He does too. His jaw tightens as he turns and walks away.
After we all get in, I notice her tapping on her phone, and turn to where they’re walking in, and see him pull his phone from his pocket and shake his head.
I look at Anna and arch a brow, she feigns innocence.
“Hell no,” Lenzin grumbles.
“Never you mind.” She states.
“That’s a double hell no,” Kilovac says from the front passenger seat.
The drive back feels longer than the one to the airport. No one talks much as Deacon drives us all back into the city.
Lenzin is still staring at me like he’s holding something back, and I’m afraid of what that could be. Instead of worrying or wondering, I turn to Anna and watch as she leans back against the leather carefully, one hand near her temple but not touching it.
“Are you okay?” I ask quietly. “Do you need anything?”
“Yes, and no, but thank you.”
I close my eyes and lean back.
When we stop, I open my eyes and realize I’ve dozed off.
I cover my mouth as I yawn, as Lenzin opens the door, holds out his hand, and helps me out.
“Help Anna, I’m good. I —”
“Go check on Lucy,” he nods, knowing where my head is. “We’re right behind you.”
When I walk into the foyer, I hear highlights playing on the TV in the background and a whispered conversation.
Sophie is curled into one end of the couch, Savannah asleep against her chest.
Claudia is cross-legged on the floor with Noelle and Dash. Nalani has a blanket over her legs and is half asleep, half watching Lucy, who is asleep on Hank’s lap.
Lucy stirs when the door shuts, eyes blinking open slowly, and smiles that adorable sleepy smile at me and then beyond me, spotting Anna, and gasps.
“Ouch, you have a boo boo?”
Anna smiles, slow and careful. “It’s all fixed now.”
Lucy slides off Hank’s lap and pads over, barefoot, grabs her hand, and pulls her down to get a better look.
She studies the stitches. “Does it hurt?”
“Only if I touch it,” Anna replies.
Lucy nods gravely. “You shouldn’t do that.”
Anna smiles and kisses the top of her head, “And you should be asleep, it’s late.”
“Hockey nights are late nights.” Lucy sighs and nods.
“They sure are.”
“And you,” Lenzin scoops her up, “have school in two sleeps.”
“And a locker like you.”
