Page 81 of Her Sweet Surrender
“A good time?” Mary answered.
Lea snickered. “Of course, you’d say that.”
Brie thought about it for a minute and shrugged. “You got me.”
“Good Top, Bad Top.”
Giggling, Brie walked over to hug Lea. “You can always make me smile.”
“I aim to please.”
“Well, now that I am done sacrificing myself for the greater good, I’m calling uncle,” Mary told them.
Lea snorted. “I was done anyway.”
“Thank God.”
“Oh, you guys, I almost forgot. Hunter bought me a new blindfold but there’s a problem.” Lea pouted.
“What’s wrong?” Brie asked, curious about what it could be.
She shrugged. “I can’t see myself wearing it.”
Before Brie could react, Mary let out a tortured groan. “What the hell, Lea! I called uncle.”
“Gotcha!” Lea giggled, looking quite pleased with herself.
In the middle of laughing, Brie suddenly stopped short when a vision of Kylie’s coffin came to her mind.
“It’s okay to laugh, Stinks,” Mary told her.
“I know.” She let out a strangled sigh. “It’s just that…”
Lea put her arms around Brie. “No need to explain yourself, girlfriend. We understand.”
“I’ve been thinking about what you said.” Mary gazed down at the LA landscape below. “If we can’t help Todd right now, then we need to be there for the kid. No child should ever feel unloved.”
Brie looked at Mary with compassion. Despite her brash demeanor, Mary was a wealth of depth and kindness.
“I couldn’t agree more.”
The next day, Rytsar came bursting into their house. “I need you both to come with me.”
Sir looked up from his office desk. “Where?”
“Wallace refuses to see me, and Gray won’t let me come uninvited without you.”
“Unless you have a plan, I don’t see the point.” Sir went back to his work.
“But I do,moy droog! You know the special bond the Wolf Pup has withVorobyshek. I am willing to give her up for the time being so she can aid him in his healing.”
Brie perked up when she heard Rytsar mention his dog, Little Sparrow. “That’s a great idea. He’s always had a soft spot for her, and animals can reach people in ways humans can’t.”
“It certainly has a chance of working,” Sir agreed. “Give me a couple of minutes to finish up here and we can leave.”
When they arrived, Celestia greeted them at the door. It was the first time in all of the years Brie had known her that Celestia looked troubled. “I’m so grateful to see you all. Please come in.”
As she moved to the side to let them pass, she knelt to pet Little Sparrow. “Let’s hope you are the medicine he needs, Little Sparrow.” The dog licked her face excitedly.
