Chapter 103

Jake had assisted Todrick when he checked out all of the wounds on Alex's body, although Alex refused to make eye contact with either of them. Jake put a band-aid on a cut that was on Alex's side, just under his last rib. Alex flinched when he did it, and Jake froze. "Oh, gosh. I'm sorry. I'm trying to be gentle." Alex tried to give him a smile. "It's not your fault. Thank you again, by the way." Jake laughed a little, looking up at Todrick. "Is this kid for real?" He looked back down at Alex. "That's the fifth time you've thanked me in the twenty minutes I've been here." Alex nodded a few times. "Well, I don't even know you, and you dropped everything to help me. That was really nice of you." Jake smiled and looked down to fix the band-aid again. "You're sweet." Todrick smiled knowingly at them. In the other room, Avi was pacing in front of the bed Mitch and Scott were sitting on, Kirstie in the bathroom. Avi took a deep breath and looked to Mitch. "Are you scared? Because you shouldn