Chapter 5

He closed the book. “Genius, wouldn’t you say?”

Brad got no response from the unconscious man.

Standing and stretching, Brad knew it was time to leave. He took a few steps to gaze down at Justin’s face. Almost of its own accord, his hand reached out again to touch Justin. He stopped himself in time.

“You know you never let me tell you all those years ago, but I guess there isn’t anything stopping me now. I’m sorry I screwed us up. More sorry than you can imagine.”

Justin’s eyes fluttered.

Brad held his breath.

The light brown lashes lifted, lowered then lifted again. Though Justin’s olive green eyes were unfocused, he was looking at Brad.

Brad swallowed the emotion clogging his throat. He should get the nurse to tell her Justin was awake.

“Brad,” Justin said in the barest whisper.

“Yes.”

The lashes lowered again, in a painful slow-motion kind of way. “Road.”

“What? Justin, what?”

Justin’s eyes opened. “Off the road.”

Brad nodded. “Yes, you went off the road.”