One Million

Chapter Twelve

Skylar watched helplessly from the corner of the room as the doctor treated Ryan. The doctor went about stopping the bleeding and cleaning the wounds before stitching some of them up. Luckily Ryan was unconscious the whole time. She had managed to convince the men that the binder was a joke and thankfully the doctor had Ryan laying on her stomach the whole time so the men wouldn't see. After the doctor was finished dressing the wounds, he instructed the gang members in how to care for the wounds then left. Skylar ran to Ryan's side and took her hand. The doctor had left them with pain killers as well to give to Ryan when she woke up.

"He's going to be fine." One of the men said. Skylar looked up at him. He smiled. "I'm V, nice to meet you." He offered his hand. Skylar shook it.

"I'm Skylar." She said. He smiled at her.

"You excited to go home soon?" Skylar hesitated. V laughed. "Of course you aren't. You and the boss are a thing aren't you?" Skylar blushed.

"I hope so." She mumbled.

"Listen," V pulled a chair over and sat down in it backwards. "I've never seen Ryan act the way he did when he found out you got kidnapped. He looks out for us, sure, but he went ballistic when you got taken. He went upstairs to apologize to you then came running down to the party, ordering all non-essentials out. He was screaming orders left and right and located you faster than I've ever seen him work before. He really does care about you, Skylar." Skylar looked down at Ryan's face and smiled. She really cared about her... V put a hand on her shoulder and Skylar met his eyes.

"He's going to be alright. He's tougher than he looks." Skylar nodded and V left the room. After that, with the help of some of the guys, Skylar was able to keep everyone else out, lest they find out Ryan was actually a woman.

***

"Sky?" Skylar jolted awake and looked down at Ryan. Her eyes were open but Skylar could tell she was in a lot of pain.

"Here, take some pain meds." Skylar said, helping Ryan drink from a straw and swallow two of the pills.

"Thank you." Ryan whispered, as if even speaking caused her pain. "Do they know?" Ryan said. Skylar shook her head.

"I told them the binder was an inside joke." Ryan nodded.

"How's Flicker?" Skylar swallowed.

"Last I heard he is in critical condition but the docs think he'll pull through."

"Thank god." Ryan muttered before slipping into unconsciousness again. Skylar smiled down at Ryan's face and settled in her chair before slipping off to sleep.

***

When Skylar woke, Ryan was gone. She sat up and frantically searched the room for her but she was nowhere to be found. Skylar ran to the door and burst through it.

"Good morning Skylar." Skylar glanced to her right to find V.

"Where's Ryan?" She asked. V chuckled.

"He's resting in his room. I recon he got tired of lying on a table."

"Thank you!" Skylar ran down the hall and took the stairs two at a time before reaching Ryan's room.

"Ryan?" She opened the door and found the bed empty. She walked into the living room and found Ryan sitting on the couch, leaning forward so that her back didn't touch the couch. She was dressed in an oversized sweatshirt. To hide her breasts, Skylar assumed. She couldn't wear the binder with her back like that.

"Hey there Sky." Ryan looked tired but seemed to be in good spirits. Skylar sighed in relief.

"How are you feeling?" Ryan smiled.