I woke up and looked at my watch. It was two in the morning. Rubbing my eyes, I turned over on the couch. Someone had thrown a blanket over me and I realized from the smell of it, it was Riley’s.Sitting up, I looked at the bed and panicked. He wasn’t there. His IV’s were pulled out, machines off, and he was gone. Scrabbling up, I threw open the door. The floor was quiet and I raced over to the nurses station.“Riley? Did you see him?”She shook her head, her face starting to panic as well. “Is he gone? He shouldn’t be able to walk yet with the pain medication still going through. I just checked on him ten minutes ago. He was asleep.”Taking a deep breath, I looked around as if I’d catch a glimpse of him. No. I needed to calm down. I could use the bond. He also might have just been an ass and snuck off for a smoke break. As I listened, my ears picked up a sound from outside.“Is it raining?”The nurse nodded. “Started coming down a half hour
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