all I know is that I love you so

I held Colbies hand in mine as I held the wheel with my other hand, my eyes on the road even if it was hard. As lame is it sounded, I'd spend hours just staring at her. Damn I was in trouble. I didn't even care.
"I'm so happy we're finally getting to spend a whole day together." Colbie broke the silence and basically read my thoughts.
"We should do this every Sunday." I grinned at her, almost high on how happy I was. It had been a long busy week and we had barely had any time to see each other...I wasn't going to lie, it was driving me insane.
She frowned, "And miss Will's game?" She asked seriously.
I shook my head, because I wouldn't do that myself. I liked going see the kids play, always had even before Colbie. "No. But I like spending my free time with you...next time we can take Will away with us." I explained as I already thought about our little trip out of town. It was nothing big, but still.
"Next time will be for my birthday present...I can't wait." She grinned this time and I relaxed because she seemed happy. She parted her lips but before she could speak, my phone went off.

"Get it baby, I'm driving I can't talk." I told her as I let her hand go regretfully.
"It's Lila. Weird." She pointed out but did as told, taking the call with her usual cheerful voice. "Hey baby sister what's up?" She said but her face dropped a second later. "Wait what?! What happened?! Is he okay?!" She asked quickly and I shot her a concerned look, wondering what this was about. "No Lil, I can't still go out of town, no matter how hard you try to convince me that it's nothing." At that I pulled over before turning the car into the opposite direction, heading back to where we were coming from. "I don't care what Travis says!" And with that she hang up.
"Will?" I asked, doing the math and grabbing her hand again, wanting to comfort her because she looked really agitated.
She swallowed, "Lila said he fell or something and he hurt his ankle and he can't walk, oh my god what if he broke something?!" She said quickly, as if she wasn't even breathing while speaking.
"Wait to see him before jumping to conclusions okay baby?" I said in a calm tone as I drove as fast as legally possible. I wasn't much worried to be honest, both my brothers and I had gotten hurt many times while we were teenagers and even Rob had a few injuries, plus I trusted Travis.
She nodded quickly. "Damn why couldn't he play chess? That's all Rob's fault." She ranted and I chuckled, getting a glare.
"Breathe baby." I said simply and just focused on driving. Ten minutes later we were into the parking lot and before I could even kill the engine, Colbie was already out the car. I followed her to the field, where the kids were still playing while Will was on a bench looking pained and p.issed off too.
"Oh god baby, are you okay?" She said as she bent over her son who was already rolling his eyes at the name.
"Mom." He protested but it was obvious that he was hurting.
I nodded to Trav who walked over us, "It's just a distortion." He explained with a shrug.
"His ankle is as big as a melon how can you know that are you a doctor?" Colbie retorted, beyond freaking out at this point.
"He's not but Josh's dad is." I said back as I squeezed her shoulders, glancing at the man on the other side of the field, before looking back at my brother, "What did he say?"
"That it's just a distortion. Tons of ice and rest, he'll be fine." Travis answered with a brow raised.
"Okay." Colbie breathed out, nodding, "Thank you." She added but I could tell she was still agitated.
My brother mumbled something intelligible and went back to shouting to his kids while I offered Will my help. "Come on, we're taking you home. Can you stand on the other foot?" I asked quietly.
He nodded and held onto me as I circled his torso with my arm, supporting him. "Damn it hurts." He moaned, us three slowly making our way to the car.
Once I closed his door I looked at Colbie before getting into my car myself, "Stop worrying baby, I'm taking care of him. And you." I paused to start the engine, but even after that, she kept quiet.
“He’s going to be fine.” I said it in the same soothing tone I had been using but this time there was another note to my voice that made her really listen.
“Can I have some medicine?” Will asked as I drove.
Colbie nodded. “We have some pain killers at home baby.”
Will groaned as he shifted in his seat, I kept peeking at him from the mirror. He had been into my car before, but this was so different. “I can’t believe I fell like that, I must have looked like a moron.” He shook his head.
Colbie gave him a reassuring smile as I tried not to grin. “It happens baby, the grass was a little damp.”
“Still.” He pouted and Colbie did too automatically, leaving me wonder where her thoughts were. My guess? Guilt.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t there.” She said eventually.
“It’s fine mom. It wasn’t your fault.” Will shrugged nonchalantly. “Is Jax coming over?”
“You bet. I’m going to drop you and your mom off and then head out to get some pizza and ice cream and a couple of movies.” I answered as I glanced at him, hoping that was fine for Colbie. We were still at the beginning and I didn't know which my boundaries were yet so I had to be careful and, sometimes, even hold back.
“Cool.” Will grinned as we pulled up to their house and I helped Colabie and Will get in without stressing his injury more.
“Alright. Feet up.” I said, stuffing a few pillows under his leg as Colbs went into the kitchen, coming back with a towel wrapped around a bag of frozen veggies, some pain killers along with a glass of water.
“Here.” She placed it against the swelling and Will winced but then relaxed as the ice helped soothe his hurt. “And take this.” She handed him some pills and a glass of water while I watched them. It was unreal that I was part of that...but I liked it.
“Do you have any movie requests big guy?” I asked, wondering if he liked the same stuff my nephew did.
“Guardians of the Galaxy!” he said happily. “It just came out on DVD.”
I grinned wider. “Good choice. I’m thinking you’re an extra cheese and pepperoni type, like me.”
Will nodded. “How’d you know?”
I shrugged faking a cockiness that wasn't much part of me, but I was just being silly. I wasn't going to lie, I wanted Will to like me but at the same time I didn't want to push him or him to think I was going to kiss his teenage a.ss to get to his mom. “Because you have good taste.” I winked.
“Mom likes veggies on her pizza.” Will shook his head as if it was a crazy thought.
“Girls can be weird.” I shrugged and then turned to my woman. “One good pizza and one gross one coming right up.”
“And chocolate peanut butter ice cream.” Will and Colbie added in unison.
I looked taken aback at the similar tone in their voices before I laughed. Also, they had to be so used to be just the two of them that I hoped I could find my place in that equation too. “Looks like your mom has good taste too.”
Will laughed. “Sometimes.” He agreed. “I mean you were a pretty good choice. Can I have the remote?”
Colbie handed it to him while both her and I processed his words. What was I going to say back to that? Was I even supposed to comment that or just ignore it? Colbie took a deep breath and started talking while I was still speaking. “A pretty good choice?” She asked, pushing him to see just what he thought.
“Yeah, he’s your boyfriend right?” Will asked back, going straight to the point.
Colbie gave him a soft smile and I came up behind her and hold her hand. “Yes he is. Are you okay with that?”
Will nodded. “My friend Nate’s parents are divorced but his dad has a girlfriend that lives with him. Will Jax move in with us?” He went on with the questions and I almost died because I wasn't expecting that. Damn he was forward. And talked a lot, the opposite of my nephew who only grunted and muttered instead. Also, was that the road we were walking to? It wasn't like I wouldn't like that...but it was as if he was asking questions Colbie and I hadn't asked each other yet.
She shook her head and shrugged. It was my turn to talk. “We just started dating buddy, but would it be cool if I was around more?”
Will took a second to think about it. “Could we go to your house sometimes? Rob says you have cooler video games than him.”
Colbie laughed shaking her head. “Sure. And I was hoping to take you and your mom to the beach next weekend.”
Will widened his eyes, looking surprised. “You want to take me too?”
I nodded. “Yeah, I got us surfing lessons, but I think maybe now we’ll be doing something a little less involved.” I pointed to Will’ leg and he pouted down at it.
“Damn.”
“You know you’re not actually supposed to use that word.” Colbie reminded him which made him roll his eyes.
“It’s not even a bad one. Rob says way worse stuff.”
“And you’re a better kid than him.” I interrupted even though it was partially true. “Don’t tell him I said that though.” I winked.
“Don’t you have pizza and movies to get?” Colbie teased me and I reached down to press a kiss against her cheek before ruffling Will’s hair.
“I’ll be right back.” I said and winked to my woman before getting out of her house, the little trip to grab food and movies feeling as if it lasted longer than it really did. I didn't know if it was because I was impatient to be with Colbie again, or because I got my mind deep into my thoughts that were mostly about how to deal with my girlfriend's teen son. I had the feeling that it wasn't much a matter of thinking, that the key to like to him was to act as myself as possible, but at the same time I didn't want to do or say something that Colbie could think was too much or inappropriate. It was like walking on a thin line and trying to keep everything balanced. It was so hard, I had switched from nothing to...a lot. I didn't mind it though, it kept me focused, more attentive.
As I walked back into Colbie's house, I heard nothing but the tv and when I stepped into the livingroom there was Will sleeping and my baby yawning. I smirked at her  and squeezed her shoulder before making my way to her kitchen, feeling her following me.
"He fell asleep." She said behind me, her voice soft.
I set the boxes on her table and stuffed the ice cream into her freezer, grinning at her, "And you were dangerously close."
She made a face, "I got so worried, now I feel exhausted all of a sudden." She admitted.
I wrapped my arm around her, pressing her body against mine and finally kissing her. "It makes sense. You can relax now."
She let out a deep breath, her body giving in into my hold as she looked up at me, "I'm sorry today didn't go as planned." She said seriously.
I shrugged nonchalantly, "It's fine, we can go another time." I said back, meaning it, because even though this wasn't the kind of day I had wanted to spend with my girlfriend originally, I was still happy to be with her. "And we have our weekend away soon." I added.
She grinned and nodded herself, "True. I can't wait." She pressed a noisy kiss on my lips.
"Speanking of which." I paused, leaning my ass against the counter, "Should we push it back? I mean to give Will some time to get better."
“I don’t know, let’s wait a day to decide. He’s so excited. He says you’re even cooler than Coach Travis.” Colbie laughed.
I beamed down at her, because it was hard to compete with my brother. “He said that?” I asked.
“Don’t be so surprised, Coach Travis makes him run like 2 miles at every practice.” She reminded me.
“True.” I grinned.
She looked over at her son who was sound asleep. “Let’s grab one of these pizzas and head to my room so he can sleep for a while.” She suggested and I nodded, grabbing the box and following her to her bedroom. “Maybe we should have gone to the den instead.” She said, pouting when we got there.
“Why?” I smirked.
“Because here it’s going to be too tempting to jump you.” She admitted.
“I’m pretty sure it will be tempting anywhere.” I teased, and leaned down to press a kiss against her neck as her phone rang.
"Hold on it’s Parker.” She said, answering the call to assure her brother Will was fine and then talk about the new house he had just bought in the city while I busied my mouth with pizza instead.
“Your brother is pretty famous.” I pointed out after they were done talking.
She laughed as she grabbed a piece of pizza. “Half of my brothers are famous Jax, you’ll have to be a little more specific.”
“I googled you.” I admitted, scratching the back of my neck.
She blinked. “So you know I won the realtor award.” She winked, playing down herself as if that was no big deal when it was instead.
“I didn’t know that. I know you started your company with Parker’s help and paid him back times ten. I know you have a brother who owns the most popular bars in the city and another with an Olympic medal, not to mention the one who’s an actor.” I said and wondered how was that even possible.
She nodded. “And my sister’s an artist.”
“An up and coming artist who’s on her way to making art history.” I agreed because Lila was talented and if she had the same luck of her siblings she'd end up at the Met Museum in a blink of an eye.
“What’s your point?”
I shrugged, wanting to be honest with her. “What is it that you see in me exactly?”
She blinked again and then set down her pizza to look at me. “My ex was a lawyer. He was successful, driven, not nearly as much as my family but still, he provided for me. Until he didn’t. Until he left. And I didn’t know him Jax, not really, not like I already know you.”
“Do you?”
“I know you scratch the back of your neck when you’re nervous, I know how your eyes change when you’re sad or happy or excited, or horny.” She added with a laugh. “You tell me about your day and you’re always trying to fit in more and more time with me.”
“Because I like you.” I said simply. And it wasn't even just that.
“Well, that’s what I see in you Jax. You really like me. Not to mention you’re talented and caring and loyal.”
“And hot.” I added, teasing me to make the moment less about me.
She laughed. “So damn hot it’s hard for me to even handle it.” She agreed. “Men are usually intimidated by my family and my life and my son. You weren’t any of those things. And you weren’t afraid to fight for me even when I said no over and over. You’re my dream guy Jax….you’re going to be stuck with me.”
I smiled at her words, thinking that maybe I was already thinking too ahead. We had been dating for barely a couple months now...and yet, I got the feeling that she was my perfect fit, like I already knew it even if I didn't know everything about her. So I thought about our future, the things I wanted to do with her, where I wanted our relationship to go...but then I thought that maybe I wouldn't be able to do that, or give her all she deserved, and maybe in the end my love wouldn't be enough anymore. My love. F.uck. "That's what I want." I said eventually as I kept my eyes on hers, "To be stuck with my beautiful woman."
She grinned a little, leaning into my as she finally started eating a slice of pizza, "Perfect. Don't think about my family or my brothers, it's just us that matters."
"So beautiful, so wise." I faked a sigh before breaking into a grin, guessing that what was really important was my dignity, the kind of man I was, not how much money I made. Which weren't still enough though. "I won the jackpot." She laughed again, covering her mouth with her hand and my grin turned into a smile again as I pushed her hair behind her ear, "Stop looking so cute or I'll cry when I'll have to go away tonight."
That made her frown instantly, "I wish you could sleep with me." She said honetly before taking another bite of her slice.
"I wish that I could every night." I said back just as honestly. She worked a lot, I did too, and then there was Will...time wasn't on our side and I tresured every second I got to spend with her. Maybe one day, I added in my head.
She gave me a cryptic smile, which I didn't know if it meant that she was happy or secretly freaking out on the inside because I was being too much. I had the feelings that now the only reason why she tended to hold back was Will, but I didn't mean it in a bad way. As if sensing he was being in my thoughts, Will yelled from the livingroom. "Mom!" His voice reached us.
Colbie cringed a little, "His voice is changing." She muttered and got up, but I blocked her for one last kiss.
"He's turning into a man." I grinned at her.
"No." She frowned at me as we headed back to the other room.
"Mom is Jax-" Will cut himself off as soon as he saw me, "Oh good you're here. I'm hungry." He said and grinned at me.
Colbie leaned over him, kissing his forehead and making him roll his eyes, "How are you feeling?"
"Hungry." He said again, this time making his mom roll her eyes.
"I'm going to reheat your pizza." Colbie announced then disappeared into the kitchen.
Will caught me watch her and I caught him watch me. "Does it still hurt a lot?" I asked, nodding to his ankle.
"It doesn't if I don't move it." He shrugged nonchalantly.
"Can you move it?" I asked back and raised one eyebrow, sitting on the coffee table so that I was in front of his foot.
"I don't really want to." He answered, making a face. I reached for his foot gently, glancing at Will to know if that was okay and he just gave me a look. I manouvred his foot just so slightly and at first he winced. "Ow."
"Does it hurt?" I asked as I made his foot roteate slowly.
"Not as much as I thought." He answered honestly and when I pulled back, he kept moving it a little.
"It should be okay in a few days." I said quietly as I offered a smile.
He nodded, keeping his eyes on his ankle, "Do you like my mother?" He asked seriously and out of nowhere.
The question took me by surprise and I blinked. "I do. A lot...she's amazing."
He nodded again as he agreed with me, "Don't make her sad again." He said, making my jaw drop a little but I had no time to say anything back because Colbie was back in the room, pizza in one hand and a beer for me in her other.
"Thank you." I told her simply, just now realizing how much of a big deal this was. Will had expectations from me, they were simple: I had to keep his mom happy. Which was great because it was what I wanted too.
“I can’t believe I let the assholes from the other team floor me like that.” Will shook his head.
“Will.” Colbie snapped as she shook her head.
“Oh like you’ve never said that.” He retorted and I tried not to laugh with Colbie. “Mom likes to pretend that she was always perfect but I know better because Aunt Lila and my Uncles told me.” He smirked.
“She’s pretty perfect though huh?” I asked, grabbing her hand and squeezing it.
“Yeah it’s kind of annoying.” Will muttered. “This pizza is awesome.”
“I know, it’s from a little place by my house, best pizza in the state.”
“How are you feeling sweetie?” My girl asked instead, looking over at his foot which was still swollen.
“Better. Jax says I’ll be okay in a few days. Are we really going to the beach this weekend?”
She grinned and sat back, letting herself get comfortable.
“That’s the plan buddy.” I nodded. “I got your mom the trip for her birthday.”
Will nodded and looked impressed before he groaned. “Oh god does that mean we have to do girly things like shopping?”
Colbie and I laughed. “Maybe you and I will let your mom shop for a few hours by herself while we hang out.” I suggested, hopeful.
Will nodded enthusiastically. “Please, anything’s better than shopping.”
“I couldn’t agree with you more.” I nodded. “Want some more pizza?” Will nodded as he handed me his plate and I went into the kitchen.
“You wish little man.” I heard Colbie say as I joined them again.
I walked back into the livingroom, handing Will more pizza and noticing the scrunched look on his face, "What were you wishing for?" I asked out of curiosity, not thinking about it twice. Did I need to start doing that? Thinking before speaking?
Colbie sighed, waiting for her son to answer. "When did you have your first girlfriend Jax?" He asked me instead, surprising me.
I blinked, taking a seat next to my actual girlfriend and casually wrapping my arm around her shoulders. That was innocent enough in my opinion, Colbie's body still tensed a little though. "Where is that coming from?"
"My very smart son thinks that since now I have a boyfriend, I'll be too busy to set rules on him when he'll have a girlfriend." Colbie explained with a look on her face that was a mix of amused and terrified. If I had learnt something in these months was that she really wished her son was still a kid. "But what my smart son isn't thinking is that it will take a long time before that happens." She added, now smirking.
"Rob already has a girlfriend." He shrugged nonchalantly between bites.
I glanced at Colbie, who looked on the verge of a heart attack. "I'm not surprised." I commented quietly, because well...I wasn't. My nephew was just too much like the other Cole men when we were teens, plus I had noticed how he couldn't stay away from his damn cell phone for even a second.
"Already?!" Colbie widened her eyes a little.
I squeezed her gently against my side, looking down at her and smirking, "You guys have plenty of time to have girlfriends who'll cause you trouble, no need to hurry." I joked to make the moment lighter, even daring to wink at Will to let him know I was just being silly and that, of course, I didn't think that his mom caused any trouble. Honestly, I thought that Colbie was the best thing that had ever happened to me, but maybe he didn't want to ear that either.
“Did you have a girlfriend at 13?” Colbie asked.
I laughed. “Do you really want me to answer that?”
“I kissed a girl once.” Will said.
His mom's head whipped back to him. “You what?!”
Will rolled his eyes. “It’s not a big deal mom. It was just a dare.”
“Careful man, you’re going to give your mom a heart attack.” I teased, looking at Cobie's face that said it all.
“Lila said your first kiss was when you were 12.” Will pointed out.
“First of all Lila is a big mouth.” She started, laughing with me and Will who promised to tell on her. “Secondly? How come you told Lila and not me?”
“Because you’d freak out!” Will said seriously. “Plus it was dumb anyways, I didn’t even like her.”
“That’s a bummer.” I said, grinning at the conversation.
“Why not?”
Will shrugged. “I like a different girl. But I’m not telling you anymore so don’t ask.”
“Fine.” Colbie sighed. “I’ll except that you’re turning into a moody teenager who doesn’t need me anymore.” She said in an overdramatic voice.
“Do you see what I have to deal with? Please distract her.” He said to me.
“I’m not getting in the middle of this one.”
Will smirked and looked around. “Can I get some books? I’m bored.”
She sighed and stood up. “I’ll grab some from your room.”
We both watched Colbie walking out and then I noticed how Will kept staring at me. Was he studying me? I had no idea, but the fact that I had no clue of what was on his mind was kind of terrifying. I raised one eyebrow slowly as I looked back at him, wondering what I was supposed to say if anything.
"Can I ask you something?" He breathed out eventually, looking slightly embarrassed. Damn.
I nodded and faked nonchalance, "Anything you want." I answered quietly. I didn't know if I really meant that, there were questions I didn't want to answer to, ones I didn't know how to answer too.
"How do you win a girl's heart?" He asked finally.
I suppressed a laugh, because his choice of words was killing me a little. "You really like that girl, uh?" I said back with a smile on his face.
"I do. But I don't know how to be with girls and I can't ask Rob because he seems so confident already." He snorted, while I thought to myself that yes, he was already too cocky for his age, "And I can't ask mom or my uncles because they'd tell mom."
"You know I tell everything to your mom, right?" I said back slowly, wanting him to know that I was completely honest and open with his mother.
He shrugged, "You don't have to tell you this...it's only a question, really." He said quietly and for a moment I felt bad for him. He had grown up without a father.
"We can have a little secret." I told him even though I'd tell Colbie anyway. But Will and I were oddly bonding and that mattered to me too. "Just be yourself Will, you're a smart fun kid. Respect the girl you like and be different from all the others, don't be afraid to trust your instincts and treat her right." I said seriously, wishing I had taken that advice myself when I was younger. But I was here to give him the best advice, not necessarily the one I would have followed myself back then.
"What if it's not enough?" He asked back, frowning.
"Then she's not right for you." I shrugged, meaning it, "You're great on the field, great at school, very good looking...just be who you are."
"I hope Rebekah like how I am." He sighed and I grinned a little. He really had to like this girl.
"Let me know how it goes, I can't wait to know I was right." I winked at him, just in time before Colbie joined us again, holding two books.
"Mom I already read them both." He complained, shaking his head.
"Already?!" She widened her eyes.
I grinned, "Weren't we supposed to watch a movie instead?"
“Did you get Guardians of the Galaxy?” Will asked, grinning at me.
“Of course.” I went to go grab it and figured their our tv system easily and in no time I was laughing along with my girlfriend and his very funny son. If you had told me I would have been in this situation? I couldn't have believed it for even a second. Here I was instead, really happy to be part of a single mom's life. Wow. I grabbed her hand, tracing little patternes against her skin and enjoying that contact no matter how small it was. I needed it, I needed it like I needed air.
“I’m going to make some tea.” She stood up and went into the kitchen, running my hands through her hair but she wasn't fast enough for me not to notice the weird look on her face. I was starting to know her well and if she put a distance between us, even if she was just in the other room it meant one thing only.
"I'm gonna check on your mom. Do you need anything?" I asked Will as I got up, getting a shake of his head as answer before I walked to the kitchen. Where Colbie had her head into the freezer. What the fuck? “Colbie.”
She peeked out of the freezer. “Hi.”
“What are you doing?”
“I got really hot.” She admitted lamely.
“Something just freaked you out. What’s wrong.” I narrowed my eyes on her, worried that she was about to run away from me again like she’d been doing all along. But now it was different, I couldn't take it.
“I felt a little out of control.” She admitted. “I like being in control….I liked knowing how to handle how I feel.”
“What are you talking about?” I asked, still treading carefully with her.
“Us Jax. This is happening so fast and I’m not sure how to handle it.”
I walked up to her, cupping her head in my hands and I felt her relax just so slightly. “Please don’t do this Colbie.” I said, my words cracking slightly, still thinking she was planning to run away before she could get hurt. Either that or she'd just kick me out of her house and her life.
“Don’t fall in love with you?” She asked softly, looking up into my eyes. “I can’t help it.”
I sucked in a breath, beyond surprised. Maybe I was allucinating and I was getting it all wrong. "What?" I breathed out.
She shook her head, swallowed, and then broke eye contact before pulling away from me. "It doesn't matter." She said hurriedly.
I watched her move around the kitchen like a crazy person, making her tea and avoiding me. In my heart, I knew what was happening, on my side I had been knowing it for a while now. I stepped closer to her, encircling her waist with my arms and pressing her back against my chest. "Colbie, stop." I said quietly, tilting my head down and speaking against her neck.
She set her hands on the kitchen counter, her own head bowing down and making her hair cascade to cover her gorgeous face. "I know it's too soon. How long have we been together now? Things are moving so fast and everything is like so amplified with you-"
"I love you." I cut her off, holding her tighter, so tight, never wanting to let her go as I pressed a kiss against her skin. The moment the words were out I felt my heart both grow lighter and heavier. There was no coming back from this, not without getting hurt, but what I felt for Colbie was just so awesome and she made me so happy that I didn't even care at this point, not about things going fast, not about my fear of making her run away from me, not about a damn thing in the world. I was in love with her and I wouldn't change it for anything.
Colbie turned in my arms and looked into my eyes. “I love you too.”
I groaned at her words full of emotion before fisting her hair and kissing her with all myself. “I never thought I’d meet you.” I whispered against hrt lips.
“I’m so lucky you did.” She kissed me back this time, only pulled back into reality when she heard Will laugh from the other room. “He really loves this movie.” She laughed.
“He has good taste.” I smirked at her, still playing with her hair gently.
“I feel like I’ll never stop grinning like this.” She laughed again.
“I hope you never do.” I replied, my own smile so big and bright. “Come on I’m missing the movie.” I pulled her out and a moment late I was leaning into her on the couch, my arm around me as I ruffled Will's head and asked about his leg.
“It’s fine.” He shrugged and when my eyes went back to the tv, I felt that here was my right place to be.