Justice For Juniper novel Chapter 53

Clean Up – Part I

“I puked in Beni’s car.

“I think I’m more concerned about the

fact you puked on me,” Adil laughed as he looked at his trousers. “I just bought this today, baby girl, and now it needs to be rinsed off. I think, since it’s brand new and you puked on it, you should come with me to the shower to clean me up. I’ll wash the puke out of your hair. You can get on your knees and wash the puke off my pants.”

She cocked her head to one side and then

asked, “you bought new pants today?”

“I just offered to shower with her and she’s asking about my shopping trip,” he

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looked at Phineas and Beni who were both shaking their heads. Suki was holding the wall as if concerned she would let it go it would fall. He was pretty sure she was the one who would fall.

“Adil,” Juniper whined as she lunged at him, despite his desperate attempt to not smear more of the vomit from his pants onto her, “did you go shopping for new clothes to come dancing with me tonight?”

“Well, I couldn’t kiss you for the first time wearing old jeans and a T–shirt could I?” he shot Suki a worried look, “is she going to puke next because frankly, my clothing can’t take another hit.‘

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Beni threw a set of keys at Adil. “Go to my

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place, get showered and changed. Bring some pjs over for the three of us.”

“Help Suki to her room,” Phineas

commanded. “Adil, meet us back in

Juniper’s bedroom. I need to get the puke out of her hair.”

“You can’t put her in the shower,” Suki protested. “I said no sex when she’s drunk.”

“We’re not going to have sex with her, Suki.” Phineas rolled his eyes at the woman who was looking greener by the passing seconds. “We’re going to clean her up as efficiently and respectfully as possible.”

“I puked Suki!” Juniper exclaimed

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suddenly. “All over Adil and Beni’s car.”

“I employ a very good PA who will take my car for a detailing,” Beni reassured her as Phineas swung Juniper up in his arms. “You can trust us Suki. We don’t want to hurt her. We will never do anything to intentionally cause her harm. Phineas is going to help her shower because he’s really good at compartmentalizing. He’ll be able to get her in and out of there rather quickly. Then we’re going to tuck her in and make sure she doesn’t suffer

bad dreams or tears from the altercation with Kyst.”

“You promise, Beni,” Suki threw herself at him and cupped his cheeks and looked into his eyes. “She is my best friend, and I love her. Do you know she once sat with

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me beside my mom’s hospital bed when my dad gave her a concussion? My mom was in a coma and Juni stayed with me. I don’t even remember her taking a pee break. She just sat there with me, holding my hand while I sat there terrified my mom was going to die. She didn’t die you know but she stupidly went back home with the miserable bastard. I haven’t spoken to him since, but Juni comes to dinner with me when I go. She’s the only person I have in this world, Beni, who loves me unconditionally. I will always protect her.”

“We appreciate you will always protect her,” Beni smiled at the girl.

“I love you too, Suki!” Juniper called out drunkenly as she was carried away down

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“No, sweetheart. I’m disappointed in myself. I knew the last drink was likely to put you too far over. It hit you harder in the car once we got away from Kyst.”

“I think it was the movement of the car, she stared into his eyes. “Your eyes are so blue, but the irises are rimmed with black. Its as if someone took a Sharpie and traced them.” She wiggled her finger in front of his eye in a circular motion. “I bet you were beautiful as a baby.”

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