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Boogie kissed me quickly as the triplets got off the bed.
“Good morning, Doll,” he said hesitantly as he climbed into bed with her.
I wanted to follow him except they needed a minute alone. Maverick smirked at me as she passed me and if Boogie or Ally wouldn’t mind, I’d fucking strangle her. Ruger glared at me as I followed them out, like he knew what I was thinking.
If I had to kill them all then so be it, because they were getting on my last fucking nerve. As Ruger left the room, I slammed the door on them but one of the fucking shit’s head stopped the door.
“I’m not in the fucking mood for any more of your fucking antic this?—”
“She’s having nightmares,” Winchester interrupted. “She screamed so loud last night we thought she was being tortured.”
I paused at the new information, searching his face for any hint of a lie.
“It was the second night this week,” Ruger said. “The first night she woke up before we could help her but last night, it was like she was stuck in her nightmare.”
“We didn’t want to leave her alone, we know what it's like to be alone in your worst nightmare, and especially after we heard what Kris used to do to her,” Maverick growled. “We won’t let her suffer alone.”
“Do we know what triggered the nightmares?” I asked.
‘Thank You’ was at the tip of my tongue, and I didn't know if I wanted to utter those words yet.
“Not that we know of,” Winchester said. “If they persist, I can offer her a light sedative and see if it helps.”
“Offer, don’t force her and only light, we can’t have her impaired in case something happens at night,” I said wondering what happened in the last few weeks to trigger her nightmares. “Could it be what happened with Shepard?”
Ruger shook his head. “I think we would have seen this happen sooner.”
“Unless her nightmares are getting worse and we are barely noticing,” Maverick said, biting her lip. “She did say she hadn’t been sleeping well last week.”
“I’ll talk to Boogie, but we have a solution that will keep her from sleeping alone and safe,” I said. “But thank?—”
“Oh, boss man, we can keep your woman safe and make sure her bed is never empty,” Maverick chuckled.
“And here I thought we were going to get along,” I deadpanned.
“We would do anything for her,” Ruger said, a promise in his gaze that made me feel better. “We will go check on the house for you.”
He was the most serious of the three, which made me feel better. I nodded, not surprised Boogie had already told them before I closed the door. Even though they irritated the shit out of me, their loyalty to Boogie extended to Ally and I couldn’t be more relieved.
“It was selfish of me?—”
“It wasn’t selfish.” Boogie interrupted Ally. “I don’t think I can see my family. I’m not the same man I was, and I’m not a part of the same world they live in.”
Ally nodded as I walked to them. “I think the same thing. I’m not the sweet sister they used to know but I don’t know, maybe even a distant relationship is better than not having one. If you ever decide you want to talk to your family, I will be there if you need me.”
Boogie nodded. “Maybe one day.”
“Now what the hell are you doing here so early?” She looked up at me.
“We have a surprise for you,” Boogie said, giving her a kiss. “Dress warmly, we leave in twenty minutes.”
Ally narrowed her eyes on us, but I zipped my mouth, excited to see her surprised reaction. She got off the bed, and headed to her closet as I made my way to the kitchen to grab us some coffee and food.
Ally met us out back in her leathers, her brows furrowed when she noticed I had the SUV open. The snowfall had gotten heavier and while I was ok driving in the snow, I didn’t like putting her at risk and besides, we had brought a few things with us that we couldn’t carry on our bikes.
“It’s snowing, Doll,” I said, closing the trunk. “I don’t feel comfortable riding with you in the snowstorm either.”
Ally pouted. “I was hoping to ride you. I mean ride with you.”
