He opened his mouth to reply, but I intervened. “You know how much I hate agreeing with Christian, but they’re going to have to face Uncle Jax to get through to her.”
Christian groaned into her neck, hearing me call myself Uncle Jax was a kick to his balls. Exactly how I wanted it to be.
“Did you just get here?” Kinley asked.
“Yeah.” I nodded. “Your mom handed me your son, and he shit and threw up on me.”
Her eyes widened, and Christian didn’t miss a beat. Locking eyes with me, he simply stated, “That’s my boy.”
Kinley laughed, throwing her head back.
“Kinley, I thought you were on my side?” I looked down at my shirt. “Do you have a shirt I can change into? This one’s covered in God knows what? What the hell are you feeding that kid? How does something so big come out of something so small?”
“I’ll go see what I can find,” Christian replied, kissing her one last time before he left us.
“Your mom looks good, Kinley.”
“I know. Asher is obsessed with her. She’s the only one who can get him to stop crying. She’s like the baby whisperer.”
“Motherhood suits you. You’ve never looked better.”
“I wish I could say the same to you.”
I sighed. “Am I that obvious?”
“I’ve known you since I was twelve, you have that look about you. Is something wrong?”
Leaning against the counter of her outside kitchen, I gripped the edge, and the expression on my face quickly turned into one she hadn’t seen before. Instantly making her worry for me.
“What, Jax? You’re freaking me out.”
“I know. I don’t know how to say it other than…” I hesitated before confessing, “I royally fucked up, Kinley. And now I need your help.”
“Is this in reference to your trade?”
“So you’ve heard?”
“I think the whole world has heard. You’re Jax Colton, it’s been front page news and all-over social media since the news broke. I was going to call you, but I know how you get, and giving you space was the best thing I could do for you.”
I nodded. She did know me best.
“I know you’re probably wanting to bash your head in at this point, but selfishly I can’t tell you how excited I am that you will be moving back home.”
“Have you talked to Autumn?”
She jerked back. “About what?”
“Me.”
“Why would I talk to Autumn about you?”
“Because Caleb called her in for reinforcements.”
Her eyes widened. “That’s a good thing, though, right? Autumn is the best at what she does.”
“That’s yet to be determined.”
“You sound angry.”