Total pages in book: 149
Estimated words: 151384 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 757(@200wpm)___ 606(@250wpm)___ 505(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 151384 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 757(@200wpm)___ 606(@250wpm)___ 505(@300wpm)
“Uh-huh.”
He heard the splash of water and turned quickly to find that she was already getting into the bath, her arm over her breasts.
“Baby, what are you doing? Be careful!” He rushed toward her, coming up short as he saw that she was crying. “What’s wrong? Are you in pain? That’s it, I’m calling Eric.”
“No! No, don’t. I’m just . . . sad.”
Fuck.
He didn’t like that at all. He crouched next to the bath and wiped the tears off her flushed cheeks. His poor girl.
“Why?”
“I don’t know. Because I messed us up.”
“You didn’t mess us up, baby,” Jenner reassured her. “We’re fine. There is nothing wrong.”
“Promise?”
“I promise, my precious girl.” He picked up her hand and kissed the top of it. Shit. She felt so warm.
Was it the bath?
He placed his hand on her forehead. No. She seemed to be burning even hotter. Maybe a bath hadn’t been a good idea.
“We need to get you out of the bath.”
“But Immy just got into the bath. Immy wants to stay.”
“Well, Immy doesn’t always get what she wants,” he said sternly.
“That’s not very nice, Jenny.”
Another sniffle.
But he was used to this when she was ill. And he had also learned not to back down and give her everything she desired.
Which was actually really difficult to do.
Because all he wanted was for Immy to be happy.
So ignoring her grumbles and complaints, he lifted her out of the bath and set her down on her feet before grabbing a towel.
He tried not to look, he really did.
But it was impossible.
And the glimpse of creamy white skin, of her small breasts tipped with pink nipples had him groaning.
Quickly, he slipped the towel around her.
“Are you all right, Jenny?” she asked, swaying slightly.
“Yeah, baby. I’m good.”
“Sure? You kind of look light-headed. Like all of your blood has rushed south or something.”
He shot her a suspicious look. Did she know that his dick had just gotten hard and thick?
But, no, she just gave him an innocent look back, her gaze nowhere near his dick.
Okay. Must have been an innocent observation.
“I’m just fine, baby. Let’s get you into bed.”
25
Immy was so naughty.
She’d noticed Jenner’s dick pressing against his pajama pants as he’d caught sight of her half-naked body. Then pretended she hadn’t.
Did want her?
But maybe wanting her wasn’t the issue.
Perhaps he’d regretted what they’d done because he didn’t want to ruin their friendship.
She could understand that.
Urgh.
She was too sick for this. So she pushed it to one side. Right now, Jenner was taking care of her. He was touching her. And it was heaven.
Even if she was blazing hot with a fever and felt like her head was stuffed with a thousand feathers.
It was awful.
But at least she was clean and her sheets were changed. Now, she was sitting up and trying to avoid the spoonful of soup that Jenner was trying to get her to eat.
“Immy, eat the soup.”
“I’m not hungry. I just wanna sleep,” she grumbled. “Where’s Snowy?”
He sighed. “All right, baby. Just let me check your temperature.”
She opened her mouth without complaint. Urgh, it felt like there were shards of glass in her throat.
This was awful.
“Still a bit high. But the fever reducer seems to be working, at least.”
“Can you put a movie on for me?” she said as she snuggled down under the covers and he tucked them around her.
“Sure thing, baby.” He turned on her television and found one of her favorite movies.
“You won’t leave, will you?” she asked.
She knew it was unfair of her to ask that. He had things to do. She should let him go. But she didn’t want to be on her own. And she wanted Jenner.
He knew how to take care of her the best.
His face softened. “No, baby. I’ll stay here. I’ll just go get dressed. All right?”
Good.
Immy settled in to watch the movie as Jenner left. It didn’t take him long to return and he was dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, carrying his notebook. He moved an armchair over next to the bed, then started writing in his notebook while she watched her movie.
Until gradually, she slipped off into sleep.
Tobias felt like he was losing his mind.
Being kept from his girl was completely unacceptable.
Sure, she didn’t know that she was his girl yet. He was still going slow-ish.
Immy was a forever girl.
Immy was his forever girl.
And that was why he was doing this right. He knew he had to pull her away from Jenner. That crush had to be slowly stifled in order for him to have a chance.
Lately, it had seemed like Jenner had done the work for him. Oh, he didn’t know what had happened between them.
Only that over this last few weeks they’d barely spent any time together.
Leaving Immy for Tobias.
But he was concerned that Alejandro would pull him back before he had Immy in his net. So now he had to move quicker.