Heart
Shots exploded and Rahad's fleeing car clipped Bodie. He fell, momentarily stunned and winded. Heard Doyle's panicked shout.
Here was Doyle, rolling him onto his back, seeking his heart.
He wrapped his arms around Doyle, pulling him down into a desperate embrace. "Never knew you cared."
"Of course I bloody care!" Doyle snarled and crushed an angry kiss onto Bodie's mouth.
Bodie forced a laugh. "Never knew you cared."
And they joked about blanks in Doyle's gun.
Later, in the moments before his solitary sleep, Doyle whispered, "Of course I care," and longed to feel again that safely beating heart.
Here was Doyle, rolling him onto his back, seeking his heart.
He wrapped his arms around Doyle, pulling him down into a desperate embrace. "Never knew you cared."
"Of course I bloody care!" Doyle snarled and crushed an angry kiss onto Bodie's mouth.
Bodie forced a laugh. "Never knew you cared."
And they joked about blanks in Doyle's gun.
Later, in the moments before his solitary sleep, Doyle whispered, "Of course I care," and longed to feel again that safely beating heart.