Jack had been out, enjoying the sun, since the town seemed to have decided that it was summer, but he'd also been looking for Brant to share it with him.
Finding his lover in the lobby looking more than halfway to dead damn near stopped his own heart, dread wrapping heavy and cold down his spine as he abandoned any plan, any thought but running to Brant, two fingers hesitating half an inch from skin before pressing over the pulse in his neck, checking for signs of life.