Days? [ He echoes it back, baffled, his voice slightly hollow. She put him up for days, when they barely knew each other?
… why the hell would someone go and do a thing like that?
She moves in to help him, and that distracts him from his confusion. Together, they manage to get him propped up against the wall, her hands blessedly cool against feverish skin, and once she steps away, his hands drop to his injury. He presses his shoulder blades back, straightening a little as if to relieve the pressure on his side. He grits his teeth, eyes shut again, but even through the pain, he breathes out a sharp laugh through his nose, forces a tight, lopsided smile. ]
I’m gonna have one hell of a bill after this is all said and done, ain’t I?
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… why the hell would someone go and do a thing like that?
She moves in to help him, and that distracts him from his confusion. Together, they manage to get him propped up against the wall, her hands blessedly cool against feverish skin, and once she steps away, his hands drop to his injury. He presses his shoulder blades back, straightening a little as if to relieve the pressure on his side. He grits his teeth, eyes shut again, but even through the pain, he breathes out a sharp laugh through his nose, forces a tight, lopsided smile. ]
I’m gonna have one hell of a bill after this is all said and done, ain’t I?