#TeaserTuesday: Cass and Shep

 

Back to lightly tip-tapping away at this as I recover from a hellish cold. If you're thinking "wait, Lauren, really?" about this pairing...trust me, it's gonna work, and work well. 😉

“What about Sig?”

“What about him?”

“Did you beat him up?”

Something squealed. A locker door, she thought. “What the hell kind of name is Sig?”

“That’s lovely. Avoid the question.”

“Maybe he should go with ‘Stick.’ Have you seen his arms? What’s the opposite of gains?”

“Shepherd.”

“Yeah, okay! Okay.”

She waited.

And waited some more.

“Shep—”

His voice was low and tight and nervous, she thought, when he said, “Did you really think that could happen to you and I wouldn’t send a message?”

She…

Oh.

Did he…?

He did that for her?

“Where are you?” he cut in. “Do not tell me you’re hanging out with that guy again.”

“No. I’m…” she hesitated, because she hadn’t expected to explain any of this to him over the phone. “I’m at the hospital.”

“What?”