“Oh, and I need to borrow your car.” Jill stepped away holding out her hand. “With Adam sick, I’d feel guilty stealing his car.”
Slade’s eyes narrowed, but he placed the keys in her hand. “You need to take it easy, Jill,” Slade warned. “The crackers and Pepsi may be working for you now, but—”
“I’m getting plenty of rest, Slade. I promise.” She chauffeured him toward the door. “Now go check on Adam. He looked pretty green when he left. I’m fine.”
Jill watched Slade leave before grabbing her phone. Looking up the number she needed, she hit send and waited. “Hey, I need your help.” Jill smiled. “Thank you. Text me your address. I’ll be there in half an hour.”
Jill pumped her arm in the air in excitement mixed with a little relief. Turning, she headed for the door when a wave of dizziness hit her.
“Whoa.” She grabbed onto the doorframe. “Slow down, dumbass.” Taking deep calming breaths, she opened her eyes to see if the dizziness subsided. Feeling more stable, Jill headed out being more cautious and slowing the hell down.
CHAPTER 16
Jill pulled into the long driveway and stopped alongside Hunter, who was nailing a sign to a wooden post. “Hey,” Jill called out, leaning toward the passenger side window. “You need a ride?”
Hunter stepped back to look at his handiwork before turning and jumping in the car. “It’s hotter than hell out there.” He looked over at her with a grin. “What are you up to?”
“I came to see Caroline.” Jill drove slowly down the bumpy driveway. “What about you?” She glanced at the hammer in his hand.
“There’s been some hunters on Caroline’s property so Jax wanted me to go around posting these signs.” Hunter held up a No Trespassing sign. “Yeah, the big bad shifter comes up from the hills of Kentucky to hang signs.”
Jill grinned. “Nothing on Jax’s brother I take it?”
“Not even a lead.” Hunter’s brow furrowed in disappointment.
“You going to be staying around long?” Jill parked, taking the keys out of the ignition.
He got out of the car and pushed the door closed. “Probably for another week or two, unless something comes up.”
Following him to the front door, Jill got her first good look at Caroline’s new house. “Wow.”
Hunter glanced over at her with a smirk. “That’s one way of looking at it.”
“This place is awesome.” Jill looked around in awe.
“Are you blind?” Hunter eyed her as if she were nuts.
“Hey!” Caroline walked out of the house with Jax following close behind.
“Caroline, this place is beautiful.” Jill ignored Hunter and climbed the wooden steps, missing the broken one.
Jax and Hunter both looked at the house confused, then at each other.
“Thank you.” Caroline smiled with pride. “It needs a lot of work, but I love it.”
“Okay, wait a minute.” Hunter held up his hands shaking his head. “Are you both out of your ever-loving minds? Caroline, I really like you... I do, but this place is a dump.”
“No, it’s not!” Jill defended, both women glaring at him. “I mean, it does need a lot of work, but you need to look past that and see the beauty.”
Hunter took two steps back and stared at the house for a long minute. “Nope, don’t see it.”
“Well, you don’t need to see it.” Caroline frowned. “Because you didn’t buy it...”
“Thank God.” Hunter snorted.
“I did and it’s mine and it’s beautiful.” Caroline ignored his snide comment.
“If it doesn’t have a beer or boobs, they’ll never get it.” Jill rolled her eyes at a grinning Jax and followed Caroline inside.
“That would be a definite improvement,” Hunter called after them.
“Ignore him.” Jill looked around. “This place will be a dream when you’re finished.”
Caroline nodded in agreement. “I’m really excited and a little nervous.”
Jill looked over her shoulder at Jax, who had stayed outside. “Well, it seems you have plenty of help.” She glanced back at Caroline with a cocked eyebrow.
Blushing, Caroline was also looking at Jax, but totally skimmed over Jill’s statement. “So what’s going on?”
A wave of dizziness hit Jill making her squeeze her eyes shut to stop the room from spinning around her.
“Jill?” Caroline grabbed her.
“I’m okay. It’ll pass.” Jill took a deep calming breath, but she did grab onto Caroline’s arm.
“You need to be resting.” Jax, hearing Caroline’s worried voice, came back inside the house.
“You sound like Slade.” Jill snorted as she opened her eyes slowly. “And I don’t have time to rest.”
Jax had pulled out his phone, but didn’t make the call as he stood staring down at her.
“You guys need to promise me that what I’m about to tell you will stay here.” Jill looked at them both. She wasn’t planning on saying anything in front of Jax, but knew he wasn’t going to go anywhere and, in the end, she was going to need his help. Knowing Hunter was on the porch also listening, she added, “That includes you, wolfie.”