"Seriously, you need to get here now! My brother's bleeding like a stuck pig!"

"...I'm on my way."

Aurora Lopez ended the call, and as she looked up, she caught Craig staring at her with what seemed like surprise that she could actually tell a lie. "It's a white lie! Otherwise, with my brother in this state, none of us could handle it."

"I didn't say anything."

...

At the hospital, the doctor cleaned up Miles Lopez's wound and wrapped it up neatly.

The cut wasn't deep, and to avoid scarring, they decided against stitches.

All the fuss sobered him up quite a bit, and he sat in the chair, letting the doctor apply antiseptic and bandage him up without a word.

Seeing his silent, brooding demeanor was driving Aurora crazy!

"Bro, you can't just sit there like that! I've called Felicity over. You need to act like you're in agony so she'll feel sorry for you!"

The way Miles was now, he hardly looked like a man who had just attempted a dramatic gesture of love.

don't want to

but this felt too much like lying. Even if it made Felicity stay, she wouldn't be

for once? Sometimes us girls don't

saying her piece, Aurora shot Craig a look.

a wry smile, seemingly resigned to nod

about

now? Leave you here by yourself? Miles, can't you think straight

continue when Craig tugged

your brother some space. He's not in the right headspace

Felicity clearly has feelings for him. A little vulnerability might just make her care

fix things,

piece. Let's just wait

the emergency department doors, not even having changed out of her pajamas, a silky camisole clinging to her

"How's Langston?"

out of

she approached, she saw Miles sitting there with a freshly bandaged

"...What happened?"

sense into him; I've failed. Craig and I

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