Hartley blushed and tried to fix his hair, glancing at Axel to see whether he was judging him. Then instead he continued to focus on the puppy, inspecting what injury there were and telling him that he was a very brave little doggy.

"Somebody has to," Leonard pointed out, still seeing Mick's injuries so plainly. He hated them. He sighed and walked over to pick Teddy up, ruffling the kid's hair. "You'll take care of your daddy when I have to get out, won't you?"