“We really did,” Sebastian, her partner in crime, his cousin Trevor’s son, and a boy that he’d been worried about until Mikey came into his life, said absently from where he stood on the other side of the stretcher, reading a book.
With a mock glare aimed at his stepdaughter, Reese said, “I fell out of a tree trying to rescue a kitten for the little pain in the ass.”
“That you adore,” Mikey added for him with a solemn nod, making Aidan bite back a smile as he stepped around his niece and began examining his brother.
“Looks dislocated,” Aidan said after examining Reese’s shoulder before checking to see if there was any other damage that they had to worry about.
“He tried to pop it back in,” Mikey said with a sad shake of her head, making Reese’s eyes narrow as he muttered, “Traitor.”
“That didn’t end well,” Sebastian said.
“Not at all,” Mikey added while Aidan glared down at his brother.
“Where’s Kasey?” Aidan asked, wondering why Reese’s wife wasn’t here tormenting her husband, something that she really seemed to enjoy.
“She doesn’t know that we’re here. She thinks we’re asleep in my room and that he’s working in his office,” Mikey said, sighing heavily as she climbed onto the stretcher so that she could sit next to Reese and hold his good hand.
At Aidan’s questioning look, Reese said, “I didn’t want to worry her.”
“I’m pretty sure that she was worried when she saw you fall out of that tree,” Sebastian pointed out, earning a glare.
Nodding, Mikey said, “That was concerning.”
“It really was,” Sebastian said, climbing onto the stretcher so that he could sit next to Mikey.
“I don’t think all that yelling helped either,” Mikey added, looking thoughtful.
“I thought he was going to cry,” Sebastian said, which earned a nod of agreement from his partner in crime. “Me, too.”
“You’re both evil,” Reese said, closing his eyes on a resigned sigh.
“Did you lose consciousness?” Aidan asked.
“No,” Reese said as Aidan shifted his attention to Mikey and Sebastian for confirmation.
“No, but there was a lot of swearing.”
“I learned a lot of new words tonight,” Mikey readily agreed.
Cracking one eye open so that he could glare at Mikey, Reese muttered, “Brat,” before closing his eyes again.
“I already knew that word,” Mikey said, making him chuckle as he checked Reese’s pulse to make sure that his arm was still getting good blood flow.
“It’s true. She did,” Sebastian said as Aidan stood there, unable to help but wonder what it would be like to have a little girl who loved to torment him.
Chapter 30
“Look,” Arik said with a charming smile that probably got him whatever he wanted, “Aidan will never find out. This will be just between us. What do you say?”
“Step away from the pancakes,” Melanie said, narrowing her eyes on the man that kept her company all night and had already managed to devour three batches of pancakes, an entire pan of muffins, a dozen scrambled eggs, and two pounds of bacon.
“I thought you loved me,” Arik said, pouting as he reached for the plate piled high with pancakes and-
“Get out,” Aidan said, shoving Arik out of the way seconds before she found herself pulled into his arms.
“You ungrateful bastard!” Arik said in gasped outrage as she found herself being led out of the kitchen as Aidan brushed his lips against hers with a groan.
“What are you doing up so early?” Aidan asked as he guided her into the bathroom.
“I couldn’t sleep,” Melanie said, already reaching for his tie.
“You need sleep,” he said, breaking off the kiss just long enough so that he could reach down and push her oversized flannel pajamas off as she pulled his tie free only to grab onto his shoulders so that she could step out of her pants when he bent down to help her.
“I need you,” Melanie said, reaching down to cup his face and pull him back up so that she could kiss him.
“You have me,” he promised as he tore his shirt off and tossed it aside before reaching down and pulled his belt loose while he toed off his shoes. By the time that she pushed his pants and boxers down, he had her shirt off and was pulling her inside the shower.
“I made you dinner, but the warden wouldn’t let me bring it to you,” she said as she found herself turned around and facing the wall.
“Good. I don’t want you anywhere near the hospital right now,” Aidan said as he reached past her and grabbed her favorite body wash off the shelf.
“It doesn’t matter anyway because Arik ate everything as soon as I turned my back,” Melanie said, her breath catching when she felt his hands slide down her back.
“Amateur,” Aidan said softly as he kissed her shoulder.
“I know,” she mumbled sadly because she should have expected it.
“And you made me breakfast this morning,” he said, sounding pleased as he ran his soapy hands over her back.
“Yes,” Melanie said only to gasp when his hands sl
id around and found her breasts.
“Did you miss me?” he asked, using his hold on her breasts to pull her closer so that her back was pressed against his chest and she could feel just how much he’d missed her.
“Yes.”
“What did you miss about me?” he asked in a seductive whisper as he moved his hands over her breasts, gently kneading them in his hands as he kissed the side of her neck.
“Everything,” she found herself admitting as she reached back so that she could hold onto his hips as she stood there, unable to help but moan as her head dropped back against his chest.
“Tell me five things,” Aidan said as he ran his soapy fingers over her nipples.
“No,” Melanie managed to get out on a moan as she licked her lips and said, “your turn.”
“My turn?” he asked, sounding thoughtful as he pressed another kiss against her neck.
“Yes,” she said only to sigh with relief when he ran his hands down to her belly and instantly calmed the little boy that had kept her up all night.
“I missed holding you. I missed seeing your smile. I missed feeling Drew push against my side when he wanted attention. I missed the way that you manipulate me into running out and getting you pie, but mostly, I missed the way that you moan my name when I’m inside you,” Aidan said, punctuating his words by grinding his cock against her bottom and leaving her with no other choice but to moan.
“Just like that,” he whispered approvingly as he continued to grind against her as he ran his fingertips over her skin, tracing a path over her belly and down her hips until he reached back and placed his hands over hers. With another kiss against her neck, he wrapped his hands around hers and placed them against the shower wall as hot water ran down her back.
“What did you miss about me, Melanie?” Aidan asked, releasing her hands so that he could run his hands down her back.
“This,” she said as he ran his hands down her hips before gently gripping them so that he could pull her back and-
“You missed this?” he asked as he slowly slid inside her.