章 30: Chapter 30

“Oh.” Ross turned his eyes back to Dixon. “He has? I mean I knew he got outed. He told me. But I had no idea he was an advocate or anything. Seems kind of dangerous in his line of work, you know?”

“And yet, here he is.” Dixon chuckled. “And he was willing to risk further injury to himself to save you.That’s pretty special, don’t you think?”

Ross cleared his throat. His face felt hot. It was special. It was amazing, in fact, and it was a hell of a lot more than he deserved. “Is Porthos okay?”

“Is Porthos the dog? Yeah, he’s fine. They made an exception to allow him to stay in Machado’s room, so they’d both be more comfortable. The chaplain walks him in the morning, and the guy’s boss walks him in the evening. You’ve been pretty out of it for a couple of days, for the record.”

“A couple of days?” Ross squawked and pulled his blanket up. “Wait, that’s just not okay. I can’t take two days to just lie here.”