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Hours ago, he was an absolute asshole, and now he’s chivalrous.
Jason didn’t open car doors for you.
I ignore my inner Omega, who is absolutely delighted at the attention she’s receiving.
It’s temporary. He’s leaving, I remind my inner voice.
I refuse to get my hopes up.
All that matters right now is finding April and taking care of the café.
There’s no time for whatever these feelings are.
The passenger door opens, and River reaches a hand out to me.
I smooth my skirt down, then take his hand, ignoring the pulsing in my core.
“I can walk,” I insist when his hand wraps around my waist.
“Yeah, that’s a lie,” he chuckles, shutting the passenger door. “Don’t bullshit me; it doesn’t work.”
My short heels clack against the driveway as he supports me.
It’s entirely too intimate for my liking, and my body responds as if it’s never been touched before. Another rush of slick drips into my panties, and I awkwardly shift my thighs together, hoping he doesn’t notice.
“Smoking is disgusting,” I blurt out. “You should quit.”
Apparently, my filter is gone.
I watch as he fiddles with my house key (how did he get my house key?) and feel him chuckle as he unlocks the door.
“Sure, babe,” he says. “Just for you.”
Babe.
My inner Omega does a series of cartwheels.
I need an extra dose of suppressants. I’m reacting too strongly to everything he does.
We step inside the front room, and he lets go of my waist as soon as I kick off my heels. I look up at him, meeting his green, expressive eyes.
“Okay,” I say, doing my best to not sound exhausted. “Well, thanks. I’m good from here. You said Landon is bringing my car back, right?”
His eyes narrow, and I can tell he sees through my bullshit. “You know you have a concussion, right? You need someone to look out for you.”
I blink. “What?”
“I’m staying here for a bit,” he says simply.
I gawk at his audacity. “You’re doing what?”
“I’m staying here,” he says slowly, as if I’m a child. “You hit your head. The doctor said you need to have someone around you for at least the next few hours.”
He crosses his arms across his chest, daring me to argue.
“Don’t you have cases to solve?” I snap, irritated. I want him gone. The longer he stays here, the more I’ll want him around.
“I do. But you obviously can’t be trusted to be by yourself without getting run over, so here we are.”
