Zenith's Promise (The Zenith Series Book 7) by Leanne Davis

Author:Leanne Davis [Davis, Leanne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

JODY DIDN’T KNOW WHAT to make of Ross when he was so easy going and natural with JayJay. He socialized and interacted with her brother in ways she never witnessed from him or anyone else. Including all the ways he interacted with her. Watching his genuine sense of comfort and ease with JayJay did weird things to her heart. What could make a person more interesting and compelling than this amazing interaction with her autistic brother? She doubted it was an act. Ross wasn’t the type to pretend to handle something like that. And no one could sustain it for this long. Not so many hours. Jody found it grueling and she adored her brother. But he demanded a lot from her and during hour six, when she saw Ross lean in and listen closer as JayJay listed off the attributes of whatever he was currently discussing, Ross melted Jody’s heart. She usually tuned JayJay out before now.

But Ross? God, he seemed like he’d been part of their life since JayJay was a little kid. Ross was great. Compliant, genuinely intrigued, and overall, just nice. He was not fake or condescending. And as for his patience, who knew? Jody never imagined that of him in her wildest daydreams.

Now what to do with her new image and assessment of Ross? Of all people? Good Lord. You could never tell what was inside someone’s heart.

Her brain was too frazzled right then to figure it out. Dragging her feet, her eyes felt just as heavy as her body. She definitely couldn’t drink tonight. Her bed sounded heavenly.

But JayJay was still excited and full of energy. Feeling especially talkative, he spouted off all kinds of facts. The rapt audience he had in Ross was better than almost anyone else who wasn’t part of the family or raised with JayJay.

All of a sudden, JayJay asked, “Could we go to Ross’s house? Please, Jodeee? He has Shield’s Combat with all the special addition bonus stuff. I really want to see it. Please? Just for an hour?”

Jody’s eyelids felt so heavy but she couldn’t resist JayJay’s begging or his undying excitement. Ross added, “You guys are welcome to come over if you want.”

After all those hours, Ross wasn’t tired of JayJay’s incessant talking or annoyed by his constant barrage of unanswerable questions. JayJay often became invasive with his questions, since he had no real sense of people’s boundaries, and several queries were cringe-worthy for Jody, but Ross never even flinched. To her surprise, he answered JayJay honestly. Or he smiled and gently evaded JayJay’s inquiry without letting him realize that he was skirting the answer. Jody had to concede her respect and approval of his kindness in the companionship he exhibited towards her brother and her.

“Okay. For just a little while. It’s going on seven, so as long as we’re home by eight-thirty.”

They made the short walk to Ross’s condo and plopped down on his couch as he loaded the gaming system up and handed JayJay a controller.

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