Chase took out what he needed for the injection. As much as he was never opposed to a naked bare arse in his personal time, there was a time and a place for that sort of thing, and it wasn't now with Alex this sick. He took a antiseptic swab from the injection kit and tore it open. "You never said what it was that led to you splitting with him. It had to have been something pretty epic if it has you this fearful about kicking off any new relationships."

He gave the injection quickly and then tugged Alex's back up over his hip. "All done. Hopefully that gives you a bit of respite so you can sleep this off. But I think we both know that we can't just forget about it. We don't need to talk about it now, though. Get some rest. I'm sticking around, I'll crash on the sofa. Just in case you get worse before you get better."