“You still in pain?”
“Just tired, honey. You’re gonna be released from all of this soon.”
He frowned, hunkering down in front of me and settling his hand over mine. “Don’t want to be released, GoGo. Just want you to go to bed and heal.”
“I will—”
I couldn’t finish my sentence as I heard the key in the lock and Bellamy walked in. “You’re still awake?” she said, sounding annoyed.
“Jekyll can’t be alone with Mina, Bell.”
“Oh, right. Shit. Sorry,” she said, dropping her keys into her purse. “Where is she?”
“In the spare room checking out all the toys Jekyll bought her.”
Bellamy grinned. “You so like kids, big man. Don’t even try to hide it.”
Jekyll didn’t respond as he held his hands out to me. “Up. You’re going to bed.”
“I need to actually get ready for bed, Hyde. Bellamy’s gonna need to help me with that.”
He let out a low growl and Bellamy chuckled. “He just wants to see you naked. Have you told him I’m the one who’s gonna be sleeping with you tonight?” Jekyll scowled at her which just made her laugh louder as she walked around him and held her hands out to me. “Come on. I’ll wheel you to your room.”
“I have Barbies!” Mina squealed, carrying her dolls out to the living room. “Three of them.”
“I see that,” Bellamy said, kneeling beside her. “What else did Jekyll bring?”
“Lots of stuff,” she said excitedly. “Wanna see?”
“Absolutely. I just have to help Indigo get ready for bed.”
“I’ve got that,” Jekyll countered.
Bellamy glanced at me, and I sighed. “Fine.”
“Will you read me a story, Ekyll?” Mina asked.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
“He sure will,” I said, and he raised an eyebrow at me in challenge. I smiled serenely as Mina took Bellamy’s hand and led her away.
Jekyll leaned down and lifted me off the sofa. “When you’re feelin’ better, I’m gonna punish you for that.”
“Bring it,” I sassed.
“You trust me to carry you, or do you want your chair?”
“Help me walk?”
“I can do that,” he said, wrapping his arm around my waist. “But we’re gonna go slow.”
I gripped his vest as we hobbled down the hallway and by the time he set me on the edge of my bed, I was breathing heavily.
He knelt in front of me. “What do you typically sleep in?”
“T-shirt and underwear.”
“You wanna do that tonight?”
