Ghostwalkers didn’t get sick because their cells regenerated too quickly for any illness to take hold. They didn’t get sick days. They could, however, call in if they needed time. Mental health days, King called them. And if there ever was a day when Blake needed one…
He expected Derek’s text, but it came a lot sooner than he anticipated. Not able to sleep, he had cuddled up on the couch with his softest blanket, not watching infomercials for things like magic cleaners and nonstick pans. So he was awake when, at not quite five, his phone chimed the first time.
Sorry you had to leave. I would have driven you if you woke me.
Okay, that was innocuous enough. Blake could have woken Derek up and told him he wanted his own bed, and Derek would have taken him home, probably with little argumen
