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“Hey, come on in.”
“I know you’re probably going crazy right now with everything that is going on, but I’m here to help ease your mind.”
“Oh? Are we going to go find the rogues ourselves and give them a good beating?” Sara asked hopefully, yet doubted that Veronica would go along with it.
Veronica laughed. “Well, no. But I’m gonna stay with you to make sure you and the baby stay safe. We can keep ourselves distracted while the men go kick ass. They are well beyond bloodlust right now.”
“I bet.” Sara sighed and stood. “Okay, fine. I guess that means snacks and a movie are needed in order to have a proper girl’s night. You know, the old-fashioned way of trying to distract ourselves from problems.”
“Sounds like a plan to me,” Veronica said, following Sara out of the room and down to the living area.
When they got to the bottom of the stairs, Sara heard the vehicles racing out of the driveway. She rushed to the giant windows to get a last glimpse of the pack tearing out to find the perpetrators.
Frustration fueled her again. “I don’t see why we couldn’t go and at least watch them rip their throats out,” she huffed before turning back to the kitchen.
Veronica stared at her for a moment. “You know, you sound a lot like me. Funny how you’re Xavier’s mate when he and I butted heads for so long for those exact reasons.”
Sara smiled at that. “Well, I’ll take it as a compliment.”
They grabbed bags of snacks and chips until their hands were full.
“At least if I feel bloated and fat enough, I won’t feel as determined to go out and do something stupid,” Sara remarked, staring at the air-filled bags in her hands.
“True. So that’s our goal? To be so miserable we aren’t capable of doing anything drastic?” Veronica asked, humor in her eyes as they dropped their load all across the coffee table.
“Yep. It’s the only thing that will work. And maybe these oils Annie left for me.” She pulled out the bottles from her pockets.
“Couldn’t hurt. Let me pour one into the bowl and light a candle. Get some calming shit going on in here.”
Sara laughed as she got comfortable on the massive sofa.
She was still irritated about what had happened and that she had been left behind, but she was happy that Veronica was here with her. She couldn’t imagine trying to distract herself with no help.
Veronica plopped onto the couch and threw a blanket over them. “There. Incense lit and food galore. Now what do we watch?”
“Comedy, obviously. I don’t think I could stand anything else right now.”
“Fair enough. Let’s see.” She scrolled through the channels as Sara opened a few bags of candies and chips.
“Found one.” Veronica hit play, and the two females settled into their homemade nest while they tested all of the food and watched mind-numbing stupidity in order to take the tension away from reality.
About thirty or so minutes in, they had each slowed slightly on the snacks but still had bags open between them.
Sara looked around her and thought she should be full and miserable right now with all this junk, but apparently, the baby was not.
She wanted to keep eating, especially the salt.
“I keep thinking I can’t eat another bite, then I find my hand inside the bag again and again,” she complained, reaching for more chips.
Veronica laughed. “Me too. I’m going to say it’s to make you not feel so alone.”
“Oh, gee, thanks.” Sara giggled sarcastically.
Just then, a knock sounded at the door.
Sara and Veronica shared a curious look as they paused their movie.
Without a thought, Sara stood and went to see who was on the other side.
