"Hey, is this any way to treat a friend?"
"You're Austyn's friend, not mine." Kira jogged into the guestroom downstairs and came out two minutes later.
She draped a wetted towel over Austyn's forehead.Text content © .
Jesse rolled his eyes.
She had time to get a towel but no time to get him a glass of water.
Kira ignored him and tended to Austyn
In the end, Jesse had to get up and grab himself an iced soda from the fridge.
'Wastyn, can you hear me?' Kira knelt beside her husband, calling softly.
His face was pale, his brows knitted tightly.
His forehead was covered in a sheen of sweat
He was clutching his stomach with one hand, probably in pain.
Kira felt both sorry for him and angry at him at the same time.
She couldn't bear to see him like this.
Alcohol was never the solution.
It brought him nothing but more pain.
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Jesse didn't tell her how much Austyn drank, but his entire body reeked of alcohol as if he'd fallen into a wine ja Kira wrung her hands.
Why would he torture himself like this?
He was fine when he left the hospital at noon.
He even talked about their wedding.
What happened in the afternoon?
"Stop looking so glum." Jesse came to stand behind her and peered over her shoulder. 'He's just drank, not dead."
"You are a doctor. Aren't you supposed to show empathy? Kira shot back
She touched Austyn's face again. "He's buming up, should we get him to a hospital?"
"No need. Vasodilation is a normal response to alcohol. It helps to get rid of the excess heat in his syster
system. Jesse picked up an apple on the coffee table and munched
Fra was filed by his nonchalant attitude, 'You are his friend. How can you allow him to drink like this? Didn't you try and stop him?" Jesse made a sound like a snort. "As it I can stop him from anything.
A year ago, he couldn't stop Austyn from making the bone-headed decision to marry Kira.
upon Charlotte's treatment.
just like tonight, he couldn't stop him from making the heart-wrenching but equally foolish decision to give up on Charle
Kira tried to recall if Elsie had stocked the medicine cabinet with aspirin.
asked Jesse, 'Should we give him something? Like an aspirin or ibuprofen?"
"That's for hangover, He's not there yet. Jesse waved a hand dismissively, "He's fine. Just leave him alone."
Kira sat on an ottoman in front of the sofa, holding Austyn's land.
Jessicaught the anxious lookon her face.
'He's torturing himself like this all thanks to you Jesse wanted to say, but he held his tongue.
Kira unded the first two buttons on Austyn's shirt so he could breathe easier.
'Do you at least know why he drank so much?" she asked.
'You know men. We only drink for two reasons-work or women
Kira looked up. "Which one is his?"
Jesse gave her another eye roll. "You're his wife. Aren't you supposed to know him better than me?"
Looking at how oblivious Kira was, Jesse was tempted to tell her everything.
Why should Austyn suffer in agonising silence while she lived on in blisstul ignorance?
at he held himself in check
It wasn't his place to rell, and Austyn wouldn't want her to know.
Kira frowned
She detected the hint of resentment in Jesse's tone.
at are you trying to say? She stared at him.
Jesse tossed the apple core into a dustbin. "Nothing."
Austyn would kill him if he squealed,
He stretched and growned. "It's getting late. I should go home,"
'Please close the door on your way not. 'Eira remained where she was