Page 95 of Bloom: Part 2

I shook my head. They seemed to have forgotten I was in the room.

“Whenever you’re done with whatever is happening here, Sarge, stop by my room, and I’ll give you some painkillers for Chris and a tube of antibiotics he can use on that road rash.”

I left them to their bickering, heading back to Bloom’s bedroom, but he was not there. I grabbed the medicine I’dpromised Sarge and popped back into his room, pushing the door open without knocking.

“Here you—”

Chris was straddling Sarge’s lap, and their lips were fused together. Sarge reacted first, jumping to his feet and dumping Chris onto the bed.

“Son of a bitch,” Chris cursed, clutching his side.

“Sorry. I—”

Sarge bulldozed past me through the door. What the hell was up with him? It was clear they both had feelings for each other.

I’m sure he has his reasons.

“Bad timing, Doc,” Chris mumbled. “He was just starting to kiss me back.”

“Forgive me. I thought you’d need these more.”

He took the medication, lay on his back, and stared up at the ceiling. “Doesn’t matter anyway. I’m tired of chasing after him. Guess I’m not man enough for him.”

“I doubt he thinks that.”

But Chris didn’t seem interested in what I had to say. I left him to take his medicine and checked the mess hall. Bloom was sitting at one of the tables, two muffins in front of him.

“What’s wrong?” I asked in response to his frown.

“Sarge is leaving.”

“Leaving? The clubhouse?”

“No, Smoky Vale.”

I lowered myself into the chair next to him. “Where would he go?”

“Who knows? He’s a nomad, so he’s all over the globe sometimes. He only came back because I was in the hospital. Did something happen between him and Chris?”

“Does kissing count?”

He groaned. “That would do it. Sarge is celibate. If Chris is tempting him, he’ll leave.”

I snagged one of the muffins. “Celibate?” Did Bloom know what that word meant? I couldn’t imagine a biker among them being celibate.

“Yeah, lost his family years ago and took an oath to be celibate until he finds out what happened to them.”

“Oh, then that’s definitely the reason he’s leaving. Too bad Chris seems to have the wrong idea of why Sarge is rejecting him.”

“What does he think?”

“Because he’s…” I took a bite of the muffin.

“What?”

I swallowed. “Did you know that Chris is…um…trans?”

“Well, yeah. I was here before he had his surgery.”

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