Chapter 22
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MICKEY RETURNED TO the room, and he and Chris finished their sandwiches.
“Okay, Mickey, what did Scooter tell you in the hallway?”
“He wanted to know if I was planning on sleeping in your room tonight, and I told him yes. Then he said he’d leave instructions for sedation in case you had a relapse of the hysteria.”
“I won’t.”
“Nevertheless, the option is there, if it’s needed.”
Mickey and Chris spent a quiet evening talking and watching television until Chris said, “I’m worn out and beginning to get uncomfortable, so I’m going to ask them to bring me a pain pill and call it a night.”
“I think I’ll do the same thing, minus the pain meds,” Mickey said.
He stood, kissed Chris thoroughly, and settled back in his chair. He went to sleep quickly, but was a
