Gunny's Pups: #10.25 (Rebel Wayfarers MC) by MariaLisa deMora

Author:MariaLisa deMora [deMora, MariaLisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MLK Publishing
Published: 2017-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

He’d been here so often, Gunny didn’t even flinch when the sliding doors of the VA hospital closed behind him, shutting out the glare of the late summer sun along with the fresh air. What he strode through now were sluggish currents of stale, medicinal-tinged drafts, each breath seeming to amplify the message that here was where people without hope came. But hope finds ‘em, regardless. He angled across the lobby towards the small hallway leading to the talking doc’s office, a route learned years ago, reinforced by these past six weeks of visiting Jock as often as he could.

The doc had phoned this morning, talking through the process of releasing Jock from the inpatient ward where he’d been staying. As Gunny had promised, it was his own choice that put him on that ward. And now, it would be a combination of recommendation from the doc and Jock’s decision that would put him back on the outside.

Having only seen the process from inside his own head, Gunny wasn’t certain what his role would be today and for the weeks to come. Another promise to Jock, he’d have a place to land, no matter what. Rounding the corner, he saw the doc’s office door was partly open, a murmur of voices coming from inside. He knocked and within a moment was invited to, “Come on in. The door’s always open.”

Inside, Jock sat on the edge of a chair he’d pulled up to the desk that took up so much of the space in the room. He looked up at Gunny and it was with relief that Gunny saw much of the tension Jock had still carried even a couple of weeks ago had melted away. A genuine smile lit his face, his cheeks lifting and crinkling his eyes. Almost looks like a different person.

“Hey,” Jock said as he stood, hand thrust out for a wrist clasp from Gunny. “Doc laid everything out. Appreciate everything you’re doing for me, man.”

“No worries, brothers stand together.” There was a squeak from the doc’s chair, and Gunny turned to see he’d risen to his feet, assessing gaze moving between the two men. “We good, Doc?”

“Yes. Everything’s sorted from my end of things.”

Jock interrupted, bringing Gunny’s attention back to him. “You sure about this? It’s…” Some of the ease went out of the man’s expression, his features taking on a drawn aspect. “It’s a lot, man.”

Gunny leaned in, thudding Jock’s shoulder with each word as he repeated himself. “Brothers stand together.”

It was quiet in the truck on their drive back to Gunny’s place, Jock declining any fast food to hold him over until dinnertime. The miles rolled past and Gunny let his mind wander to how things could have been different for him. If I hadn’t found Shar in time. “Need to warn you, having some friends over. You’ve met some of ‘em, PBJ for sure, and I think you met Deke in the garage one day.” From the corner of his eye, he saw Jock nod.

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