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“Dad.” Rowan scrunches his nose. “It’s weird.”
“You’ll get used to it,” I say quickly. There’s no way I can go back to being called ‘Adam’ after hearing that.
His lips curl up. “Dad?”
“Hm?”
“I’m really glad mom put me on that bus. I’m really glad I knocked on your door. And… I’m really glad I found you.”
My eyes start welling with tears and it takes all my strength to keep them from falling. “Me too, Rowan.”
The mood is way too sappy, so I clap his back. “Now take a shower and get ready to go to the farmhouse. And make sure you get all the paint behind your ears. Niko’s got sharp eyes. She’s not going to like you if you’re dirty.”
His ears get extremely red. “Who said I want Niko to like me?”
“I just meant as friends, bud.”
I did not.
But it’s clear Rowan can’t handle being exposed yet.
His entire face turning red, Rowan shuffles into his adjoining bathroom.
I chuckle and find my way into my room.
Nova is sitting on the bed. Sadly, she’s fully dressed but when she greets me with a small, welcoming smile, I forget my disappointment. The woman makes me weak in the knees just by breathing.
I slide my gaze up. Her hair is contained in a plastic bag and I smirk at it.
“Do I want to know?”
“It’s a black woman thing.”
“I want to know.”
She rolls her eyes. “This is day two of my wash-and-go. If I rinse out my hair, my products and gel will wash out and then all my hard work will be for nothing.”
“I don’t understand.”
“And this is why you didn’t need to know.”
Have I mentioned I find this woman sexy as hell when she scowls at me?
Nova looks so beautiful sitting in the sunlight, her dark skin on fire and her eyes alive with purpose. I draw in a steadying breath, hoping to slow the thudding against my ribs.
It doesn’t work.
“What?” she asks, still a little snappy.
Rather than answer, I walk over to her until I can feel her breath skittering over my cheek. My lips find hers. At the first touch, she draws me in, stirring a hunger inside that can only be satisfied by one woman—Nova freaking Delaney.
My breath catches when she twines her fingers in my shirt. I feel myself being pulled toward the bed and nearly lose my balance. Propping my hands into the mattress, I step over her and delve into the sweetness of her mouth.
As her kiss turns insistent, I start unbuttoning her shirt, eager to feel her skin, grip her from behind and hammer the life out of her.
Heat fills the room and I’m one layer away from paradise… when I hear Rowan’s bathroom door thudding open and remember we’re not alone.
Nova gives me another, quick kiss before pushing herself up.
