'Ware the White Rabbit

[Nox]

Nox woke with a dull ache in his left arm.  The anesthesia was wearing off and the pain was bound to get stronger. But there was a heavy weight on his chest and he looked down to see a sleeping babe curled up against his bare chest.

A voice from the chair beside him spoke softly. "It's the only way she'd stop crying."

Nox chuckled. "And I'm sure you didn't mind seeing me shirtless."

Sage sat back with a slight blush but it wasn't embarrassment as he just shrugged. "Do whatever I can since you won't sleep with us."

Nox rolled his eyes. And Sage laughed. "How you feeling?"

"Dull ache, not too bad yet.  Not sure I like this metal thing jutting from my arm, but okay."

"It won't be jutting from your arm after we get the wound healed.  You'll have a brand new arm and you won't have a need to take it off unless you want to."  Sage got up and tapped a case next to his bed. "New arm, and a cap to cover the stub while you heal. Or for after if you wanted."

"How long do I have to lay here?"

The doctor took that opportunity to clear his throat and enter the room.  "Only as long as the anthesis is still in your system. You are healing nicely thanks to the nanobots. And we've no need to hold you for longer. When you get back to Moscow I'd like you to follow up with some surgeons there."

"We'll go see Dr. James." Sage giggled. In other words he'd have Jensen heal Nox and then we'd be done with this shit.

"Normally I'd see you back and we'd discuss the next steps, but Mr. Parker has insisted that he has it under control. Mr. Durante, I hope you know what you are doing. The Parkers were..."

Nox held up his hand to stop the doctor from speaking. His voice was cool and distant. The dark light danced just out of reach but it flickered oddly like a glitch in the system.  Just a flicker and then it was normal, dancing in the darkness waiting, calling...

"Look, doc, Mr. Parker is someone I trust with my life. I mean literally my life, so please don't try to tell me he's like his parents because he's not. I know what I'm doing. I'm a fucking adult and so is he. Unless you need anything else I'd like to take a nap before I go."

The doctor nodded twice before he gave a nod and left. Like he was processing Nox's words.  Sage giggled. "Sometimes you are just so fucking scary and you don't even have to call upon the scary shit."

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