THE PHOENIX WEDDING: The Complete 6 Books Series by Cj Bishop

Author:Cj Bishop [Bishop, CJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-12T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

“Thanks, man, for doing this.” Grid embraced Jeff in a bro hug then stepped back.

“Yes,” Abel moved forward and shook his hand. “Thank you so much. We didn’t want him out there any longer than necessary.”

“We were glad to help.” Jeff shook Devlin’s hand as sympathy filled Jeff’s eyes. “Poor kid. He about had a panic attack when he saw us, thought we were going to hurt him.” he shook his head. “He was filthy, and practically skin and bones. I would’ve had him take a shower, but he kind of freaked a little when I tried to help him take off his jacket, so I figured it was best to just leave him alone until you guys got here.”

Devlin nodded. “He’s suffering much emotional and physical trauma. You were right to give him his space. He’s afraid of everyone except Noah at this point.”

“When you found him,” Abel said. “He went with you without a problem, though?”

“Yeah,” Jeff replied. “He was a little resistant, but when I mentioned Noah, he finally came with us. I think he was more afraid of staying there alone than he was of leaving with us. As soon as he stood up, though, he almost collapsed. Maybe a combination of stress and hunger, I don’t know. I had to carry him out of there and he kept fading out on the drive back here. I would’ve offered him something to eat, but he was too exhausted to even stay awake.”

“You did good,” Devlin assured. “More than anything, he probably needed some quality, stress-free sleep. He told Noah on the phone that he was afraid to go to sleep for fear someone would find him and hurt him. I doubt he’s had a decent night’s rest since he ran away.”

Abel moved toward the hallway. “I’m going to go check on them. We should get them home, get Noel cleaned up and into some clean fresh clothes, and fed.”

“Yes,” Devlin agreed.

Abel approached the bedroom. The door was partially open and he looked inside. The two boys lay on the bed, buried in a tight embrace. Both were asleep. Abel doubted that either of the boys had had a decent night’s rest since their mom died. He walked into the room and approached the bed quietly.

In their embrace, Abel couldn’t really see Noel’s face. Noah hadn’t said whether they were identical twins, but going by body size and hair color, he suspected they were. Although, Noel appeared slightly smaller than Noah. Or maybe it was just that he was extra-skinny right now. Noah was underweight as well, though.

Abel hated to wake them when they were finally getting some real sleep, but once they were back on the plane, they could crash out on Horatio’s big, soft bed and sleep all the way home if they wanted. He leaned over and gently touched Noah’s shoulder. “Hey,” he said softly. “Noah.”

The boy stirred and opened his eyes. “Abel…”

“We should get Noel home,” he murmured. “He’d probably like some clean clothes and a nice warm meal.

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