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“Red.” There was a clear warning in his words.
“Three broken ribs.”
“Fuck,” Sam said.
“It’s okay. I will be fine by tomorrow.”
“I’ll carry you upstairs,” Finlay told me.
“Don’t think I don’t see that you are hurt as well. You try to hide it, but something is wrong with your left side,” I said.
“He got in a lucky hit,” Finlay muttered.
“I will be fine. It will just take some time for me to get up to the room. Go on ahead, Hugo is waiting on you,” I insisted.
“I will carry you. I have already been checked out and I only have some bruises,” Sam told us both. I saw Finlay almost objecting. Then he paused and finally he nodded.
“Are you sure?” I asked.
“Come on, Amie. It will be fun.” They both walked me to the stairs. The rest of the pack had gone to do their own thing until dinner. Sam made sure he kept my injured side towards him as he gently lifted me. I couldn’t see any pain on his face and he walked up the stairs as if he wasn’t carrying me. Finlay walked a step behind, making sure we made it safely. At the third floor, Sam gently put me down on my feet. “Think of me as your personal elevator until you have healed,” he told me. I had to giggle.
“Thank you, Sam,” I said.
“Just let me know when you need me. Now I’m off to take a shower and call Medow. I’m happy she didn’t know what the final game was. She will be worried enough hearing about it when she already knows I’m fine.” Sam walked off to his room. Hugo stood outside Finlay’s room.
“Go and get checked out and take a shower. Tell me when you are done and we can have a talk,” I said to Finlay. “If he is being stubborn, let me know,” I told Hugo.
“Take it easy,” Finlay told me. I nodded and walked into my room.
Chapter 60
Amie
Iwas glad I had chosen to just wear the oversized t-shirt. It was easy enough to get off me. Then I paused. I had the tight wrapping around my ribs and I didn’t know what to do.
‘Hugo, I was about to shower, but what do I do with the bandages?” I asked.
‘Beta Amie, the best thing is to just wash yourself with a washcloth. If you really need to shower, remove the bandage and let me know. I will put them back on once you are done,’ he told me.
‘I will just wash then. Thank you.’ I walked into the bathroom and did my best to wash up without getting the wrapping wet. Next step was an expedition to find something to wear. I had mostly packed regular t-shirts and tank tops. It seemed logical at the time. I finally found the summer dress Medow had insisted I bring. It was flowy with thin spaghetti straps. Just what I needed. I had to thank Medow when we got back.
‘I’m all done,’ Finlay mindlinked. I smiled and walked over to his room. He walked up to me and stood so close I could see the different hues of blue in his eyes. But he didn’t reach forme, or touch me in any way. ‘I don’t want to hurt you,’ he told me. I smiled and took his hands and wrapped his arms around me. Then I wrapped my arms around him. Gently, to make sure I didn’t worsen an injury. I sighed and relaxed. Finlay tilted his head and rested his cheek on top of my head.
‘I hated watching you fight,’ I told him.
‘You are supposed to tell me how strong and impressive I was,’ he pointed out. I giggled.
‘You were both. I still hated it.’
‘Yeah, it has been a long time since I felt as helpless as when I had to watch you get hurt,’ he said.
‘We won’t be doing this again anytime soon.’
‘No. We have other things to do,’ he agreed.
‘Can you believe it’s finally over? No more games.’
‘We made it to the end.’
