Chapter 44: Unlike Captain Thatcher
The four of them stayed in the cafeteria until Hill finished her food. Kellen, having not heard from the Captain or Taylor, decided that he was just going to go to the medical bay and wait. He’d rather not be hunted down by the Captain again, especially if he was in a bad state.
Leaving the sour faced Brent to Casper’s capable hands, Kellen watched the three of them get out of the elevator before him before got out at the medical bay. Humming a little tune to himself, happy now that he felt things were going his way, he knocked on Taylor’s door.
"One minute!" Her voice called through the door. Kellen could hear chattering on the other side before the door opened. Expecting to see only Taylor, he was surprised when he found Miro inside once more. He was hooked up to the same machine as last time. Miro glanced at Kellen, before staring down at the ground. Taylor smiled. "Hey Kellen." Kellen gave a nod to Taylor as he watched Miro. The poor man seemed nervous around him, and Kellen hated feeling like he was a bother to the poor man. Anyone with eyes could tell he was an introvert, so he wasn’t really expecting anything from him until Miro spoke up.
"Hello Guide Woods." He greeted Kellen with a small head nod and Kellen felt a smile touch his lips.
"Hello Miro. How are you today?" Kellen asked, well aware he probably should call him Lieutenant, but couldn’t bring himself to do so. Miro glanced at Kellen, before glancing at the machine he was attached to.
"I feel better now. Green is taking care of me well." He wasn’t sure how he hadn’t noticed how adorable Miro was until now, but given the look even Taylor was giving the man, it was clear that others thought the same. His big brother instincts activated, Kellen reached out to ruffle the messy green hair on his head. Baffled, Miro turned his dark gaze towards the taller Guide.
"I’m glad to hear that Taylor is taking such great care of you." Miro stared up at Kellen for a moment longer before dropping his gaze back to the floor. The only noticeable difference was a light tinge to his cheeks. Taylor chuckled.
"I just got a text from the Captain. His meeting is dragging on longer than he thought. He asked if you were already there, and if you were, to wait in the room we’re using for your guiding sessions." Taylor frowned. "I don’t have any problems with that, but don’t you have his number?" Taylor asked. Kellen shook his head.
"No, I don’t. It keeps slipping my mind to ask him for it, especially since we always happen to run into each other. It just hasn’t felt necessary." Taylor snorted, her eyes sparkling.