Rhett I stare at Gabriel for a moment. He is pale and weak. His cheeks look more sunken in than usual. He has bags under his eyes and his smile is slow to find its way to his face. Gabriel has an oxygen tube and IV. There are monitors hooked up to him and he is laying in a hospital bed. My strong, resilient, vital and enthusiastic lover looks so vulnerable, so fragile and so unlike the man I fell in love with, but my instinct is to run and cradle him in my arms. Instead I cautiously step closer until I can sit on the edge of his bed as he speaks to me. “Rhett, sweetheart,” Gabriel croaks out, though I see him wince and then the sadness in his eyes intensifies. “Yes, baby. I’m here,” I reply, taking his hand in mine and I glance at the nurse who is trying not to look like I just shocked the fuck out of her. “Sorry, I lied. I didn’t think you would believe I’m his boyfriend,” I say to the nurse with an apologetic look on my face.“I…I still can’t believe it,” she whispers, shaking
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