“I think we are all in need of a good night’s sleep.” I brought the blanket up and over the entire family.
“Mmm.” Jane found a place to rest her head, which just so happened to be my shoulder. It was bound to put my arm to sleep but I didn’t have the heart to tell her to move.
Jayden had his own place between Jane’s breasts. In a way, I was very jealous of the little guy.
“Goodnight,” I whispered but all three of them were already asleep. “And I love you.”
Chapter 30: Jane
I woke up in what felt like the middle of a furnace. To say I was sweating would be the understatement of the year. I could wring out my clothes and fill a bucket.
“Jeez… who turned up the heat?” I asked, as I slowly came to my senses. I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and found that I had been sandwiched between both of my mates.
Roman was still fast asleep but Landon was awake and entertaining the baby with a game of peekaboo.
I watched, mesmerized by the chemistry forming between the two. No one could deny that they were father and son. “It looks like you’re having fun,” I said with a smile.
“I thought I would give your chest a break.”
“But what about yours? Having Jayden bounce around on those broken ribs can’t feel very nice.”
“Actually, I can’t feel a thing.”
I frowned. Numbness was not a good thing. “Um…”
“And I know what you’re thinking,” he intercepted before I could voice my concerns. “But I’m fine.”
I raised an eyebrow, dubious. “I’ve heard that one before and it hasn’t been entirely truthful.”
“Well, this time, it is.” He passed off Jayden to me and then proceeded to pull away at his bandages. I was about to stop him but he was too quick. Underneath the white wrapping, I expected to find swollen flesh, discolored by infection, but instead, his skin was pink and healthy-looking.
My jaw practically hit the floor. “How in the hell…?”
“I think you guys had something to do with it,” he said. “Because last night, while I dreamed, something strange happened. I became weightless and I went on a journey where everything was colorful and bright. I swear, I saw our future and I couldn’t bear to let it pass me by, so I reached for it.”
“So our love… it healed you?”
“I think so.”
“Cynthia did say that love was a powerful medicine…” I mused to myself. “I didn’t think she meant it in a literal sense.”
“What’s happening?” Roman grumbled, still half asleep. “Give me a few minutes and I’ll have the flapjacks ready. They’ll be to die for, I promise!” His head dropped back down onto the pillow and he started to snore.
“All this leader business has taken a lot out of him. He’s been tryi
ng to be in a million places all at once.”
“He has a lot to learn,” said Landon.
“I can’t believe that you’re completely healed. It’s like some sort of miracle.” I ran my fingertips across his skin. It was smooth and firm, just as I remembered it being.
“I wouldn’t say completely.”
“Oh? Is there something the matter?” I asked.
“Yes. There’s a little lady that I’ve been missing and until I have her in my arms again, I don’t think I can be considered completely cured. Only her loving can bridge the gap between ‘okay’ and ‘excellent.’ Or, at least, that’s what I’ve heard.”
I laughed. “You have me in your arms right now. Is this not enough?”