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)
But instead, he watched as she shuffled sleepily forward. Jenner, who was closest to her, lifted his arm and she headed toward him.
He drew her into his lap. Tobias had to hide his surprise. He’d just decided that they weren’t involved with each other. But perhaps he’d been wrong.
Jenner immediately rubbed her back while she rested her head against his chest. She blinked at Tobias sleepily.
But it was like she wasn’t seeing him. As though she wasn’t fully awake yet.
“Sampson,” Jenner said quietly. “She’s cold. She forgot her slippers.”
Sampson nodded and got up, disappearing. Isaiah moved too. Isaiah came back first with a fluffy white blanket which Jenner tucked around her. Then Sampson appeared with a pair of owl slippers.
Hmm.
Was Immy a Little? There were a few clues here and there but he hadn’t spent enough time with her to know. And liking owl slippers and having cute pajamas wasn’t enough to go on. Then, as she continued to stare at him blankly, she brought her thumb to her mouth and started sucking on it.
Okay.
That was a bigger tell.
The strange thing was how no one reacted to her zombie-like state. So, either they didn’t care. Which he knew wasn’t it by the way they’d jumped up to help her. Hell, Sampson had even crouched down to slide the slippers onto her feet.
Or this was something she did quite often.
Someone cleared their throat and he glanced over to find Sampson frowning at him. “Don’t stare at her.”
Tobias raised his eyebrows. Of all the guys, Sampson was the one he’d thought he understood best. He just wanted to protect his family. From anything and everything. But now he was glaring at him like he’d broken some rule or commandment. Isaiah was giving him a warning glare as well.
“Immy has trouble waking up,” Jenner explained quietly.
Strangely, he’d expected Jenner to be the one scowling at him. But he looked oddly serene.
Maybe because he was the one with Immy on his lap.
Tobias figured he’d look pretty happy if he was in the same position.
“Trouble?” he questioned.
“Yeah, she doesn’t really know what’s going on for the first fifteen minutes or so,” Sampson said.
“Like a zombie,” Isaiah added. “A cute, sleepy zombie who wants cuddles rather than blood.”
“Sometimes there’s blood,” Sampson said. “Like the time that Abe tried to take her off Jenner so he could pee and she bit him.”
She’d bitten him? She didn’t seem the type to do that. Although she had a bit of sass in her, she’d seemed so sweet.
“She felt so bad about that,” Jenner defended. “She didn’t mean to bite him.”
“This happens every morning?” he asked.
“No, not every morning,” Jenner replied. “But quite often.” He rested his chin on the top of her head.
“She usually goes for Jenner, but the rest of us will work in a pinch,” Sampson said. “Now, back to the plans for the trip. It’s just three nights, then we’re back here. You’re sure you’ll be all right, Isaiah?”
“I’ve got this.”
Had anyone ever asked her if she was a Little?
“All right, so I think we have everything set. Tobias, you’re fine to stick with Immy?” Sampson asked him.
“Of course.”
He noticed that Jenner was giving him a strange look and that his hold on Immy had tightened.
If Immy looked at him the way that she looked at Jenner . . . well, Tobias wouldn’t hesitate to claim her.
He was in no way good enough for her. But that wouldn’t stop him. Tobias wasn’t the sort of guy who denied himself something or someone if he wanted them.
And while Immy wasn’t his usual type, there was something about her . . . hmm. This would take some thinking about if she was really what he wanted.
But if Jenner couldn’t pull his head out of his ass to see what was right in front of him . . . well, his loss could be Tobias’s gain. Then he would be the guy sitting on the chair with Immy wrapped around him.
But he’d damn well make sure that no other man was sliding her slippers on her feet or tucking a blanket around her.
Nope. Only Tobias would touch Immy if she was his.
She intrigued him. He was attracted to her. But that didn’t mean he wanted anything more.
“Good. I’ve got a few things that I’ve written down that you’ll need to know to take care of Immy.” Sampson went to slide a piece of paper across the table to Tobias, but before he could grab it, Jenner did.
Jenner quickly read it over. “Do you really think this is necessary?”
“You’re going to be busy,” Sampson replied. “He’s going to be with Immy and he might need this stuff.”
“But normally . . .” Jenner trailed off.
“Normally, we have Abe and Isaiah with us to watch her. I’m just covering all bases. We have to make sure that Immy is safe and cared for.”