Sitting on a wooden stool near Kurt’s hospital bed, Mike turned his head as Maggie and Aidan came back into the curtained enclosure.
“I think he ran out of energy,” Mike said, gesturing toward Kurt, who appeared to have dozed off.
“I’m not that surprised,” Maggie replied. “We have a problem.”
“What’s going on?”
“There are soldiers parked outside. I’m not sure if they’re looking for Kurt or just being their usual belligerent, dickwad selves, but we should get Kurt out of here before it becomes a problem. Bill’s going to help get him into some clothes and Aidan’s going to get the car. You and I are going to provide a distraction.”
“Okay,” Mike said slowly. He wondered exactly where there was going.
“You and I are going to walk out to the street and you are going to start yelling at me.
