(BL) Hunting The Field Guide novel Chapter 209

Chapter 209: A different kind of love

True to his words, the Captain didn’t let Kellen walk to the room where his Mom was waiting. It was only a few rooms away, but was completely different from the room Kellen had woken up in.

It was more like a true waiting room, with a long window that overlooked the room next to it. The room that was being observed looked like a classic hospital room, but had a lot more machines and monitors then what Kellen was used to. The person in the bed had what looked like a gas mask on, and several of the machines were beeping consistently at a steady pace. Nothing sounded like it was an alarm, which made Kellen’s shoulders relax.

It was obvious from the way his Mom was watching the bed like a hawk who was in the room. He just didn’t know why she wasn’t allowed inside. Was it because of the machines? If it had been Kellen, he would have been pressed against the Captain’s side if he was recovering from an injury like that.

"Mom." Kellen called softly after taking note that there was no one else in this waiting room. The several comfortable looking chairs were empty, and only a single coffee cup remained on the small table tucked between two of the chairs. It was narrow, clearly a space that people weren’t supposed to remain for a long time. Kellen wondered if that was even her coffee cup.

She turned slowly, her face pale and gaunt. Her eyes looked dead, the blue faded and dull. The suit she was wearing looked like it was weirdly stiff in a few places, and Kellen had the awful realisation that it was probably stiff with blood. His or his Dad’s, he had no idea.

"Rhys, put me down." Kellen whispered when his Mom didn’t say anything. The Captain only hesitated for a second before he did so, and glanced down at Kellen. Kellen’s expression was hard, and his hands were clenched. Rhys let out a soft sigh before placing him down on his feet.

Kellen hadn’t had to support his legs since he’d been shot and short, stabbing pain radiated from where he had been shot. He hadn’t noticed where it was before, but now that everything had calmed down, it was very noticeable. The spot throbbed painfully, and Kellen exhaled softly through his mouth. He winced, his hand going to the spot that was aching painfully and Rhys stared down at him with concern.

"Are you okay? Do you want me to help you?" He asked, and Kellen felt his chest warm. He shook his head before turning a smile to him. Rhys had his hands on Kellen’s waist to support him as he stood in one spot.

"No, but you can help me in a different way." Kellen whispered, telling Rhys of his plan. Rhys nodded, concern still on his features before he kissed Kellen’s cheek and rushed off to do what he asked.

Kellen turned his attention back to his Mom.

She had only glanced at Kellen and the Captain for a second before turning her gaze back to the man surrounded by machines. She was holding onto her elbows, and even from where Kellen stood he could tell her grip was harsh.

"How are you holding up?" Kellen asked, pulling his leg so he didn’t put too much weight on the wound. He had a feeling Taylor would scream at him if he reopened his wound that she had worked on closing. Especially with everything going on right now.

"I..." She started before trailing off. "Thank you, Kellen." She ended up saying, and Kellen’s heart ached for his Mom.

"I would have done the same thing if it was you in front of me." Kellen told her, and that made her look over at him again. Her eyes were watering now and she sniffed.

"I’m so scared." She admitted, and something broke inside of Kellen. He pulled himself towards her, close enough that he could wrap his arms around her. She slowly, ever so slowly, relaxed her shoulders, relaxed her arms, and hugged him back.

"It’s okay. He made it." She shook her head, tears pouring down her cheeks.

"I never thought it would happen to us." She whispered. "I watched it happen to everyone else, but I never thought it would happen to us. We purposely took ourselves out of the limelight, took a step back. So that people would forget about us." She whispered. "So that we could have you two. Have a happy life, live the dream that Henry wanted since he was a kid. He was so fucking happy when he found out I was pregnant with you." She sobbed, her body shaking and her grip a little too tight on her son.

"It’s okay Mom." Kellen said quietly, and she shook her head.

"I almost lost him. I got too cocky. I thought we were safe. I should have known better. We had everything too good for too long. I can’t lose him, Kellen. I can’t. He’s my everything." She sobbed and Kellen held his Mom as she crumbled. He did his best not to cry, but it was hard.

No one was supposed to see their parents break like this. Kellen couldn’t even blame her. He was sure that his Mom had never wanted to show this side to her kids. Even if Kellen was treated like a baby by her, his Mom had still always kept a bit of a distance from him and his sister. He’d never taken it personally, and just assumed it was an Esper thing.

"I do not know how Jason did it. I never thought I’d understand so clearly how he felt when Felix was taken, but my whole heart almost left my body when I saw him lying on the ground. Fuck. And then there was you next to him. I feel so bad that I was happy you were there. That if the worst came, you at least got to be there with him. I didn’t want him to be alone." She sobbed. Kellen’s own tears fell silently. _{free𝑤ebnovel.com}