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“Because you’re worried about me?” she asked.
“That’s part of it. Listen, I won’t scold you for leaving when I told you to stay, if you let me see you.” Well, he wouldn’t scold her much.
“Right. That’s so good of you.”
“I thought so.”
Derek started to move toward him. Fuck.
“Jolie, tell this guy that you want to see me.”
“I don’t know if they’ll let you in here if you haven’t filled in the paperwork and you’re not in the lifestyle.”
In the lifestyle? Was she talking about?
Suddenly, she started to cough. He frowned. Fuck, she didn’t sound good.
“Jolie? Jolie, are you all right?”
“What’s going on?” Derek asked, reaching for his phone.
Brand shook his head, stepping back. He wasn’t giving up access to his girl.
“Jolie? Baby, are you all right?”
“Just a bit… bit sick. Shoot, I just coughed all over Erika’s phone.”
“It’s fine,” a woman said in the background. “But we need to get you to the infirmary, Jolie.”
“I’ll be all right.”
“You do not sound all right,” he said fiercely. “You need to see a doctor. Right. Now. I’ll come in and get you. Fly one in. Whatever you need.”
“We have access to medical professionals,” Derek said calmly. “We’ll see that she gets taken care of.”
Brand nodded. Fuck. He still wanted to insist that he be the one looking after. But his fucking feelings didn’t come into this. What was important was taking care of Jolie.
“Baby, I’m going to let you go see the doctor. I’ll try to call you later.”
“My phone isn’t charged.”
“Please get someone to do that for you. Okay? I need to know you’re all right.”
It was this stabbing pain in his gut, demanding that he ensure she was all right. That he take care of her. But he had to do what was right for her.
Fuck. Was this what it felt like to put someone else first?
It was a strange feeling. He felt good and crappy all at the same time.
“I… okay.”
“Be good, baby. I’ll talk to you soon.”
It almost killed him to end the call. Then he handed the phone back to Derek. There was an odd look on the other man’s face.
“You never answered my question.”
“Huh?” Brand was too focused on Jolie and her welfare to fully understand what the other man was saying.
