Sleep tugged at him while he sat and it took all of his control to not lie back. Finally, Lani came shuffling back into the room.
“Go to bed. I’m fine.”
“Lees got you a bedpan if you need it for the middle of the night. You know, in case I’m not here.”
She sniffed. “Like you have somewhere better to be at three in the morning. I’m not an invalid. I’ve no use for a bedpan.”
He nearly sighed because he hated the idea of a bedpan almost as much as she did. “Do you need more pain meds?”
“I’m fine. Just tired. Now get out of my bed.”
He stood and held her elbow to help get her in. She didn’t try to shake him off this time and he wondered how much pain she was in.
Once she was settled, he stumbled back to his room and tried not to think about how many more nights like this he had in store
