Whiteout Conditions by Kendel Duncan

Author:Kendel Duncan [Duncan, Kendel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dare Press
Published: 2018-12-29T18:30:00+00:00

Twenty-Seven

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Sylas

“You’re quiet today, Sy,” Dr Celia said.

Sy’s attention came away from the window he was staring out of and he glanced at Cece’s face, her concerned face, “I am?”

“Yeah, is everything okay? I mean, other than the fire and your mum.”

“Sorry. No, it’s fine. I’m just kind of wondering why I’m not freaking out.”

“Freaking out at what?”

He waved his hand, “This. I’m in a strange house, your brother’s house no less, and I’m not having a complete meltdown. I’m not surrounded by my familiar stuff, not in my comfortable bubble and yet I’m okay with that. In fact, I’m comfortable here. I feel well taken care of and I like it. Me. I’m in a new environment surrounded by unfamiliar things and a man I barely know and I’m not panicking, Cece. I guess I’m just having a hard time figuring out what that means.”

“Do you need to?” she said.

He frowned, “Do I need to what?”

“Figure out what it means. Maybe it’s okay to just be okay with it without figuring out why.”

His frown deepened as he digested her words. Was he okay with not knowing why? He moved his gaze away from her and his eyes landed on the open bathroom door. The memory of the bath they’d taken the night before flooded into his brain. He remembered the steam filling the room, Grainger’s gentle touch as he washed him, and he remembered the man’s lips on his neck when he pressed them there in a sweet kiss - not a kiss that would lead to more but rather one that said ‘I’m here for you, however you need me to be’

“What put that smile on your face?” Cece said.

“Your brother,” he whispered before realizing what he said. He gasped and slapped his hand over his mouth, “Shit, I shouldn’t have said that.”

Now it was Cece’s turn to frown, “Sy, you can tell me anything, that’s the only way this works. Even if it involves my bloody brother.”

Sy grinned, “He’s not bloody, at least he wasn’t the last time I saw him.”

“Not something I need to hear, Sy. But as a trained medical professional, I must tell you that being sexually active with your injuries is not the best idea.”

Sy blushed bright red, “We, um, we haven’t done anything yet.”

“That best for now. Was that your decision or his?”

“Both?”

She lifted an eyebrow, letting him know she was waiting for him to elaborate.

He took a deep breath and sighed it out, “My nerves stopped us sometimes and he stopped others because of my injuries.”

She glanced towards the closed door, “Good. I’d hate to have to beat his arse due to him risking the health of my patient.”

Sy snorted a laugh but snapped his mouth shut when her head snapped around and she glared at him. “Sorry. I just, it’s just that he’s so big and you’re, um, not. I can’t imagine you, um….”

“I’m a third degree blackbelt, Sy. But even before I started training I could take him. He’s a wimp.

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