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“That’s your Daddy?” Effie whispered.
“Oh yeah, isn’t he sweet?”
Good Lord.
“Anyway, do you need anything? Can I help with anything?” Millie asked.
“Um, don’t you have to go?”
Millie waved a hand through the air. “He said two minutes, but he really means twenty.”
Yeah, Effie was convinced that he didn’t.
She had to pee, but she wasn’t going to ask Millie to help her and risk Spike getting grumpy.
“I’m fine. Thank you for the T-shirt and jelly beans.”
Millie’s face softened. “You’re welcome. Are you all right? Are you sure I can’t get you anything else? We’re going away for a few days, but one of my other friends can come see you.”
“Oh no, thank you. I’m fine. I mean, besides being messed up in the head and a total burden.”
Crap. She hadn’t meant to blurt that out loud. But there was something about Millie that made her easy to talk to.
“Oh, sweetie. You are not a burden or messed in the head.”
“Millie, I can’t feel my legs. And it’s all in my head. The guys and I . . . we’re still new, and they have to do everything for me. They’re soon going to figure out that I’m not worth all this work.”
Millie’s gaze turned fierce. “Do you think they’re dumb?”
“What? No, of course not.”
“Do you think they would move just anyone into their house? Take care of her like this?”
“No.”
“That’s right. No. Because you matter. You mean something. Spike said they haven’t had a woman since Steele’s sister died. Don’t you think that means that you are firmly in their life? That you are everything to them and they would do whatever was necessary to take care of you? These are alpha men. They are badasses. They don’t do things by half measures. When there’s a challenge, they don’t back down, they conquer it. So have a bit of faith, sweetie.”
“Millie!” Spike called from outside the room.
“I gotta go. See you soon. Come on, Mr. Fluffy.”
The dog let out a woof, then lumbered to his feet, shooting Effie a long-suffering look before he left.
“Keep the faith, Effie,” Millie said at the door. “They’ll see you out the other side.”
She lay back once Millie was gone, feeling exhausted. Although how she could be exhausted when she wasn’t doing anything, she wasn’t sure.
But something had to give. Something had to change. Because she couldn’t keep doing this.
You’re moping. No one likes someone who feels sorry for themselves, Effie.
Maybe she should just get up and try to walk. If this was all in her head, then she should be able to just fucking walk, right?
Plus, she had to pee. So she slid to the side of the bed and pulled her legs over the edge.
Still not co-operating. She took a handful of jelly beans for good luck, eating them quickly.
“Right, listen, you two. You’re gonna do what I need you to do without any arguments.”
