Tenacious Sky novel Chapter 13

When Leo came back, he had my bag and uniform from my locker with him. He set them on a nearby chair before turning to me.

"I have practice after this. I'll take you back to the dorms before I go," he said. I shook me head.

"Our deal was to stick to you like glue," I reminded him. He sighed and looked at my ankle before looking away.

"Do what you want then," he gave in. Nurse Jackie came back with an ace wrap. She handed it to me before taking the ice off of my ankle.

"I assume you know how to use this," she said as she motioned to the ace wrap. I blushed as I nodded. Leo didn't catch the hint. I wrapped my ankle before Leo handed me my uniform.

"I'll step out," he said before he pulled the curtain around my area, leaving him on the outside. I stood and changed quickly before stuffing my gym clothes in my bag and pulling the curtain back. Leo was waiting there. He turned his back to me and crouched down.

"Hop on," he said.

"I'll walk," I declined.

"If you walk, it'll take longer for your ankle to heal," he said.

"She'll be fine if she walks," Nurse Jackie said as she leaned against the wall with her arms crossed. Leo paused before he spun to face her.

"You know?" He asked. She shrugged.

"Woman's intuition," she answered. Leo sighed and looked at me in disappointment before he took my bag from me.

"Let's go," he said. I followed him out of the office, limping all the while.

"You're really careless, you know that?" He said in frustration.

"She figured it out by looking at my body make up apparently," I tried to explain. He sighed and turned back to watch me limp to keep up with him.

"Just get on my back. You're slowing me down," he sighed. I finally gave in and put my bag on my back before hopping onto Leo's back.

"Thanks. I think that was the calmest panic attack I've ever had," he admitted.

"Does the whistle trigger you at all?" I asked. He shoot his head.

"Just the loud pops and sight of a gun," he answered. He stood up and offered me a hand up.

"Hey! Leo! You still in here? Coach is looking for you," someone called. Leo pat my head gently before he headed back towards the pool. I took a deep breath before I went back to the pool. After Leo finished talking to the coach, he came back to where I was sitting.

"Coach is giving me the rest of practice off. I told him about the starting gun," Leo explained. I smiled sympathetically at him.

"That's good. I'll meet you at the front," I replied as I stood and put my bag on my back. He headed towards the locker room while I went to sit on the steps at the front. It wasn't long before Leo was standing next to me in his school uniform.

"Let's go. Do you need me to carry you?" He asked. I shook my head as I stood.

"Lets go," I said.