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“Hmm. What did you have for breakfast, sweetheart?” he asked.
He ran his thumb over her cheek, before snatching his hand back. He had no right to touch her that way.
“I didn’t have breakfast.”
Jameson gave her a disapproving look. “That wasn’t smart. I assume you were doing quite a bit of walking.”
“And she insisted on carrying a lot of the equipment herself,” Ian told him.
“Really? Not smart when you have two strapping lads here. You should use them to do the heavy lifting, sweetheart.”
“Ianisa donkey,”she muttered. “So I guess you’re right.”
“A donkey, huh?” Jameson grinned over at Ian. “You’re correct. He is a donkey.”
Ian groaned as Jack laughed.
“You’re going to regret telling them that, Little Misfit,” Ian murmured into her ear.
Do not shiver. Do not.
Besides, if he wasn’t being a giant tattletale, then she wouldn’t have said a word.
“You need to eat breakfast every morning. And drink plenty of water. Especially as you’re not used to this heat and you’ll be outside doing a lot of walking. Understand me?” Jameson said to her sternly.
“I just wasn’t in the mood to eat.”
“Is there something else going on? Do you feel nauseous? Does your stomach hurt?”
“I was a jerk,” Ian said bluntly. “She was upset with me. Understandably.”
Whoa. She hadn’t expected him to just own up to that.
“And then I upset her as well,” Jack added.
“Wow. You guys are two for two, aren’t you?” Jameson said. “And you didn’t make sure she ate and drank? Especially before going on a hike in the desert? She’s sunburned. Did you make sure she put sunscreen on?”
Ian looked ashamed. Jack just looked like Jack.
“Hey! I had sunscreen on, even though it feels thick and gross and smells funny. I can take care of myself. It’s not their job to look after me.”
Ian made a low, grumbling noise while Jack just shook his head.
“Sweetheart, that is precisely their job.”
“And we’ve had conversations about this,” Ian added. “We fucked up. It won’t happen again.”
Maggie bit her lip. She wished she could believe that. Besides, it wasn’t really their fault. Well, Ian was a dick, but he hadn’t known she’d take what he said so badly.
And all Jack had done was ask her out on a date. Hardly a huge offense.
Sighing, she rubbed at her eyes.
“You don’t look like you’ve been sleeping, either,” Jameson said gently.
He would be right about that.
“Right. You’re to eat some food. Drink some electrolytes and then go back to bed. And you’re taking tomorrow off.”
