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The world as I know it shifts on its axis, as I try to keep my reaction to myself. No one here knows about the months we've spent together. None of them know that last night as I drifted off, I heard him say I love you, for the first time, and damnit, I'd been too scared to say anything back. Right now that ranks as the biggest regret of my life."He's alive, Leigh. I wasn't there, so I don't know all the particulars. He took one to the vest, one to the arm, and there was a physical altercation. The suspect went after his dog.""How's Rambo?" I ask, almost as upset about him."They've got him at the vet, he also took a shot. I'm not sure how he's doing, but I think Tank was heading over there to be with him until Ransom can be."There's someone running through the door, and I see Violet. She immediately goes behind the counter, grabs an apron, and hurries over to Leigh. "I've got this, go check on him, go be with your family. Caleb will be here to help as soon as we hear someth
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LeightonSitting beside my son's hospital bed is a place I always pray I'll never be, especially since he decided to follow in his father's footsteps. I'm proud of him, there's no doubt about that, but I worry. We live in tumultuous times and not everyone loves police officers like I do. My hand holds onto Holden's tightly as we listen to the surgeon speak. She's just given Ransom something to relax him and she's explaining to us that his surgery is minimally invasive. "Luckily for you, the bullet missed most everything that would be a major problem. Based on the x-ray it should be relatively easy for me to go in there and get it out. Now I do believe it may have grazed your scapula, which is your shoulder blade. If it did and there is debris from it, I'll clean all that out while I'm in there. You're looking at a recovery time anywhere from four to eight weeks, depending on what I find when I get in there." She's talking to all of us quickly and efficiently. "You're very lucky
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StellaMy mind travels as fast as my mom's SUV as we make our way back to Laurel Springs. I never expected any of these events to happen when I woke up this morning. That's how life goes, though, doesn't it? Just when you think everything is perfect and you feel like you've got your shit together, something throws you for a loop.Tears drip from my eyes again and I growl. "What the fuck? When are they going to stop?"The medical professional in me knows it's delayed reaction. I'm coming down from the adrenaline and the shock, but it's really starting to piss me off. I'm still wiping moisture from my cheeks as we hit the Laurel Springs city limits.Menace slows down as we reach the vet's office, and I follow suit, parking in a spot next to my uncle's vehicle. When I get out, Menace motions me over."You need anything, you let one of us know, okay?""Got it." I nod, knowing that this brotherhood is more of a family than most blood families are. "Right now I just want to go ch
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RansomFoul doesn't even begin to describe the mood I'm in. I've been home for five days, and while I'm happy to be here, thankful to be living my life, I'm sick to death of my house being a fucking revolving door of people. "Are you sure you're okay?" Stelle asks me as she sits on the opposite side of the couch from me. Rambo sits in between us, and I can tell just by looking at him, he feels the same way I do. Like, Dad what the fuck have you done to me?"Fine." I bare my teeth in what I hope is a smile.She giggles loudly. "You're not fine. Do you have cabin fever?"I sigh loudly. "I don't know, I just can't stand everybody being here all the time, looking at me with pity in their eyes, acting like I'll break at some point. Honestly the experience hasn't fucked me up. It pissed me off, but I knew what I was getting into when I made that dude run. I was prepared for it.""You know that everyone has to go speak to the shrink. It's procedure." Stella reaches over, takin
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Renegade"Thanks for coming over and helping, Dad." Belle kisses me on the cheek a she grabs her purse. "He's asleep right now because he just took some pain medication, but he should be waking up soon. I really appreciate this so I can go with Mom," she tells me as she puts a jacket on, hooking the purse crossways over her body.Rambo comes to us, putting his paw up for her. She leans down, kissing him on the muzzle, before she stands up. "He might need to go out here in a few, but he'll let you know." She pulls her hair out from under the collar. "If you need anything, just give me a call.""I got this," I remind her that I'm the adult and she's the child. "I know, I just feel bad leaving him here, but this is tradition and Mom's birthday."Don't I know it? Since she's been old enough to enjoy it, Whitney's taken Stelle over me, and I can't even be mad about it. These two love their football and their time together. "He'll be fine, go or you're gonna be late."She hugs m
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Ransom"Thanks for picking me up," I tell Cutter as I get into his truck weeks later. It's been a lot of the same old, same old between Stelle and I. She's attending school during the day, taking care of me at night, while I'm rehabbing my shoulder and preparing to go back on duty. I'm still not cleared to drive, so today Cutter's offered to pick me up and take me to what I hope is my last doctor's appointment."Not a problem, everyone else has had their turn. Now it's time for mine.""You know if I could drive myself, I would." I flick at his arm.He pulls from within my reach and then hands me a coffee. "This is for you, although if you're gonna be a dick, you're not getting it.""I'm always a dick to you, we're brothers," I joke with him. "And we've got a couple hours ride ahead of us, so we might as well get the picking on each other out of the way right now.""You know this has kind of always been a dream of mine. You always took care of me as a kid, this time I get to
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Stella"Rambo, stop it!" I laugh as he grabs at his tug toy. I'm not trying to play with him, I'm trying to clean up the living room.Since I started school full-time things have been a little on the crazy side. Unofficially I've moved in with Ransom, and Kelsea's okay with that. We still see each other at work. She's spending more time doing things independently and I have a feeling it's driving Nick crazy, but he hasn't said anything to me yet. I'm waiting, I'm not sure how long I'll be waiting for, but I know at some point my brother's going to get his head out of his ass. Because Ransom's been hurt and hasn't really been able to clean much, and I've been doing homework more than I care to admit, this house has become a mess. Today I had two classes, no homework, and I wasn't scheduled for the clinic. Pretty quickly I decided I was going to clean this place up. Only Rambo is making it hard as hell."Dude." I give him a stern look. "I'm so glad you're feeling better and that
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RansomMy truck is in the driveway as Cutter pulls in to drop me off. "Do you need help getting inside?" He gives me a smartass grin."Fuck no. See you later. Don't bother texting, don't come over. I'm busy, I got plans," I tell him as I hop out of his truck."Plans for work? Since you know, that's what you were cleared for," he teases me."Thanks for the ride." I slam the door harder than I need to. He's still talking, but I'm pretending like I can't hear him. Entering my house, I listen to see if I can tell where Stelle is. Rambo is laying on the couch, snoozing away, probably from when she took him to the dog park. As I step on a spot in the floor that creaks, he does raise his head, but I put my finger in front of my lips, shushing him. Walking back to the bedroom, I hear the shower shut off. "Whatever you do, Stelle, don't you dare put clothes on."She comes out of the bathroom, wearing nothing but a towel. "You were cleared?" Her smile is huge, her eyes bright.
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