Josie tilted her head back so she could look at Theo.
“No more grumpies,” she said, pointing sternly at him. His lips twitched, but he managed to control his expression.
“Grumpies?” Ben asked, laughter in his voice.
“Theo had the grumpies this past week,” she said.
“Alright, angel. I promise, no more grumpies.”
Josie nodded imperiously before turning on me. She frowned, scrunching her nose up in that adorable way she did.
“Am I mad at you for something?” she asked.
Do. Not. Laugh.
“No, not at all,” I said as earnestly as I could.
Her eyes narrowed before she turned to Ben. He immediately held his hands up. “I haven’t done anything. No grumpies here.”
“Where’s my cake?” she asked, looking around.
“Umm,” I said.
Angie covered her mouth to keep from laughing as her alphas helped her pack her supplies.
Josie’s lower lip trembled. “You didn’t bring my cake?”
“Cam forgot it. Can you believe that?” Ben said, smirking at me. “Good thing I have some at home for you.”
Josie pushed herself off my lap and I reluctantly let her go, seething at Ben.
“Have to remember cake next time,” Josie muttered, her voice low and cranky as she made her way to the front of the shop.
“Ben!” Josie cried out, spinning around in the shop.
“What precious?” he asked, pulling her in for a hug.
“We have to find Jewel a pack. I think she’s lonely.”
I tensed, glancing over at Jewel. The alpha could be unpredictable sometimes, and I wouldn’t let her do anything to upset Josie. But Jewel just smiled softly.
“She acts tough, but she’s a marshmallow,” Josie told Ben in the loudest whisper I’d ever heard.
Jewel chuckled. “Thanks, sweetie.”
We stayed in the shop for a few minutes as Josie ran around with excitement, pointing at all the things she wanted. I knew she would be embarrassed once the effects of the injection wore off, but the three of us loved seeing her so uninhibited.
We finally left the shop, my arms laden with bags of blankets, books, and cute house shit. Ben and Theo held Josie’s hands to keep her from running off as we got back in the car and headed home.
ChapterTwenty-Three
Cam
“Will you teach me how to knit?” Josie asked. Her fingers traced along my hands, her touch making blood rush to my cock.
She had been complete, adorable chaos when we got home—giggling as she ate cake and ran around the house and tried to push us into the pool. She’d finally settled down and was now in a very snuggly mood. Not that I was fucking complaining. Seeing her so happy eased some of the panic I’d felt seeing her in pain from the injection, but I kept touching her to reassure me she was okay.
I knew my brothers felt the same. We were all in the den, pressed as close to her as possible. Ben dozed off on her other side, and Theo sat on the floor, Josie’s legs draped across his shoulders as he massaged her feet.
