Page 105 of Craving Theodora
“Very carefully,” Dylan replied for Jesse. “But they said that getting out of their bed hurt worse.”
“Shut up,” Jesse said to Dylan, shooting him a glare.
“Did you understand that?” Dylan joked, looking at me.
My lips twitched. He was the happiest I’d seen him since he woke up.
When Dylan had come out of the sedation, he’d immediately started fighting against the tubes and wires keeping him in the bed. He’d nearly passed out from pain by the time I’d calmed him down enough to get him to listen to me.
When he’d lost consciousness, the last thing he’d seen was Jesse’s mangled face.
It had taken a while to convince him that both the kids were okay, especially since his mom was there with us and Teddy wasn’t. I wasn’t sure what had been racing through his mind during those few minutes, but I could guess.
“I’m goin’ to get back so Finn doesn’t wake up and panic,” I told Teddy. “Text me when you’re ready to head back, and I’ll come carry Jess.”
“I can walk,” Jesse protested.
“We’ll come with you,” Teddy replied, ignoring them.
“That’s bullshit,” Jesse grumped.
“How long have they been here?” Teddy asked Dylan.
Jesse glared at him.
“Half an hour, I think,” Dylan replied.
“Yep, long enough,” Teddy announced, rising from the chair. “We’ll see you in the morning, Dyl.”
“I’ll come back once I get them settled,” I told Dylan as I walked forward to pick Jesse up.
“It’s fine,” he said easily. “I’m goin’ back to sleep anyway.”
“Where were you?” Jesse asked me as I carefully lifted them from the bed.
“Lucky for you, I was in the waitin’ room talking to my uncle,” I replied as Teddy leaned over and kissed Dylan’s head. “How’d you know I wasn’t in here?”
“Didn’t,” they answered, waving weakly at Dylan. “I gambled.”
“Got lucky,” I mused as I carried them back to their room.
Finn was still asleep when we got there, and Jesse crashed almost the same moment their head hit the pillow.
“We should’ve known they’d do it at some point,” Teddy said ruefully, looking down at them.
“I’m surprised it took this long.”
“Me too,” she said, leaning her elbow on the arm of the chair so she could rest her chin on her hand. “God, I’m sick of the hospital.”
“Same.” I walked over and leaned down to give her a chaste peck on the lips. “Not much longer, and then we’ll be home.”
“Is it wrong that I’m not looking forward to that either?” she asked quietly.
“Nope. But we gotta go back at some point.”
I left her in Jesse’s room and went back to Dylan’s, but my boy hadn’t been kidding. He was snoring softly by the time I got there. Turning around, I made my way back to the waiting area where Uncle Leo and both grandfathers were waiting.
“All good?” Dragon asked.
