Wash couldn't help but laugh at the self realization of this kid.
"Whaddya doin' now?" he asked with a slight smile on his face.
"Gah!" The sound didn't only startle Maxine, but him. There was also a sharp pain that made his vision swim. He had felt the bones slide and the click. He stopped his breath and his own eyes were as wide as Maxine's.
Then she started babbling and he covered her entire face with his hand to stop her.
"Shh!" he said and breathed in deeply, his hand still over her face. "That feels so good."
He finally relented his hold on her face and just breathed.
"You just do the chest? Ow! Yep, don't use the left hand. Got it," he amended as he tried to prop himself up. His leg was still a wreck, too, but he could breathe.
"Oh God. Breathing feels so gorramn good," he said, lost in his own relief.