Indigo
“Up, love,” Dad ordered, and I gripped his arms as he lifted me from my chair. “I’ll get you back to your room and then I’ll head home.”
“Okay, Daddy, thanks.” I held on as he steadied me, and then he helped me to the bathroom where Bellamy took over. Jekyll had installed safety bars in both of my bathrooms, so I was finding I could do a lot more myself, but I still needed help to stand from my sofa or cuddle chair.
“I’m good, Bell. I’m just going to take a quick shower.”
“I get that. But if you fall and it’s on my watch, your man will murder me, so I’m going to sit here and wait.”
I let out a quiet groan as I turned on the water.
“I’ll wait outside until you get in, if that helps.”
“Fine,” I bit out, and she left me to do my thing. I stepped into the shower, using my walker to steady me, then called out, “I’m in.”
“Okay, spill the tea,” Bellamy demanded while I went through my shower routine.
“About what?”
“The renos for the dorms. How the hell did you find someone to work for less than anyone else, and are we sure they won’t fill the walls with asbestos or something else just as bad?”
I grinned. “Honey, Jekyll’s organizing it. A couple of his friends are contractors and I guess there are some recruits who need to pay their dues.”
“Yeah, how does the whole dues thing work?” she asked.
“I have no clue. I’m sure Jekyll would be happy to enlighten us.”
“I’m not sure how much I want to know, honestly.”
“How come?”
“Because if they’re criminals, I’d like some plausible deniability.”
I rolled my eyes. “I don’t think they’re criminals, Bellamy. I mean, at least, Jekyll’s not. I did that background check on him, remember? He’s totally clean.”
“Yeah.”
“What? Please don’t tell me you’ve got a bad feeling.”
