Chapter 6

“Here.” She shoved the clothes into his chest. “Maybe covering your ass will help hide that ego of yours.”

Derek snorted. “Clearly, Dr. Loomis here doesn’t know you as well as I do.”

Gideon took the scrubs and tossed the pants onto the bench. “I’m guessing because you’re here, you have something to tell me.”

“Some. Not a lot.”

Rachel caught Derek’s sideways glance at her. “Do I need to step out for this?”

“No.” To Derek, Gideon said, “Rachel’s good. You can trust her with anything.”

“Okay, but what about Jesse? Don’t you want him here for this?”

His curt, “No,” took both of them by clear surprise.

“I just checked on him,” Rachel said. “He’s been cleared. A few scrapes, but otherwise—”

“This isn’t about whether or not he’s physically capable,” Gideon interrupted. “I’m not making him worry about anything until I have to. He’s taken a big load already today.”

Derek shook his head. “You’re making a mistake. Jesse needs to hear this.”