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“Don’t apologise; he would never have forgiven himself if you had been injured, too.”
Maximus looks at me and for the first timeeverI see tears in his eyes.
“But I will never forgive myself for not protecting him.”
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Two hours later we are all still sitting in Jason’s room, not wanting to leave his side. We have moved three chairs in for the three guys to sit down. I’m sitting either curled up in Maximus’s arms or next to Jason on the bed. I can’t bring myself to separate myself from either of them, terrified something else will happen to them if I let them out of my sight.
I’m currently curled up on Maximus’s lap as he absent-mindedly plays with my hair and watches over his big brother. I’m just about to ask him if he needs anything when a knock sounds on the door. Christian answers it before stepping back so Terry and Layton can both enter carrying trays of food.
“Mrs Brown asked us to send these up.”
I look at Layton who gives me a small smile and places the trays on the chest of drawers. Terry looks at Christian and points to the food.
“Eat that or I will send her up to deal with you all!”
I think Terry and Mrs Brown are the only people that any of the O’Reilly brothers will listen to. They all know Terry matches them in the ring as they work out together regularly. But Mrs Brown is the only person the guys fear. She’s like a mother to them and when she scolds them, they listen.
I attempt to stifle a laugh, as I imagine Mrs Brown leaning over them watching them finish everything on their plate. Christian looks at me with his ‘daddy’ look and I quickly hide my smile in Maximus’s chest. Usually, when I use him to hide from one of my Daddies, Maximus will laugh and hand me over to them. But today he just tightens his hold on me, not saying or doing anything.
“Sweetheart, come and sit here so Maximus can eat,” Christian says as he pushes his chair closer to me. As I stand, I hear Maximus sigh.
“I’m not hungry.”
I turn to look at Maximus as Christian and Sean both turn their attention to their brother.
“I don’t remember asking if you were. You need to eat as much as the rest of us,” Christian points out.
“That shit might work on her, but it doesn’t work on me!” Maximus snaps as he glares at Christian, and I wait for the two of them to come to blows for a moment. I let out a deep breath and take Maximus’s plate out of Christians hand and hold it out in front of him. hoping to avoid any more tension from building. The last thing these two need to do is start arguing with each other.
“Eat your dinner please, Daddy.”
Maximus looks at the food in my hand and shakes his head.
“I’m not hungry shorty.”
“Well if you aren’t eating neither am I. And we both know when Daddy wakes up he will give us both hell, but he will only discipline me. So if I have to deal with a punishment I hope you know it will be all your fault.”
Maximus stares at me for a moment like I’ve gone mad.
“Please save my ass from a spanking,” I add as I stick out my bottom lip. I watch as Maximus’s control slips and there is a tiny lift to one side of his mouth.
“Eat your dinner brat,” he mutters as he takes the plate from me. I lean over and press a kiss on his cheek.
“On behalf of my ass, I thank you,” I reply as I stand up and take my plate from Christian and sit in the chair. Christian places a hand on my shoulder and gives it a soft squeeze. I look at him and offer him a small smile.
“You are lucky you are so damn cute,” Maximus mutters as he digs into his dinner.
“And you are lucky to have me,” I reply flashing my cheesiest grin. I watch Maximus eat his dinner with a smile on his face and for the first time since he came into the room, he seems to relax a little.
“You have no idea, princess.”
I turn to look at Sean who gives me a quick wink before eating his food.
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