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Wayne's eyes darkened slightly. Just a minute ago, I'd leaned away when he'd tried to fix my hair, but with Jace, I hadn't even flinched. The difference in how I reacted to each of them was probably hard to miss.

But since we'd just cleared the air, Wayne kept his cool, When he noticed me looking, he even gave me a calm smile and teased, "Guess you're still more comfortable with Jace's touch." to that:

I had no idea how to respond to

Jace smirked, chiming in, "Well, she almost became my wife."

I couldn't respond to that either.

Wayne's smile didn't waver. "Yeah... almost."

Jace shot him a look, eyebrow raised, as if to say, 'Did I say anything untrue?"

"You feel a little warm," Jace said, pulling his hand back before calling over a passing nurse. "Could we get a thermometer?"

it's probably just-"I started, but Jace

up to you," he said firmly. The nurse returned with a thermometer and

"99.9 degrees," she announced.

know, and see if the blood test results are ready. We need to check for infection or if it's just from the

you'd almost

and Wayne handed me a cup of warm water. "Here, drink this. It's probably just from being

were tag-teaming, both fussing over me, was honestly a little

to take a break when Jace turned to Wayne first. "You should head home. Aren't Mom and Dad setting you up with someone tomorrow? Better not stay up too late; you don't want to look tired." I looked at Wayne, surprised. "You're going

"Didn't get a chance to mention it Jace showed up before

had interrupted his moment with

brotherly harmony, there was always this

about to be dragged into whatever silent power struggle was going on,

I said to Wayne with a smile. "If your parents picked her, she must

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