Undercover

Chapter 9

I cover my mouth and sit up abruptly. My face burning.

"Oh, my God, Jonas, I am so sorry!" The words are muffled behind my hand.

Jonas stares at the mess in his lap and does something I wasn't expecting.

He laughs.

I frown. "You're...laughing?"

"I should've seen it coming."

I drop my hands even more confused. "What? How?"

He finally looks at me. "All that water you inhaled made you sick."

"So you're not completely disgusted with me?" I whisper.

"Well, I am disgusted." He frowns at his lap. "But not at you. It's not like you intentionally did it." He eyes me suspiciously. "Did you?"

"Of course not!" I exclaim.

Jonas turns up one side of his mouth in a half smile.

I blush. "How about we get you cleaned up?" I climb out of the truck and take a deep breath. Despite the embarrassment, I feel slightly better.

As Jonas hops out of the car, there's a loud splat on the car. I cringe before walking over to him. My vomit drips off his shorts.

I groan and shake my head. "Ugh, that's so gross. I am so sorry."

I've done a lot of things, but never to this degree. Would it be bad for Ian to find me?

"Really, it's okay." He tries not to gag. "But, I would love to have something else to put on."

"Right."

We walk up to the front door. I shakily try to get the right key into the lock. Jonas has to help me. We both enter with me cutting on some of the lights. Champ scampers into the living room to greet us.

I assume he gets a whiff of Jonas because his tail goes between his legs before he goes right back out. I groan loudly as Jonas chuckles.

"Um, the bathroom is upstairs. I'll find you a towel and a wash cloth to use. While you clean up, I'll wash your clothes for you."

"Thanks, but you might want to hose them down first. They really reek." He holds his nose.

"That's not funny." I mutter and go up the stairs.

Jonas follows with an amused smile. Before we arrive to the bathroom in the hallway for guests, I search in the first closet we pass. There's only cleaning supplies. Jonas helps me check the bathroom for his bathing requirements.

"Found them!"

"Awesome. So, just pass out the clothes to me when you're out of them." I walk out of the bathroom.

As soon as the door shuts behind me, I silently curse myself.

Why God?

Why did I have to puke then? Was it a sign that I shouldn't let myself care about him like this? I take a deep breath.

Maybe I shouldn't get attached to anyone here.

I rest the back of my head against the door.

It's lonely being me.

I nearly fall back into the bathroom when Jonas opens the door. I yelp in surprise.

He laughs"You alright?"

Why does he find every little thing that embarrasses me, comical? I narrow my eyes.

"Just give me the clothes."