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Rolling my eyes up at the ceiling, I bounce him a couple of times before trying again.
“It tastes really yummy, I promise,” I say more desperately.
If he doesn’t take this and his fever rises, we’ll probably end up in the ER.
“Is that cherry flavored?” Jude asks, coming up behind Abel.
“Yes.” I frown at him, wondering why he even cares.
Abel begins to settle down a little. His cries quieting as he looks up at Jude.
Jude grins at Abel. “I love cherry. Give it to me.”
Hoping Jude is truly acting and doesn’t actually want the medicine for some weird reason, I hold the dropper out to him.
The second Jude reaches for it, Abel grabs my hand and pulls it to his mouth.
I blink in surprise.
I can’t believe that worked…
Jude frowns at Abel. “Hey, that was mine.”
Turning away from Jude with his prize, Abel sucks every drop of medicine out of the dropper.
Amused, I smirk at Jude. “I guess he doesn’t like to share.”
Without missing a beat, Jude grins a mischievous grin. “He’s bright, he’ll learn.”
Shaking my head, I try to pull the empty dropper away from Abel but he fights me. Wanting to chew on the plastic.
When I do finally jerk the dropper away from him, he starts crying again in earnest.
My nerves fried, I start bouncing and rocking him to calm him down.
Walking out of the kitchen, I sway from side to side around the living room.
Finding the rhythm that usually soothes him.
But if anything, it only seems to upset him more.
He’s tired, but for some reason he’s fighting it.
Turning at the couch, I look over at Jude and catch him watching us. Jaw clenched tight, there’s this look in his eyes…
A look of pure hunger and longing.
I have no idea why he’s looking at me right now like he wants to fucking devour me, but it causes so many butterflies inside me to take flight I miss a step and almost fall on my face.
Jude jolts, straightening away from the wall as if he’s going to rush over and catch me.
I manage to get my balance in time and do a complete about-face.
Not wanting him to see my flaming cheeks.
The last thing I need to be thinking about right now is him and the way he makes me feel.
He’s messed with my head so much I feel as if I’m the one who is crazy.
