Page 46 of What A Croc
Jackson arrived about forty-five minutes later, the gravel crunchy under his tires as he pulled in behind my car. I was cocooned on the couch, my blanket thrown over my legs, flipping through the Netflix screens. My legs were cold, but the rest of me was hot, and I couldn’t seem to concentrate on any show or movie for more than five minutes.
Thankfully, I hadn’t thrown up anymore since I had been awake and was even feeling a bit hungry. Though I knew better to put anything too heavy in my stomach.
The muffled sound of voices in the yard had my ears perking up, and I did something I normally wouldn’t ever do. I used my shifter hearing to listen. In my shifted form, my gazelle had excellent eyesight and hearing, but it was considered poor etiquette to use shifter senses to listen in to conversations.
Not even a bit repentant, I sat up straighter and turned my head towards my front door.
Thanks so much for watching Aiden for me. I really appreciate it.
Not a problem.That was Wyatt.
Do you have Disney Plus, Mister Wyatt?My lips quirked at Aiden’s question.
We do. Julianna is currently obsessed with Frozen, but we can absolutely watch something else.
The way Wyatt stressed that last part sounded like a parent that shouldn’t be held accountable for his actions if he heardLet It Goone more time.
I like Frozen.
Jackson’s laugh had me closing my eyes as warmth spread across my chest at the sound.
Wyatt sighed loudly.Well, I tried.
Let go! Let go!That was Julianna’s version of Let It Go.
Yes, yes, we’ll turn on Elsa in a minute. Don’t get all growly with me, little wolf.
I won’t be too long, but I’m going to help your dad get cleaned up and I want to get some of this soup into him.
Take your time, Jackson. We’re just right here, and we’ll be fine. Won’t we Aiden?
Yep, just fine. Go on, Daddy. You always make me feel better when I’m sick, so make Mister Robert feel better. I like Miss Amy, but I want MisterRobert back.
Thanks for looking after Pops, Jackson. I’m really happy you two found each other.
Me too. Your dad means…well, he means the world to me, Wyatt, and I’m going to do my very best to take care of him. Always.
Tears pricked the backs of my eyes, and my heart swelled nearly out of my chest. Swallowing the emotion down, I blinked rapidly.
And it was at that moment that I realized what was happening to me.
I was falling in love with Jackson and Aiden. Because they were a package deal, and I loved them differently, but just as equally.
I didn’t know when exactly it had happened, but it had.
I was in love with Jackson Sobek.
Chapter Twenty-One
Jackson
When I opened Robert’s front door, after a cursory knock, I found him bundled up on his sofa, a perplexed look on his pale face.
“Are you okay?” He looked stunned, or shocked, or both. I wasn’t sure what had happened to cause that look on his face, but my first concern was making sure he was alright.
Blinking at me, he nodded slowly, his pale pink lips turning up into a ghost of a smile. Sitting the bag from the diner containing the hot soup on the counter, I moved closer to him.
“I’m fine,” he whispered, though the hesitancy with which he said those two words made me think he was anything but. I wasn’t sure what was going on with Robert,but I would figure it out. First though, I needed to take care of my omega.
