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My son pumps his skinny arms and tackles me. I get a paint roller straight to the side of the face.
“Aha!” Rowan cries out in victory.
It’s a short-lived sound as a bucket of water gets poured over our heads, drenching us both. Shivering, we glance up into Nova’s grinning face.
“Oops.”
“Let’s get her!” Rowan yells.
“Charge!”
Nova’s eyes widen as she sees the folly of her ways, but it’s too late. I grab the hose, Rowan grabs another bucket and, with a common enemy, we become allies.
Nova doesn’t stand a chance.
We corner her near the edge of the porch steps and I turn the nozzle up. Rowan throws the rest of the water in the bucket.
Nova sputters and holds up her hands in surrender.
I cut the hose and grin when she gives me a stink eye.
“You were too eager to do that,” Nova points out.
I shrug.
She plucks her damp shirt away from her skin. “Ew.”
I wrap her in my arms, making us both doubly wet.
“What are you doing?”
“I’ve got a way to dry us fast.” Spinning her around, I grin when she wraps her arms around my neck and stops me.
“I’m getting dizzy.”
“It’s probably a side-effect from when you fell from heaven.”
“That’s pitiful.”
“You know you love it.”
She gives me an affectionate kiss on the lips. I try my best not to stick my tongue down her throat since we have an audience.
But it seems like I don’t do a good enough job keeping it PG.
“You two are so gross.” Rowan sinks to the grass and covers his face. “Aw! My eyes!”
Nova’s lips disconnect from mine. She smirks at him. “I think he got that overdramatic side from you.”
“Probably.”
I set her on her feet and we all dry off as best as we can before moving inside.
“This paint got all over my skin. I’ll have to take a shower,” Nova says, throwing an inviting look over her shoulder.
Instantly, I imagine hoisting her up beneath the streaming rain, slamming her against every wall in the walk-in shower and utterly ravaging her.
I take an eager step toward Nova when Rowan tugs on my shirt. “Adam.”
