By the time they arrived back at the shelter, it was late. Thank God Marcus had originally insisted on driving Jacob to the hospital, because now it took both of them to help Luka in and out of the car.
Garrett was still up, but the kids were in bed. Probably not sleeping, but at least in their rooms.
Jacob helped brace Luka as he walked, grateful that Marcus was behind them as they made their way up the porch stairs. Luka grimaced every time he put weight on his leg, but he kept telling Jacob he was fine. A lie, of course.
“You will be, once you take your pain pill and get some sleep.” The doctor at the hospital had given them a supply of pain meds for two days, with a prescription to be filled at a pharmacy for more.
Luka grimaced more as he painstakingly made his way up the two flig
