“You killed me!!” Bo exclaimed as he came to, wide eyes staring up at Jared as though he couldn't believe the other man could be capable of such a thing.
“Oh, hush, you drama queen. You’re fine. You just blacked out for a couple minutes,” Jared replied, smirking subtly. “You’re all bandaged up, and as long as you lay there just a bit longer, you’ll make a full recovery. Take it from me, if you were actually dead – or undead – you’d know it.”
Jared stood up from his seat next to the bed Bo was laying on, picked up a blanket from the foot of the bed, and tenderly draped it over Bo, who, if he was being honest, did look a little pale. He might have overdone it a little bit this time…
Jared placed a soft kiss on Bo’s lips. “You know I’d never hurt you intentionally, darlin’. I care about you. And I need you. You have no idea how much you mean to me.”