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I ran into Aaron in the hospital lobby, and he was carrying a bag that looked like it was packed with ointments.

"Where's Lena?" I asked, skipping over any formalities. Calling him "Mr. Ace" felt too stiff, and "Uncle Aaron"? Yeah, no. He wasn't much older than me or Lena, so that was a hard pass.

"She's upstairs getting checked," Aaron replied, glancing at his watch. "She should be done by now."

"I'll go check on her," I said, heading toward the elevators.

"Wait." Aaron held out the bag. "Her wrists and ankles are bruised. Use this."

I took the bag. "You're not coming up?"

"No," he said. "I'll wait in the car. When Gabriel and Carol are done, can you help send

them downstairs?"

He meant Lena's parents.

His response left me confused, but since we weren't close, I didn't want to pry.

couldn't stop myself from asking, "How did you even find

if you

something about them didn't sit right. Nate and I had been tearing the

more than

had that whole tall, dark, and handsome vibe down. When I got to Lena's floor, I spotted her with

me and pouted playfully. "Rea,

it's true-after

off some of

guys should head home and

go," Gabriel said, giving Lena a worried glance.

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here, there wasn't much else they could

Plus, it gave Lena and

can do it," Nate volunteered, stepping

the ointment Aaron had sent up. "Here, her uncle says to make sure she actually uses

left, still fussing over Lena like moms do. I closed the door behind them,

was there. If not

off, and I could only nod. Lucky,

said gently, linking my

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