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long while, trying to give each other silent comfort as we waited. And
waited. And then we waited some more while losing what was left of
our minds.
Somewhere along the waiting marathon, Curtis called my brother,
Cass. Shortly thereafter, all my brothers came in full force with
snacks and coffee. Then some of the firemen I m assuming worked
with Diets started joining us.
 I was told Diets s brother is here, a man said loudly. Well, fuck,
this was going to suck.
 Me, I squeaked out, clearing my throat and trying again. I heard
the guy approach me and then invade my space on the chair while
Curtis started to growl at the guy. The man put his hands on both
armrest and leaned in to my ear.
 Diets doesn t have any brothers, he whispered.  But you re just
like he described the man he was in love with. Shem, I assume?
 Yeah, I sighed, realizing the guy wasn t a jerk.  Sorry, but they
wouldn t give a flying fart that I m his boyfriend. I figured since Diets
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spent some time in the foster system, maybe I could get away with
saying a foster brother.
 Smart and cute, Diets is a lucky guy. The man chuckled and
backed away. I reached to take the guys hand.  Right, forgot you re
blind, sorry. I m Kaleb Bauer. Diets is my best friend.
 Nice to meet you, Shem Cowell.
 And I m Ham Cowell, my older litter-mate purred as he joined
us.  Diets has such attractive and hot friends.
 Oh, fuck, Curtis groaned under his breath.  This is so not the
time or place for this.
 So what if he wants to flirt, it  And then it hit me. Ham wasn t
a flirt.  Oh, fuck me sideways.
 Cass, you might want to come over here, Curtis said as he took
my hand. I heard them whispering together for a moment as my
brother and the fireman flirted.
 Are you free tomorrow for some lunch? Ham asked Kaleb.  I
know there are a few things on you I d like to eat.
 Depends, Kaleb drawled.  Are you normally this flirtatious?
Am I just going to be a notch in your headboard?
 Ham flirt? I busted out laughing, completely shocked with the
idea of my eldest, introverted litter-mate being thought of as a player.
 Yeah, because he s got such great lines. I don t think I ve ever seen
him flirt or date.
 Hey, I can flirt, Ham said softly, and I could hear the pout in his
voice.
 What you said got me hard, baby. I think you did a great job as
long as it s only directed at me, Kaleb whispered before leading my
brother away. Well, at least some good might come out of all of this.
It would be nice for Diets to have someone to talk to about all of this,
but I wasn t envious of Ham trying to fill Kaleb in. I couldn t even
think about all of this right now. I had bigger issues on my plate.
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Chapter 8
 Is one of you Dieter Sheron s brother? I heard a man ask,
waking me up. I didn t think I had it in me to sleep, but I must have
dozed off at some point.
 Yes, that s me. How is he?
 He s resting in recovery. I m Dr. James, the man said gently as
he moved closer to me.  When he first came in, we took X-rays, and
they showed he had a crushed pelvis. There must have been
something wrong with the machine because when we took him into
surgery, there was only a small hairline fracture. I apologize for that,
and we called in techs to check out the equipment.
 Better to be safe than sorry, I replied, waving away the doctor s
concerns. I knew it had nothing to do with the doctor s machine and
everything to do with being mated to a shifter and vampire.  How is
he otherwise?
 He s healing remarkably well considering how he came in, the
doc replied, confusion in his voice.  We had to set his leg back into
his hip socket, some stitches, and he s got a concussion. I d like to
keep him for observation.
 I m Curtis Booth, Shem s husband. If it s all right, I called in my
private physician, so Diets can recover at my estate.
 Oh, of course, Mr. Booth, Dr. James replied.  I was sorry to
hear about your brother s passing. I know the board of directors was
looking to talk with you about taking his spot on the board.
 Yes, I apologize for not replying yet. With Harold s passing,
there s been a lot to take over with the estate. I know he had some
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funds set aside for another donation this year, and my attorney is
sorting it out.
 I ll let the board know to expect your call. But I can discharge
your brother-in-law into your care within the hour if that s what you d
like. I can also set up an ambulance for transport.
 That would be wonderful, Dr. James, my mate said smoothly.
 Thank you so much, doc, I sighed, feeling a huge weight lifted.
The doctor said his goodbyes after assuring us the paperwork would
be handled right away and we d get instructions for Diets s care.
When we were alone, I asked the question on my mind.  Board of
directors?
 Helps our image in the community if we donate money, and
since we have ties with blood banks, the hospital was the likely
choice, Curtis explained quietly.  We needed to get Diets out of here
before they start asking too many questions about his miraculous
recovery.
 I understand, I replied, giving him a quick kiss.  You really are
full of surprises.
 I have to keep my mates on their toes. Curtis chuckled.
As the doc had said, within the hour Diets was discharged and
being transported to home. The things you can get done when you
have money and an influential name to back it up. When we were all
home, Curtis showed them our room for Diets, tipping the paramedics
for their help and time. I wasn t sure if that s what you did, but Curtis
knew what he was doing.
When we were alone, I crawled into bed with Diets, needing to
touch him more than I needed air right then. He groaned slightly when
I touched his cheek.
 They said the sedatives should be wearing off, but we ve got
pills for his pain if he needs them, Curtis said softly as he moved to
the other side of Diets.
 I m good for now, Diets croaked out.  Water would be nice.
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 Anything you want, big guy, I said gently as I heard Curtis
move to get the water.  Don t you ever scare us like that again! I m
going to tie you down to this bed for the rest of our lives.
 You can tie me down naked any day you want, angel.
 You know what I mean. I sniffled, trying to fight back the tears.
 I m okay, Shem. Someone got me out.
 Curtis did, I replied.  The building was going, and everyone
was getting pulled out, but I felt your distress, so Curtis went
storming in there.
 How am I not crippled? I remember part of the building falling
on me. I thought I was dead.
 I drank from you and gave you some of my blood, Curtis said,
and I heard Diets sputter his water.
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