Chapter 7It was easy to stay calm and keep the real concern from his face. Jeremy did it all the time. People required him to remain in control, without a hint of fear. He needed to have nerves of steel during some of the most horrific moments he could imagine. But this was different, because as much as he loved animals, his patients weren’t his pets. He was allowed a certain amount of objective distance from harmed animals and their frightened, sometimes hysterical, owners.
But he had no objective distance from Brendan. Seeing his friend—his lover—so upset had disturbed him on a fundamental level. It was different than when he had found Brendan on his porch. It was more personal.
They didn’t speak on the short drive back to his home. Brendan’s brow was furrowed, and his eyes seemed to b
