was immediately surrounded by Jayden's family. He hated that he couldn't tell them what they wanted to know. Jayden had fallen asleep not long after they entered the ambulance and hadn't woken up by the time they'd arrived and Noah was kicked out.
They waited together until finally a doctor had walked out and told them the bullet had lodged in his right upper humerus, and Jayden was being taken to surgery to remove it.
Noah sank into the waiting room chairs and quietly cried for what his mate had gone through. The doctor disappeared but was soon replaced with one of the policeman from the scene.
Noah answered his questions as best he could, but didn't really know anything other than what Jayden had said in their brief phone calls. Several hours later they were
notified that Jayden had made it through surgery and was now in recovery. They could go up and see him as soon as he had been moved to a private room.
So here Noah sat, gripping Jayden's slightly bandaged left hand in his own and waiting for his mate to wake up. Jayden's right arm was strapped across his chest to restrict his movements. Jayden had slept through the night, but Noah had refused to leave. Instead he put his head down on the side of Jayden's bed to nap on and off, wanting to be there when he woke.
Jayden's black and blue hair was stark against the white of the hospital sheets. He'd undergone a transfusion last night as he had lost too much blood during his ordeal.
His skin was a healthier colour now than it had been the previous night.
Jayden groaned and his fingers twitched in Noah's hand.
Noah lightly squeezed back and stood up. "Jay, that's it, open those soulful blue eyes and let me see them again," Noah said quietly and he lifted his left hand and brushed Jayden's hair back from his face.
Jayden groaned again and his eyes fluttered before finally opening. Jayden opened his mouth to say something,
but he only managed a croak.
Noah bent down and kissed Jayden quickly. "Hold on, Jay. I'll get you some water," he said as he extracted his hands and reached for the movable tray that had a plastic jug and a cup with a straw sticking out. Noah filled the cup and placed the straw to Jayden's lips. "Small sips."
Jayden nodded and took small sips of the water until he collapsed back on the bed, his tongue darting out to moisten his dry lips.
"How do you feel?"
"Like I got shot." Jayden smiled.
"So not funny. You scared the shit out of me and your family. Don't ever do that to me again. I love you too much to lose you."
"Didn't mean to. I love you too. Not how I wanted to tell you, but the one thought going through my head when everything happened last night was how I'd never told you I loved you and that we might never get to have our ceremony and grow old together."
"Not going to happen. As soon as you're better, your mum's going to organise everything, and I'm going to tie your ass to mine so you can never leave me."
"Sounds kinky." Jayden chuckled before groaning.
"Don't make me laugh. Hurts like a bitch," he said as he
took a deep breath.
"Sorry, sweetheart." Noah kissed the back of Jayden's hand as he sat down in his seat. "Your parents called just before to let me know they're on their way. In the meantime, do you think you're up to answering some questions? There are a couple of officers outside the door."
"Sure. Why not. Not in too much pain at the moment."
"Good." Noah bent over and captured his mouth in a soul searing kiss. Pulling away, he watched Jayden run his tongue over his lips before Noah turned and walked to the door. He stuck his head outside and got the attention of one of the officers.
"He's awake," Noah said before turning and heading back to sit at Jayden's side. There was no way he was leaving his mate alone to re-live what he had just been through.
Picking up Jayden's smaller hand in his own, he turned and watched as the two officers entered the room.
"Good morning, Sir, I'm Detective Daniels and this is
They waited together until finally a doctor had walked out and told them the bullet had lodged in his right upper humerus, and Jayden was being taken to surgery to remove it.
Noah sank into the waiting room chairs and quietly cried for what his mate had gone through. The doctor disappeared but was soon replaced with one of the policeman from the scene.
Noah answered his questions as best he could, but didn't really know anything other than what Jayden had said in their brief phone calls. Several hours later they were
notified that Jayden had made it through surgery and was now in recovery. They could go up and see him as soon as he had been moved to a private room.
So here Noah sat, gripping Jayden's slightly bandaged left hand in his own and waiting for his mate to wake up. Jayden's right arm was strapped across his chest to restrict his movements. Jayden had slept through the night, but Noah had refused to leave. Instead he put his head down on the side of Jayden's bed to nap on and off, wanting to be there when he woke.
Jayden's black and blue hair was stark against the white of the hospital sheets. He'd undergone a transfusion last night as he had lost too much blood during his ordeal.
His skin was a healthier colour now than it had been the previous night.
Jayden groaned and his fingers twitched in Noah's hand.
Noah lightly squeezed back and stood up. "Jay, that's it, open those soulful blue eyes and let me see them again," Noah said quietly and he lifted his left hand and brushed Jayden's hair back from his face.
Jayden groaned again and his eyes fluttered before finally opening. Jayden opened his mouth to say something,
but he only managed a croak.
Noah bent down and kissed Jayden quickly. "Hold on, Jay. I'll get you some water," he said as he extracted his hands and reached for the movable tray that had a plastic jug and a cup with a straw sticking out. Noah filled the cup and placed the straw to Jayden's lips. "Small sips."
Jayden nodded and took small sips of the water until he collapsed back on the bed, his tongue darting out to moisten his dry lips.
"How do you feel?"
"Like I got shot." Jayden smiled.
"So not funny. You scared the shit out of me and your family. Don't ever do that to me again. I love you too much to lose you."
"Didn't mean to. I love you too. Not how I wanted to tell you, but the one thought going through my head when everything happened last night was how I'd never told you I loved you and that we might never get to have our ceremony and grow old together."
"Not going to happen. As soon as you're better, your mum's going to organise everything, and I'm going to tie your ass to mine so you can never leave me."
"Sounds kinky." Jayden chuckled before groaning.
"Don't make me laugh. Hurts like a bitch," he said as he
took a deep breath.
"Sorry, sweetheart." Noah kissed the back of Jayden's hand as he sat down in his seat. "Your parents called just before to let me know they're on their way. In the meantime, do you think you're up to answering some questions? There are a couple of officers outside the door."
"Sure. Why not. Not in too much pain at the moment."
"Good." Noah bent over and captured his mouth in a soul searing kiss. Pulling away, he watched Jayden run his tongue over his lips before Noah turned and walked to the door. He stuck his head outside and got the attention of one of the officers.
"He's awake," Noah said before turning and heading back to sit at Jayden's side. There was no way he was leaving his mate alone to re-live what he had just been through.
Picking up Jayden's smaller hand in his own, he turned and watched as the two officers entered the room.
"Good morning, Sir, I'm Detective Daniels and this is
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