NickMa sits up from the couch the second the front door opens. Carm’s been sitting up beside her, holding her hand as she was slumped over the arm of the sofa, eyes bloodshot from more than just the drink today. “Nico?” she slurs, stumbling to her feet.She throws her arms around me, and I awkwardly return it, careful not to agitate my dislocated thumb. I wrapped it with some strips of sheet to keep it braced after I popped it back into its socket back in that hotel. That held pretty well, even with all the fighting, and the rough sex that followed… It’s harder to hide my grimace now, with the adrenaline having long since drained away. Carm’s eyeing that hand in shrewd evaluation. Least the ligature marks round my bloody wrists are hidden by my coat sleeves. “The fuck happened to you?” “Language,” ma rebukes, never lifting her face from my shoulder. “Sorry ma. But shit, kid, we were worried sick. Even the Father didn’t know where the fuck you ran off to.” I roll my eyes, and our
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