she simple couldn’t be there.
On one hand, it was nice this morning to, for once, be around to do the little things like rouse Noah from sleep and, hopefully, prepare a real breakfast. On the other… it was blaringly clear that the only reason Jenna was present that morning was because she’d gotten fired from the diner because of those two ridiculously handsome Drokten warriors. It was a double-edged sword and a situation that absolutely could not remain permanent. In fact, she needed to find another job to replace the one she’d lost as soon as possible. It was lovely to be home to spend extra, precious time with Noah and Beatrice, but it was also a clanging reminder that she’d failed in another area of her life. Miserably.
And it also reminded her of the men she’d said no to yesterday. The men she secretly missed.
Last night she’d tossed and turned in bed, trying to get some sleep and ignoring the lingering heat between her thighs. But it was difficult to not think of them and disregard the sexual needs they’d awakened in her. Her mind constantly flashed to images of their hard, impossibly large cocks tenting their pants. Both of them wanted her. Both of them, at once. Two big blue men at once. What would that be like? What would it have been like to have the both of them in that bed with her? To fall asleep in both of their arms…
Sevith was so stoic and strong.
Hiren looked at her like she was the sun, moon and stars.
She was surprisingly mellow now over the fact that they were the reason she’d been fired from not one, but two different jobs. They’d meant well. They had. And she had to admit she’d secretly enjoyed their company yesterday and would’ve loved to hear their stories about their lives and their home world.
But she’d done the right thing when she told them goodbye and said she couldn’t be their Oso or leave the planet with them. She had. Right? She had no room in her life for two males who couldn’t handle the idea of her having “children” other than their own and who wanted to take her—and only her—off planet to start a new life with them. All the nopes. Noah and Bea came first in everything.
She hadn’t yet told Jade, her best friend, what had gone down at the party. As far as Jade knew, she’d left work early for unknown reasons. Jade had been texting, but Jenna hadn’t been ready to do more than send back a few emojis, letting her know she was okay, and they’d talk later.
But, as soon as the kids left for school, Jenna needed to give her friend a call and update her on the whole mess. Maybe they could meet up? Jade was so smart—she’d help her figure all this out and come up with ideas on how to get her jobs back or to find new ones.
Yeah, that sounded good.
“How’d you sleep, kiddo?”
He shrugged and yawned. “Okay, I guess. I had a couple of nightmares, but nothing too crazy.” Then he paused to cough. The deep, wet coughs set her teeth on edge. When he was done Jenna handed him his morning medicine. Each night they gave him his lung treatment before bed. The machine sat on his nightstand.
He swallowed the medicine and then frowned at her through innocent blue eyes. “Why are you here? Shouldn’t you be at the diner?”
Jenna winced. “Uh, don’t worry about that. I’m here today, but it’s not a big deal. Just hurry to the bathroom and hop in the shower. Okay? I’ll work on breakfast.”
“Breakfast?” Noah parroted, brightening instantly.
Jenna couldn’t help but grin as she tousled his blond hair. “Yup, but you have to get all cleaned up for school first. All right?”
“Okay!” Noah happily agreed and rushed down the hall to the waiting bathroom.
Jenna’s eyes followed after him for a long moment, letting her gaze linger. He always brightened after his morning meds. God, she loved that kid. Bea, too. She would have to figure out a game plan—fast—because the idea of having to give up either one of her siblings to strangers to raise was a thought too painful to bear. A giant kick in the stomach. She would literally lose her mind, so she just wasn’t going to let it happen.
She knocked on Beatrice’s door as she passed on her way to the kitchen, and received a prompt and clear, “I’m