Helanie:
"I think she should be resting," I heard Kaye murmur from the backseat. Norman had been super grumpy, and I didn’t understand what was wrong with him.
"She looks fine. I think it’s the other one who needs rest," Maximus argued, causing Norman to fix his mirror so he could glare at his brothers.
"Norman, you don’t need to drive like a maniac," I said. I’d had enough of him going crazy on the road. When I called him out, he just grunted at me.
"You want me to drive like a snail?" he hissed back, making me roll my eyes.
"You’re like that kid who doesn’t want to go to school but gets forced anyway," I commented. "If you didn’t want to come, you should have told me." I folded my arms over my chest as I argued.
"Huh? I told you we shouldn’t go. You were going to convince me until I said yes," Norman snapped, back to being his idiotically arrogant self. And while I didn’t mind because it distracted me from the loss of my child, I was still confused why he was acting this way.
Could it be that he was secretly blaming me for the loss of our baby?
"Well, since you agreed, I think you should just drive without crashing the car into incoming traffic," I hissed.
"I’m driving," he groaned. I rolled my eyes again and turned in my seat to look at Kaye and Maximus, who were both surprisingly quiet.
"So, does anyone want to drive?" I asked, and Norman started grunting.
"I can take over," Kaye offered, and I looked at Norman, giving him a subtle look to move to the back if he was having trouble driving.
"I can drive too," Maximus added.
"Good. See that truck? Go drive it," Norman pointed at a random truck on the road as he hissed at his brothers.
"If you want, we can force him into the backseat and tie him up," Kaye gently patted my shoulder, offering what seemed like a good solution.
"Anyone touches me—" Norman started to threaten, but I poked my finger into his arm. He gently turned his head to look at his arm, then at me.
"You’re allowed to touch," he muttered almost under his breath.
I sat back in silence before placing my hand on his arm and leaning over to plant a kiss on his bicep. I noticed how he cleared his throat and forced himself to hide a smile until I hugged his arm.
"Anyone want to take over? We’ll sit in the back," Norman asked meekly, making me smile at how soft he sounded.
"I’m busy buying a truck," Maximus grunted.
"And I’ll ride with Maximus in his truck, you keep driving and harassing that steering wheel," Kaye added, groaning at Norman, who now realized his brothers were not going to give us some time alone. At least not so easily.
Norman muttered something under his breath before he freed his arm from my embrace, only to wrap it around me and pull me closer. He kissed my forehead before letting go but made sure to hold my hand.
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