Page 203 of One Winter Knight
“Join us.” Carlos waved at some other people.
Dimitri and his two siblings sat with us, too.
“Hey,” Will said. “Shit, I just noticed the Pack Himbo shirts.”
“They’re great, right?” Hale grinned.
Dimitri’s teenage brother dropped his fork. “It’s The Night. Fuck.”
“My little brother Sasha is a fan.” Dimitri nodded.
“So’s Clark. You’re from the same county?” I blinked. What was in the corn there?The Many Adventures of The Night and Wonder Boy.That would be amusing fan fiction.
“We are.” Will nodded and he, Clark, and Dimitri’s brother got into a big conversation.
Fiona and Dimitri’s sister started chatting about things.
“This looks like the fun table.” Mercy, Hale’s sister, joined us.
Hale looked around and waved at Verity, who was sitting with her pack at another table. She waved back.
Saoirse just sat there, nibbling a little bit of fruit and looking like she was going to puke.
I got up and went to the waffle station.
“Can you please make me a single waffle square or whatever they’re called?” I asked, not wanting a whole waffle.
“I can do that,” she replied.
On the fresh waffle square, I put some fruit and whipped cream on it. I sat down next to Saoirse.
“You know what you need to settle your stomach? Carbs and sugar. Have a bite.” I cut off a piece of waffle with my fork, gettingsome whipped cream and a little bit of strawberry, then held it up.
“You don’t need to feed me.” She shook her head, not even being like she usually was.
“If you're not eating, I do.” My voice went firm. I fed her a little bite.
She sat there for a moment and then nodded. “I like that.”
“Good job. You don’t have to eat a lot. Just something,” I replied.
For another moment she sat there and drank her tea.
I held up another forkful and fed her more. She didn’t eat it all, but she ate some.
Yeah, I’d make some soup later.
“We’re heading out. That was a good game.” Grif came over with Verity. “Mercy, are you riding with us?”
Mercy shook her head. “I’m going to Kaiko’s.”
“You got shirts.” Verity put a hand to her mouth.
“Of course we did.” Hale nodded.
We finished up and then headed back to the car, which Hale, Saoirse, and Fiona had brought. I threw my gear in the back. Carlos didn’t have to worry about his gear. The equipment manager was taking all theirs back.
We got in the car and drove back to our house.
