Page 75 of Forever Wild
“Then I can sleep in one of those.”
“Get in my bed,” he says as he steps toward the door. “I want to keep an eye on you.”
“So bossy,” I mutter as I pull the covers back. His bed smells like him and within seconds I’m drifting off.
23
LOOKING SO MUCH LIKE MINE
JACK
I’m lying in bed next to Everly watching TV on mute. I slept a little but I kept startling awake, afraid she was going to need something.
“Hey,” she says, voice gruff.
I glance over at her in the dark. The lights from the TV give just enough glow for me to see she’s smiling.
“How are you feeling?”
“A little better, I think. My head is still killing me.”
“You can have more medicine in an hour.”
She nods, then brings both hands up under her chin and continues to stare at me.
“Your bed is nice.”
“I know.” I turn over on my side, mimicking her body language. I reach out and press the back of my hand to her forehead. She’s still warm.
“Aren’t you afraid I’m goingto get you sick?”
“Nah. My immune system is good.”
“People always say that right before they get sick.” Her lashes flutter closed for a moment and then reopen.
“I’m sorry we had to leave the ball early,” she says.
“Don’t worry about it. Besides, you sold me so hard to Kai, he already reached out to James.”
“You got an offer?” she asks, eyes widening with excitement.
“Not yet, but James seems to think they will if I’m able to come back this season and put up the same kind of numbers as last year.”
“When.”
“What?” I ask.
“Whenyou’re back putting up those numbers. There’s no if about it. You’re a legend. That’s the one thing Kai got right.”
One side of my lips pulls up. Everly has never been one to bullshit me, so her faith in me means more than she could know.
She sits up to take a drink of water and then lies back down, pulling one of the pillows to her chest and hugging it as she gets comfortable again.
“Seriously. This bed is really comfortable.” She grins. “And it smells like you. Warm leather and spice with a hint of something clean like Downy fabric softener.”
“I think it might be time for you to go back to sleep,” I say.
“I’m not tired.”
