Three – 03

[This post is from J.T.’s point of view.]

Matt was just coming out of his cot when J.T. stepped out of his. The younger man looked tired, perhaps a little worried, and J.T. frowned, glancing toward the door Matt had just come through.

“She okay?” J.T. asked, gesturing toward the door.

Matt startled slightly, then let out a little laugh and shook his head. “Scared me. I think she’s okay, all things considered. She’s asleep right now.”

J.T. nodded. “Want me to take a look?”

Matt shook his head again. “I don’t want to wake her. I know it seems like she’s sleeping a lot but that’s a good sign, right? You need sleep to heal, right?”

“Right,” J.T. said, giving him a reassuring smile even as he made a mental note to check on Hecate sooner rather than later. There was something about the way that Matt described it that made him nervous. It was probably just paranoia, but it was far better to be safe than sorry00that was a lesson they’d learned far too often.

“Are you okay?” Matt asked, jarring J.T. from his thoughts. “You look a little rough around the edges. Something happen?”

J.T. waved a hand as he started walking, Matt falling into step with him. “Yeah, but it’s probably not anything to worry about,” he said. “I didn’t sleep well.”

“Didn’t sleep well as in just had trouble sleeping or didn’t sleep well as in something’s fucking with your sleep?”

He’s as fucking perceptive as his sister. Must run in the family. J.T. exhaled a sigh. “Both,” he admitted. “I had a fucked-up dream.”

“Something tells me it was more than just that,” Matt said. “What was it about?”

“I think it was a warning.”

Matt stopped walking and J.T. was three steps beyond him before he turned back, blinking at the other man.

“What?”

“What kind of warning?” Matt asked, his voice quiet.

J.T. felt a flicker of alarm. “Why are you asking?”

Matt shook his head a little. “What kind of warning, Jay?”

“Someone’s coming,” J.T. said quietly. “But I have no fucking clue who it is.”

“I was afraid of that.” Matt took him by the sleeve. “Come on. I’ve got something to show you.”

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