~from my WIP Bound by War
“Then quit being an idiot,” Dayo suggested. “And on that happy note, come on. We need to return to our stations. Move that sexy ass before we both get written up.”
Laken glanced over his shoulder to see Dayo pushing Raiden in front of him, Raiden grumbling the entire way. Since Raiden was leaving, Laken allowed the spines to retract. Now that the threat had passed, Torin also let go of Laken’s arm, and he missed the heat from Torin’s touch immediately.
But right before Raiden and Dayo walked out a Medical, Dayo turned and shot Laken a look. Dayo might’ve defuse the situation, but it was by no means over. Laken knew this. Dayo wanted to speak to him? He’d have to get in line behind Kia, Malk, all his friends, and even the King of Tah’Nar.
“At some point I have to remember to ask Gibor or Doc if Keyno was that hotheaded when they were younger,” Hamza mused as he watched the pair walk out of Medical.
“If I had to guess? I’d say yes. Anyway.” Neo slowly approached the medibed, keeping an eye on Laken. “I’d like to update you on your condition, Torin. Do you wish for Hamza and Laken to leave? You have the right to privacy.”
“That’s not necessary. Go ahead.”
“Okay,” Neo said. “Your permission has been recorded. So, you had emergency surgery, which means you need to take it easy. That wound in your abdomen was significant.”
Laken whined softly.
“Fortunately, no organs were involved, but I’m worried about infection, so precautions were taken. I also repaired all the minor wounds, but I can’t do much about the bruising. I don’t foresee any complications, especially since I flooded your system with antibodies, but you need to be monitored for now.”
Neo’s diagnosis was short on details, and that worried Laken. Neo seemed to be glossing over the situation, which probably meant it was much, much worse than what they were being told.
Plus, Neo was only addressing the physical damage. Nothing had been said about Torin’s mental welfare. What had the female done that they couldn’t see?
“Thank you.”
“You’re dehydrated, malnourished, at risk for infection, and suffering from blood loss. We tried to clean you up as best we could before I operated, and we redressed you in surgical pants. The assorted IVs will help with the majority of what I listed. For the next several unit days you’re going to be sore, weak, and have pain,” Neo said. “You’re lucky she didn’t kill you.”
