Tiger by Kate LaMontagne

Author:Kate LaMontagne [LaMontagne, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-29T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

Remi was preparing breakfast the next morning when Jake and Midnight came bouncing down the stairs.

“Jake, now that Tiger’s doing better, we need to think about getting you back into classes. I know you’re keeping up with your lessons at home, but you should be interacting with your friends. I don’t want you to be even more isolated than you already have been.”

“But Midnight’s still a baby! Who’ll take care of him while I’m at school?”

“He doesn’t need constant supervision… unlike you,” Remi replied. He’ll be fine till you get home after school. Maybe that’ll be an incentive for you to come straight home and not dawdle in Sandy’s neighborhood. After that attack I especially don’t want you hanging around in the RDL, not that you should have been there in the first place. Why don’t you invite your friend over to meet Midnight? Just don’t pester Tiger, okay?”

“What about Tiger? Won’t he need someone to help him out till Doc Stafford says he’s okay?” Jake pressed the issue, still looking for an excuse to stay home.

“Not that I agree with him, but he says he’s not going to take the pain pills anymore. He can handle the antibiotics now that he’s more alert. He’ll be fine as long as he doesn’t do anything to aggravate his back. I can’t believe how fast he seems to be recovering from his injuries. I thought he’d be laid up for at least a month.”

“I’ll give you one more week, okay? Then it’s back to school, brat. I need to arrange an escort for you anyway until we catch Chris.” Remi sighed inwardly. Not that he didn’t want Tiger to heal but he just needed time to convince Tiger to move in with him and Jake. It wasn’t mandatory for Tiger to live in the barracks as long as he lived close to the fort. He was worried that it would be easier for Tiger to forget about them once he went back to work and got another assignment in the field.

Sitting down at the breakfast bar with Jake, Remi looked down at his hands, idly fidgeting with a dishrag. He cleared his throat and started to speak but his voice broke. Starting again he said “Jake, I need to ask you something and I want you to be honest with me.”

Jake glanced up from his food and saw the serious expression on Remi’s face. “Sure, Remi. I’ve never lied to you. You said lying is dishonorable. Is something wrong?”

“Look me in the eyes Jake and tell me….” His voice broke again, and he could feel tears threatening to fall. He blinked them away and cleared his throat again. “Was Tiger raped in that alley?”

Jake’s fork clattered to the floor and he looked down at his plate, refusing to make eye contact with Remi.

“Jake? Answer me, please.”

“You don’t need to answer Jake.” Tiger stood in the doorway. “Yes, Remi, I was raped. By Chris. Don’t blame Jake for not saying anything. I told him not to.

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