“I vote we do that again,” Mick murmured much later, nipping Wynn’s earlobe.
“Oh we will, and often, but not quite yet,” Wynn responded with a laugh. He searched Mick’s face, saying, “Maybe now’s not the time to ask, but are you all right?”
“Good Lord, yes. Better than all right.”
“Okay, maybe I should clarify a bit, and you have to promise not to get upset. The doctor, well, warned you I guess, that you could have some emotional reaction to what happened with Danny and being shot. I haven’t seen any of that, but I think I know you well enough by now to realize you could be keeping it all inside.”
“I’m not,” Mick said defensively, turning away from Wynn’s scrutiny. “Yeah, I think about it. How could I not? I feel sorry for Danny, and guilty too, because I didn’t handle the situation th
