“I’ll carry you to bed. We can make you something to eat when you’re ready for it.”
She agrees with a nod, and I put an arm under her and stand up, kicking my chair back.
I take her into her dark bedroom, and I lay her down in the middle of the big bed.
I remove her sneakers and put them on the floor by the nightstand.
“Where are your blankets?”
“Oh. I gave them to you. Earlier, when you were sleeping.”
Of course.
“I’ll get them.”
I come back into the main room and grab the blankets off the couch.
Her eyes are closed when I get back into the bedroom.
I put the blankets over her, and I know she’s asleep before I even leave the room.
When I get back to the table, Shayne has covered her plate.
He looks at me. “She cried earlier when we were talking too.”
“She must be exhausted. She’s been downplaying what happened to her. I knew it was going to break through at somepoint. This is a little faster than I thought, but that feels like a good thing.”
“Yeah,” Shayne agrees, as he pours water into my glass. “It does.”
I sit down and we start to eat.
My appetite isn’t what it should be, particularly considering I spent all night digging a trench before taking a long nap on Robin’s couch, but I manage to put away a good amount of protein before I decide I’m done.
Shayne still has some food on his plate, but he gave up a little sooner than me.
“So, what do you think about Shadow’s offer?” I ask him.
He already knows what I think.
“Honestly? I think it’s why we’re here.” He shrugs when I raise an eyebrow. “Robin’s fated for us, and this is where she feels safest. We don’t have any ties back home. We could use a real job, a real sense of purpose. This place protects Omegas. I think it’s perfect.”
He has some good points, but all I can think about is the way Lana still looks at me.
Even Robin knows she’s not happy about me being here.
And the decision lies with Lana.
I can’t see her saying yes.
“I think we wait a while to propose it to Lana,” Shayne adds. “But it’s perfect.”
“Perfect,” I murmur, as I think it over.
In theory, it sounds like the best idea for everyone involved.
It would be good for Robin. I can’t deny that.
She likes it here. She knows people.
