"You don't want to stay for this?" he asks curiously.
I glance toward Kane who is staring directly into my eyes.
"No," I sigh out, turning back to face the blond changer. "I don't feel so well."
He nods, and Gage follows us out the door. He feels my forehead again before shaking his head.
"Give her some of that medicine. Maybe it'll help."
"The medicine Sierra gave her?" Kane asks as he suddenly joins us, making my body heat up all the more.
"Yeah," Gage says curtly, barely acknowledging Kane before resuming his eye contact with Thad. "Then let her get some sleep. That means you sleep next door in your room."
Thad chuckles, but his laughter dies out when my legs give out beneath me. He catches me before I even feel myself falling, and he cradles me to his chest.
"I'll just stay with her until the meds work."
Gage tightens his lips and then lets a shaky breath go. Kane's eyes are softer than earlier, showing me pity. I'm sick of his mood sw
ings.
"Yeah. I won't be long. Call me if she gets worse," Gage says, his eyes riddled with sympathy and concern.
"Sure," Thad murmurs softly, and then he turns his gaze to me. "Let's get you patched up, firecracker."
I laugh, but it's forced. I lean into him as he carries me away. A quick glance over his shoulder allows me to see my dark ex-lover's gaze following me. I just look away, feeling myself only getting sicker.
"How are you feeling?" Gage asks as he walks in and comes to my bed.
I smile as he climbs in beside me and pulls me to his body.
"Better. The meds take the edge off; they just don't break the spell... so to speak."
He smiles as he pulls me closer, and then his lips gently graze mine as his scandalous hands slide down to cup my rear.
"How about I end this pain permanently?"
Involuntarily, I smile, which in turn forces his goofy grin to spread.
"Too bad Thad's asleep on the floor," I giggle out, my eyes motioning to the changer who is now grinning.
"Don't mind me. I won't look."
Gage lets a small laugh free, as do I, and then he kisses me sweetly on the lips before standing.
"I've actually got some more stuff to take care of. I'll be gone for a few days."
I sit up, feeling a little disappointed. "That's what you said last time, but you didn't stay gone long."
He smiles, giving me a small wink, and then he starts toward the door. "I have to stay gone this time. Last time was special circumstances. This is a personal thing."
"Sounds serious," I chirp, wondering why it is he's not providing very much.
"It is. My mother is cooking, and she wants her son home for a big announcement."
I let a laugh escape and he flashes me a smile before vaporizing in front of the door.
"What are you doing?" I ask as Thad tosses his clothes in his bag.