Chapter 20

“Donnie!” At least Jed seems pleased to see him. He goes to get up, and Donnie quickly puts a hand on his shoulder and stops him.

“Don’t get up. Jamie told us you sprained your ankle and you hit your head. You need to rest,” Donnie says firmly.

“You sound like Jamie,” Jed says, settling back as Jamie comes into the room.

“You do need to rest. I’m going to make a phone call, but I’ll be in the other room if you need anything,” Jamie says, and she sounds like she doesn’t trust Donnie alone with Jed or something.

“We’ll be fine. Go make your call. I know you’re fielding a lot of calls from the cancelled show and everything else,” Jed says, waving at his injuries.

“I’ll be right back,” Jamie says, giving Donnie an unreadable look.

“Take a seat,” Jed says, patting his couch.

Donnie sits down next to Jed, but he leaves a gap. He wants to be close to Jed, but he’s been good at holding back the urge. He feels better just being here, seeing Jed alive and relatively well.