“This way,” a woman said, rushing them into a cubicle where Gunner lay him on the bed. They had taken his boots and club vest and left them at home, so he was in just a t-shirt and jeans. Gunner stood at the head of the bed and watched a woman and a man he guessed was an orderly cut the clothing off Snake.

He and Iron listened as they talked but couldn’t understand half of what they said.

“Someone get Hudson in here!” the nurse yelled.

He heard running feet, and then the curtain was pushed to the side to admit who he guessed was Hudson, but he knew her as his nephew’s hot next-door neighbor.

She had her hair up in a messy bun and was dressed in scrubs that hid her figure and a stethoscope around her neck. He stood back and waited for her to see him, but all her attention was on Snake.

“What are the stats?” Jana said as she moved the blanket to the side to examine his wound.

“What happened?” she asked Iron and him but still hadn’t looked up.

“He was racing and wiped out. Something ripped open his side.” He almost laughed at the look of pure shock on her face. “Close your mouth, Babe.”

Her teeth snapped together, and she turned her attention back to Snake. She was all business from then on.

An older man with a white coat walked in, and it took a second for Gunner to know he didn’t like the guy. Maybe it was the fact that Jana tensed when the guy came up next to her, or the doctor’s eyes had been plastered to her ass.

Jana and the doctor worked on Snake. It was hilarious when the butthead woke up. He was naked in a hospital, surrounded by people he didn’t know.

“Jesus fucking Christ,” Snake yelled. “Get the fuck away from me.”

Gunner watched as the medical team ignored him and kept working. At one point, Jana set her hand on Snake’s shoulder, and I had an urge to bark at her to get her hand off of him but gritted my teeth instead.

“Sir, my name is Jana, and we’re here to help you. You have a really bad gash on your side. If you stay still, we can stitch it up and get you out of here. How’s that?”

Gunner almost laughed at the shock on Snake’s face as he stared at Jana. When Snake reached out to her, Gunner grabbed his hand.

“No touching.”

Snake looked at him. “Why the fuck not?”

Gunner narrowed his eyes and growled. “Do you really want to do that here?”

Snake rolled his eyes but closed his mouth and rested.

Gunner was used to blood. He’d seen more in his life than some armies, but seeing it on Jana made him furious.

The doctor finished the stitches, stood from the stool, and removed his gloves. “Take over, Hudson.”

The group watched the arrogant bastard walk out.

“Hey, you want me to kill him?” Gunner asked.

Jana snorted. “No, thank you. He’s harmless.”

“He’s a prick,” the nurse said.

“Sadie, he could get you fired, and I would hate that,” Jana said as she wiped off the blood.

“You’re a hell of a better doctor than him,” Sadie said.

Jana grinned. “I’m not a doctor.”

Gunner guessed she’d heard that comment before.

“What are you then?” he asked her.