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and the tremors that still shook his body. “That’s…that’s good then.”
    “Yeah, it is,” Chance agreed. “Anyway, when Bo woke up today, he managed to give them his name, and mine for the emergency contact. Rory and I kind of freaked when we got that call. I’m sorry you didn’t hear from us again sooner. We wanted to wait until we knew MILES TO GO
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    something, and frankly the staff here has been reluctant to tell us much of anything. If Rory hadn’t managed to charm one of the nurses, we might still be waiting for information.”
    “No, it’s fine,” Max assured him. “Is Bo’s family coming up there?”
    “He doesn’t have any family,” Chance said. “None that will claim him. Bo doesn’t really have anyone.”
    “Not having family ain’t always a bad thing,” Max said, shocking himself with that slip of personal opinion. He tried not to let anyone ever see anything more than his laid-back persona and the hard work he did. Still, it was already done. “You’re bringing him here, ain’t you?”
    Chance was silent for a solid minute during which Max tried not to beg. “He’s being released in a couple of days, and he’s going to need some friends, and some help, too. Rory and I already went to his place and packed up as much as we could fit in Bo’s SUV and our truck. Is it okay with you if we bring him home?”
    Max nearly rolled his eyes. “Chance, you’re the boss, you can bring home whoever you want to.”
    “That doesn’t mean I have to be an ass, though. I just wanted to check, I thought you and Bo got along fine, but…”
    But WHAT? Max wanted to shout it. He wished Chance would just say whatever it was he wanted to say and be done with it already so Max could shower and collapse into bed. His body ached like a bitch and he’d been through the emotional wringer twice today, at least.
    “But what?” He finally asked when Chance didn’t seem inclined to continue.
    “I guess…” Chance sighed, the sound whooshing into Max’s ear with the force of a small tornado. “You seem all right with me and Rory. I guess I just wanted to make sure you wouldn’t have a problem sharing the bunkhouse with a gay man if Bo decides to stay once he’s healed. We’re going to try to talk him into it, if you and Annabelle are okay with that.”
    Oh God! Max’s dick hardened so fast he felt light-headed. Having Bo here would be hell, but not for any reason other than the fact Max felt things for the man he just hadn’t felt for anyone.
    “Max?” Chance’s voice sounded a little louder, a little harder. “Is that going to be a problem?”
    “No, you know I ain’t one of those bigots,” Max snapped, then cringed when he
    realised what he’d done, but damn it, Chance should know him better. “And I ain’t one of MILES TO GO
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    those dumbasses who thinks every gay man is out to take my ass, either, so you can quit painting me with that homophobic brush!” Fuck, he was going to get fired if he didn’t get his mouth under control!
    “You’re right,” Chance surprised him by saying. “You’ve never done or said anything to make me think you’re like that, and I apologise.”
    Max liked the fact Chance didn’t make any excuses, no ‘I apologise, it’s just been a shit day and the stress got to me, blah blah blah’. A straight-out apology had always meant more to Max than one followed by excuses.
    “Apology accepted, and I’m sorry for snapping and talking to you—”
    Chance cut him off with a sharp, “Don’t even.” Max heard Chance exhale and waited, felling sure there was more to be said. There was, but not on the subject of Max mouthing off.
    “Can you and Annabelle handle things there if Rory and I stay in San Antonio? We’d like for Bo to have someone here at least.”
    Max wanted to be there himself, but he couldn’t say that without Chance asking him questions he didn’t really want to answer. “Yeah, we got