Or maybe you’re the one who is odd? Perhaps you’re so unaccustomed to basic human kindness that you can’t just recognize and accept it as normal?
That was a worrying thought.
“Just because you say it doesn’t make it true,” she whispered.
“Of course it does. Don’t you know that I can make anything happen,” Eli told her with an arrogant look.
She just rolled her eyes. “I still don’t understand why you’re so upset. You barely know me.”
“So we shouldn’t care if you live or die?” Kellan asked.
“Um. Well.”
Shit. Perhaps her thinking was warped.
Darn it.
“All right, maybe you can care. But I . . . I certainly wouldn’t expect you to take care of me afterward. I mean, unless you didn’t mean it.”
“We will be staying with you,” Kellan said firmly. “And we will be taking care of you.”
She gulped. What did she say to that? “I really am fine now. The doctor is just being overly cautious for some reason. I really don’t have to have someone watch me once I leave here.”
Kellan turned to Eli, ignoring her. “The doctor gave me instructions for her care.”
“Good,” Eli replied.
“She needs lots of rest and she’s not supposed to stress. She’s concerned about the dog.”
Eli nodded. “Cole promised to take care of him. If he doesn’t I’ll kill him.”
She rolled her eyes at those words.
But he didn’t smile or say he was joking. Yikes.
“When you’re discharged, Kellan will take you home and I’ll go get Horse.”
Still felt weird that Cole was taking care of her dog.
“He likes me better,” Kellan pointed out. “I should get him.”
He did? When did Kellan decide that? Because as far as she could tell Horse wasn’t that impressed with either of them.
“That’s okay,” Eli replied. “We have to get used to each other if we’re going to live together.”
What the heck was happening right now?
“What do you mean . . . live together?” she asked. “You’re taking my dog from me?” Panic filled her again.
How could they do that? Horse was hers . . .
Except he’s not, is he?
He might have another family out there . . . one that you don’t know about.
Waves of panic washed through her. How had she come to rely on Horse in such a short time? To the point where she didn’t know what she’d do if she lost him?
Imagine how you’d feel if you got close to these guys and they did the same thing?
