Without Fear - Reese Knightley Page 0,27
he stood and marched to the bathroom with his hand on the door.
Logan stood frozen for a moment before he followed.
Macy shut the door and turned the lock and put down the toilet seat lid.
“Sit.” He pointed at the lid.
Logan slowly sat, gazing at him with a puzzled expression. He touched Logan’s forehead with the back of his fingers. The man’s cheeks were flushed and he felt feverish.
Macy reached out and unbuttoned the front of Logan’s shirt.
“Um… I don’t think now is the time?” Logan weakly joked.
He pressed his lips together.
“Give me a break.” Rolling his eyes, he eased the shirt off of Logan’s shoulder and down his arm before placing his palm over the gauze. The heat was rising beneath the gauzy white dressing.
Catching Logan’s gaze, he shook his head and slowly peeled back the bandage.
Logan hissed, but didn’t pull away.
Fear gripped him at seeing the angry, red, oozing wound.
“Who’s the medic out there?”
“That would be Felix, he’s a parttime EMT,” Logan admitted.
Macy flipped the lock and yanked open the door.
“Felix? Grab your kit,” he called without even putting his head out the door.
A few seconds later, Felix was there with the medic bag Macy had noticed sitting near the table.
“Oh yeah, that’s not good.” Felix stepped into the large bathroom, taking a look at the wound.
Macy stepped back, but Logan caught his hand. “Don’t leave.”
He sucked in a breath ready to blast Logan for ordering him around, when he caught the expression of worry in those soft green eyes.
“I’m not going anywhere at the moment.” He gave the only promise he could right then and after a few more seconds, Logan released his hand.
Hurrying into the other room, he found Jaxon.
“He okay?”
“It got infected.” He threw up his hands.
“That’s nothing new,” Hayden said from his spot at the table.
“He doesn’t take care of himself very well,” Jaxon added when he gave them a puzzled look.
“What now?” Hayden asked.
“I’m starving. We might as well eat,” he replied after a moment. He’d try and tempt Logan into eating something.
“I’ll order,” Ryder offered. It was the first time the bodyguard had said anything.
“Pepperoni!” Felix called from inside the bathroom.
“Sausage!” Hayden yelled. “Oh, and mushrooms and olives.”
“Can you get half veggie?” he asked and laughed when the room turned on him with gasps of outrage.
“What?” He threw up his hands. “At least I didn’t order anchovies.”
“Or pineapple,” Hayden agreed.
“Hey,” Jaxon frowned, “I like pineapple.”
Macy wasn’t sure how Ryder did it, but he ignored them all and ordered five large pizzas. The men in the room were large and ate up the space. He wasn’t sure if five large pizzas were enough, but Ryder seemed to think so.
“No, not delivery. I’ll pick it up.” Ryder told the pizza place and left with Hayden to get the food.
Felix came back into the main room with Logan. Striding to the mini bar, Felix lifted a water bottle and held it out. “Take two of the antibiotics now, and then one every eight hours or three times a day.”
“Thanks,” Logan said and tossed back the pills.
Macy sat on the edge of the bed and patted the spot next to him.
Logan stepped closer to sit down, but Echo beat him to it. The massive dog leaped up on the bed and curled next to Macy.
“Oh, no way,” Logan huffed on a laugh and snapped his fingers.
Echo eyed his master as if deciding whether or not to push his luck. After a second, the dog jumped off the bed.
“Come here, boy. I’ll take you out for a quick run.” Jaxon laughed and snapped a leash on Echo.
Macy smiled up at Logan when the bed dipped. “Feeling better?”
“Not yet, it’s going to take a while, and I’m hungry.”
“We have time, and Ryder’s getting pizza,” he assured Logan and drew him farther onto the comforter. If he could get the man to relax for only a moment, it would do him a world of good.
After a moment’s hesitation, Logan stretched out beside him and closed his eyes.
He glanced across the room and found Felix.
“Can you have them check on things?”
“Will do.” Felix giving him a thumbs up before he left the room, leaving them alone.
Knowing that Logan’s team would handle checking his place, Justin’s house, and Bailey’s Café made him feel better and he gave a small sigh.
Shifting closer to Logan, he closed his eyes.
Logan
When he opened his eyes, it was dark.
A body moved next to him and he glanced down to find Macy curled up against him, his dark