked on the door. Lauren stuck her head inside the room. “Hey.”

Lauren had worked in Chuckers' media relations for years before Ben had been hired. They spoke a lot, but he had no idea why she was here.

“Hey. Come in.”

She stepped fully into the room, holding a huge and expensive-looking vase of flowers. Lauren set them on the first flat surface she spotted. “These are from Mr. Paige. He also wanted me to tell you to take however much time you need. Your job will still be waiting for you.” Her gaze moved Rider’s way. “That goes for you too.”

Ben met Rider’s stare. “Oh, dear. What did you do? Tanner is never nice unless you’re mean to him. I’m pretty sure it’s his kink.”

Lauren laughed. It was an uncomfortable sound. “Well, I have to get to the office. Despite this errand, you know Mr. Paige still expects me to show up on time.

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