Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 32646 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 163(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32646 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 163(@200wpm)___ 131(@250wpm)___ 109(@300wpm)
I gritted my teeth. “They’re just as horrible as your father then,” I said quietly.
She nodded just as her name was called. She stood from my lap and reached for my hand, her fingers trembling. I clasped it in mine and led her over to the smiling nurse. “Hi, hun. My name is Jessica. I’ll be your nurse today,” she introduced herself. “Let’s head this way.” We followed her down a hallway to a small area where blood pressure machines, a scale, and other vitals stuff were sitting around. “You can sit here,” she said, patting a chair.
I released Abbie’s hand, letting her sit down, but I rested my hand on her shoulder, digging my fingertips into the soft flesh so she’d still be grounded. I remained silent, listening as Abbie gave the fabricated story we’d all come up with. She didn’t want anyone to know she’d been kidnapped since it would jeopardize everything we’d worked hard to do so far. So, she was going with she was mugged and raped, and she didn’t tell me until she woke up from a flashback and I forced her to tell me what was going on.
The exam went smoothly. Abbie didn’t panic, and she listened to everything the doctor had to say about the healing process. There was some tearing, but it would all heal over time. When she suggested therapy, Abbie quietly informed her I was already on top of it, and she’d already had her first therapy appointment.
“That wasn’t… terrible,” Abbie finally settled on as I backed out of the parking spot.
I chuckled, glancing over at her. “You feeling okay?”
She nodded and reached over, grabbing my hand. I instantly laced our fingers together before bringing our joined hands up to my lips so I could press a kiss to the back of her hand. She relaxed back into her seat. “I want coffee.”
I grinned over at her. “Usual place?”
The smile that lit up her face made my heart clench in my chest. It was the prettiest fucking smile she’d given me since she’d been back with me.
“I like the sound of that… our usual place,” she murmured. “Yeah, Cam. Our usual place.”
I winked at her. “Want a donut, little devil?”
She scoffed. “Still an ass, I see.”
I snorted and squeezed her fingers. “Sweetheart, that’s not ever going to change.”
She grinned at me and leaned over the middle console to press a kiss to my cheek. “I never want it to.”
A loud giggle dragged me out of sleep, and then something clattered to the floor. I frowned, squinting at the red digits on my clock. It was nine in the fucking morning on a Saturday. What the hell—
“Ace, you’re going to make a mess, and Konnie is going to be mad,” Blu whined.
“Shh. Abbie needs her sleep,” Blakely said, trying to quiet them down.
Oh, so fuck Cameron’s sleep, huh?
“Cameron gave her a sleeping pill last night,” Ace said. I could just picture the little brat rolling his eyes. “She’s going to be sleeping like the dead.”
Growling, I rolled out of bed and padded barefoot to the door, opening it and glaring at the bathroom across the hall from my apartment. Ace looked up at me and smirked, giving me a finger wave like the sassy asshole he truly was. Blu’s cheeks darkened, and she ducked her head. Grey made a small noise of fear. I ignored the two littlest ones, glaring at Blakely and Ace instead, who were fucking around with—
Was that hair dye? Jesus Christ. It was too early for this shit.
“People are trying to fucking sleep,” I growled. “Fuck off somewhere else with all this shit.”
“Oof. You’re a real douchebag when you haven’t gotten laid,” Ace remarked, eyeing me. “You should at least rub one out, man.”
I stepped forward, my fist clenched, but soft hands wrapped around my bicep, halting me. I looked down at the sweet woman at my side. Abbie looked up at me with sleepy eyes, a small smile on her face. “Just come back to bed, Cam,” she said softly, gently tugging me backward. “I’m sure they’ll keep the noise down.”
Ace scoffed, but Blakely shot him a hard look. He huffed and rolled his eyes. “Fiiiine,” he groaned. “Cameron, you suck the fun out of everything.”
“I’m about to—”
Blakely shut the bathroom door at the same time Abbie tugged me into our room, making me stumble. She quickly closed the door and smiled up at me. “Come back to bed?” she asked, yawning. “I don’t know what you gave me, but I’m still sleepy.”
I cast one last glance at our door before nodding my head, letting her lead me back to bed. Once we were beneath the covers, she curled up into my arms, snuggling into me. Every muscle in my body relaxed.
“Blu has been working up the nerve to dye her hair for a while now,” she told me quietly, her voice riddled with sleep. “Don’t take away their fun, Cam.”