“I watched you choke. I watched you gasp for air. Saw the fear in your eyes as your goddamn life flashed before them while you held my hands like I was your only lifeline.” His chest rises sharply, and the slightest tremor runs through him before he clenches his jaw. “And then you passed out, and I thought you were going to die in my arms. So forgive me, Lennon, if I’d rather carry your shit for five minutes so you can take it easy.” He flicks his head at the door. “Now march your ass down the hall and out to the parking garage.”
