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How did I help Todd overcome the demons that still plagued him? I didn’t know. What I did know was I needed to schedule several meetings, but one of the most important was probably with Dr. Swift. I wouldn’t ask to be told anything that had happened with Todd, but because he had treated my mate since he arrived here, he was probably the best choice to give me answers about how to best support my mate going forward. I wanted to be there for him, to give him what he needed. But I wasn’t quite sure how to do that.
I picked up my glass of water and went to the office. There were several things I needed to take care of, and calling the doctor was only the first. After I was situated in my chair, I scrolled on my phone to the number for Dr. Swift’s office.I’d seen Dr. Bennett several times, and I would see whoever I needed about this, but I knew Todd had been seeing Dr. Swift since he’d arrived.
“Dr. Bennett’s office. Henry speaking. How can I help you?”
I smiled. I liked Henry. He added so much to the once overly serious office. Well, and the fact that Dr. Bennett had mated with Dr. Braun. Garin had done a lot to help Dr. Bennett be not so serious.
“Hello?”
“Sorry, Henry. I’m here.” I sighed. “It’s Briggs. I think I need to come in and talk to someone. Maybe Dr. Swift?”
“Hi, Briggs. We’ve been expecting you to call, actually. Dr. Swift is still away. He and his mate have decided to extend his vacation for a few more days. Do you want to wait, or do you think Garin might be helpful? He’s seen Todd several times, actually.”
I hadn’t realized that. “I’ll see whoever. I need some advice about how to best support Todd in his recovery.”
“Is Todd having issues? Do we need to get him back in for an appointment?”
I pinched the bridge of my nose. The last thing I wanted was to mess things up with my mate. But maybe I just did that. “Todd and I are mated now. And he’s had a heat,” I said. “I know he still worries about certain things, and he is trying to get better so he can bring his brother and sister here with us.”
“Ah. I understand now,” Henry said. “Well, depending on how quickly you wanted to get in, I can have you see Dr. Bennett this afternoon late, Dr. Brauer is available later in the week, Dr. Braun is available next week, and Dr. Swift…” Henry paused for a moment. “He has openings the week after next.”
Without a thought, I decided that was probably the best time and person to see. “Can you put me in with Dr. Swift? And there’s a very real possibility that I’ll bring Todd with me. I don’twant to keep this from him, but I also don’t want to invade my mate’s privacy and just go snooping through his memories. I know a lot of them are difficult for him.”
“Understood. I have you down for the ninth of September at two. Is there anything else you need? Do you feel that we should reach out to Todd? Is he there with you?” Henry asked. “You mentioned that you were mated now.”
“We are. He’s sleeping. His heat ended yesterday, and he’s still recovering. I can have him call the office once he’s awake and recovered.”
“Fates alive. Why didn’t you say so?”
I blinked a few times. Hadn’t I said that we were mated and he’d had a heat? I was certain I had. “I thought I mentioned that to you?” I said.
“Yes, but you didn’t say his heatjustended.” Henry sighed. “What are you doing calling us? You should be with your mate.”
I smiled. “He’s not far,” I told him. “I slept around twelve hours, and now that I’m awake, I’m taking care of some things. Todd is still very much asleep though. I needed to get up and take care of myself so I can do the same for Todd once he wakes.”
I heard Henry mumbling, but even with my advanced hearing, I couldn’t make out what he was saying. “Very well,” he said finally. “I have you down for September ninth. I’ll also leave a note for Dr. Swift to reach out to Todd once he returns.”
“Sounds good. Thanks, Henry.”
“You’re welcome. And congratulations, Briggs. Please take good care of Todd. He’s such a sweetheart.”
“He is. I intend on doing everything I can for him. I’m very much looking forward to spoiling him as much as he’ll allow.”
“Good. He deserves that. See you soon.”
The call ended, and I set my phone down on the desk to rub my forehead. Was I not supposed to be here where I was? Was it a requirement for the alphas to stay with the omegas until theywere both awake? Todd and I had our bond, something I was grateful for, and I could tell he was still very much asleep.
Before I forgot, I put the appointment in my phone and set two reminders. I needed to make sure I didn’t miss it because it was important that I knew how to best support my mate. He was my future, my everything already, and if he was struggling, my wolf and I both wanted to do what we could to help him through things.
My next call was going to be to Master Edison. I assumed it was him who had left all of the food and drinks for the past week, and a time or two, I’d woken up to fresh sheets on the bed. If I didn’t work with dozens with magical abilities, I would have been a bit freaked out about that one. But with a mountaintop full of warlocks, hellhounds, and fae, it didn’t take much to figure out how the sheets were refreshed while we slept between rounds of amped-up, heat-fueled need from my mate.
I owed him, or whoever had helped, a huge thank-you. It was the middle of the week, which meant Master Edison should be at the council working. “Should” being the most important word there. He was the created warlock, after all, and he tended to pop from place to place as needed. Taking a chance, I found his name in my phone and touched it. I honestly shouldn’t have been surprised when he picked up on the second ring.
“Hello, Briggs. Or perhaps this is Todd?”
“Hello, Master Edison,” I said.
“Briggs, then. Congratulations on how things have moved with you and your mate. What can I do for you? Is everything all right?”
