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I honestly didn’t know. But anger wasn’t the answer. He was damaged and it wasn’t his fault. He didn’t ask for any of this to happen. We needed another solution, a way to calm him down and?—
“Fox,” I whispered. “You have to send in Fox.”
“Sorry, you want me to do what?”
“Just…give me a minute.”
I hopped off the stool, forgetting the anger and tears as I raced through the house looking for him. I finally found him upstairs, sitting on the floor of the bedroom with his legs crossed in some weird meditation pose.
“Fox! I need your help!”
He ignored me, continuing to breathe in and out. I sat down beside him, hoping he wasn’t too pissed at me to help.
“Fox, I…I know I have no right to ask for your help. The things I said…you should hate me right now. There’s no excuse for the way I acted. But Jack needs you right now.”
He continued to breathe deep, humming to himself so softly that I almost didn’t hear it.
“Fox, I’m begging you. There’s a man downstairs that’s hurting right now. He doesn’t even know who he is. Nothing’s working. But I think you can help. If you could just…you have to help him,” I said, finally breaking down in tears. “I can’t do it. He doesn’t even recognize me right now. And I know he would never hurt me, but that’s not Jack. He’s lost, and he needs someone who can think outside the box to reach him.”
Still, he didn’t answer. Nothing I said was getting through to anyone. Maybe I wasn’t good for Jack, or anyone else at OPS. All I was doing was causing more misery. Jack would come to resent me, and I’d already turned Knight and Fox against me. I knew Jason didn’t have a very high opinion of me after my little outburst.
“Don’t do it for me. He’s your friend, and he needs your help.”
When he still didn’t respond, I knew it was pointless to keep trying. I turned around and headed for the door, determined to find something that might help Jack through this.
“I’ll need lots of lavender and maybe some bergamot orange. We’ll also need to make some smoothies, the more nutritious, the better. I’ll also require some triangles and two yoga mats.”
“Triangles?”
“The instruments,” he said, his eyes still closed. “Anything else would be too loud and worsen his headache.”
“I’ll get all of it.”
“And one more thing, a fountain that trickles softly as the water cascades over rocks.”
I had no idea where to get any of that, but I would do anything right now to help. I turned to leave, but an overwhelming rush of affection washed over me. I ran toward Fox, tossing myself into his arms as I wrapped my own around his neck. “Thank you,” I whispered. “And I’m so sorry.”
“You have nothing to be sorry about. Stress makes people say things they don’t mean all the time.”
This time, he winked at me, letting me know everything was okay. With that taken care of, now I just had to gather all the things Fox asked for.
“Dash,” I grinned as he walked out of his room. “I need to go shopping.”
“Alright, make me a list.”
“It’s…stuff for Fox.”
He rolled his eyes. “I should have known. Grab your things. Looks like we’re going on a scavenger hunt.”
34
JACK
For the firsttime in a week, I woke up without feeling the pounding in my head or the need to kill someone. I wasn’t exactly thriving, but I was in a better place than I was even two days ago. I vaguely remember Fox sitting beside me, chanting something, but I couldn’t remember what.
I sniffed, wondering where the lavender was coming from. Skylar didn’t wear anything that smelled like lavender, so it couldn’t be her. I tossed off the sheet, immediately disgusted by how I smelled. When was the last time I showered? Pushing to my feet, dizziness washed over me. I grabbed the dresser, trying to stay upright until I got my bearings.
The door opened and Skylar peeked in, smiling at me. “You’re awake.”
