“Oh, my god, you guys,” I cried as they gathered around me, each of them hugging me gently. “This is crazy.”
“Mina!” A girl of about ten squealed, rushing toward her and hugging her. Mina hugged her back and then looked at me.
“Go play with your friends, honey. We’ve got time.”
Mina looked up at Jekyll. “Are you staying?”
“Yeah.”
She nodded and ran off with her friends while Jekyll wheeled me up to one of the sofas. “Gonna park you here for now. You hungry?”
I nodded. “Yeah.”
“Be back.”
Brianna came running over to me, hugging me gently. “Are you okay?”
“I’m good, honey. How are you doing?”
“Bellamy yelled at my principal, so I’m doing online school until they investigate.”
I sighed. “Well, I’m sure Bellamy didn’t mean to yell at your principal. I’ll talk to her.”
“No, don’t,” Brianna said, grinning. “I like online school. I get more done in less time. I kind of want to do this all the time.”
“Well, let’s not make any rash decisions. We can talk about it more when I’m not on drugs.”
“Okay.” She grinned. “Can I come stay with you?”
“Let’s see how things go over the next few weeks, honey,” I said. “But when I’m up and moving around, I think a sleepover would be fun.”
She clapped her hands. “Yes. Awesome.” She hugged me again. “I’m gonna go get a cupcake.”
“Okay, baby.”
Brianna walked away just as Bellamy flopped on the sofa as close to me as she could and smiled. “Your man’s guys left no stone unturned. The place looks better than it did before.”
“I see that.”
“You freaking out?” she whispered, and I faced her.
“So fucking much, Bell. So fucking much.”
“Deep breaths, honey.” She grinned. “It’s probably good you’re in that chair.”
“Rude,” I retorted. “Why would you say that?”
“’Cause now you can’t run away.”
“I hate you.”
She laughed. “I know. You’re welcome.”
Before I could rain down insults on my best friend, Jekyll walked back to me holding a plate full of food.
“Are we sharing?” I asked.
He grinned. “Wasn’t planning on it.”
