Chapter 97

“No. But—”

“Then that’s what I want to do. I’m signing myself out. Please get the paperwork ready.”

Noah moved further into the room. “Mas, why don’t you just wait for the doctor?”

Mason turned to Noah. Mason’s eyes squinted, his mouth pinched in a thin line and his hands fisted. That was enough to give Noah his answer—Mason wasn’t waiting.

The nurse held her ground, glaring at Mason, she appeared about to say something.

Noah needed to defuse the situation quick. “I’ll be around to take him home and keep an eye on him. If anything changes, I’ll bring him right back.”

The nurse’s gaze traveled between Mason and Noah, then she let out a harrumph. “Brian, come with me. We’ll prepare your paperwork, but the doctor on call will still need to sign off on it.”

“As long as I don’t have to wait for him to finish in surgery, that’s fine.” Mason leaned back on the bed, a cocky smile on his face.

Noah turned to Mason. “What the fuck?”