Chapter 16

“Mr.Wagner,the father of my best friend,”Derek commented.“All through puberty.”

Kit lifted his head to look at Derek.“Well that must’ve sucked.”

“Oh yeah.”Derek chuckled.“Dinner’s ready.Do you want to move to the table or eat here?”

Cal frowned and tried to figure out how his body was feeling.“I’ll try to move.I need to take a leak anyway so might as well do it all in one go.”

“Okay.Kit,you go ahead and eat,I’ll help Cal to the bathroom first.”

Kit did as told and Derek came closer to the bed,ready to grab Cal if needed.

Swinging his legs off the bed was easy,so was standing.He’d gotten a few solid kicks to his stomach and he was bruised now,but the worst were the bites.He swayed when any movement made the muscles of his arm and shoulder radiate with pain.

Derek grabbed his good arm.“At your pace,love.No rush.”