It was more than an hour later before all the kids were down for the night. Dom was no doubt reading in bed.
Logan walked out of the bedroom, hair wet and freshly showered. “We need to sit down and have a formal chat about the kids.”
I nodded but I was barely focused on his words. In high school, Logan without his shirt was always a sight. Seeing him with just sweatpants and nothing else, I could easily tell that High School Logan was clearly just a boy. The man in front of me was… well… a man. He wasn’t as tall as my brothers, but then again, very few people were. Still. Broad shoulders and a sculpted chest told me he spent a fair amount of time in the gym. Ridges at his abdomen and then that all too sexy V accompanied by a happy trail that led into his sweatpants.
“Bex.”
I looked up at him. The smirk told me he knew I was checking him out. I plastered on my innocent look when I answered him. “Yes. I think as soon as this shitshow of an investigation is over, we should look to formalizing this family. I mean, we could put in a petition sooner.”
Logan knelt in front of me, his face serious. “I want nothing more than to go where your thoughts led you a moment ago. But…”
“But what?” He sounded so serious. “Just tell me.”
“Bex, you watched our child get shot today, that couldn’t have been easy.” He took my hands in his. “I was here. Hearingabout it and I knew Dom was alright, and I still freaked out. I had to listen to your brother mumble about leaks and plan Bs.”
“Yeah, he can get a bit intense when he’s figuring out all the angles.” I stood and pulled him up with me. “It's worse when it involves people he loves.”
“And what about the people you love, Bex?”
I shook my head trying to push away the images in my head. “I’m fine. I’m used to this, remember. Yeah, it was a whole lot scarier because it was Dom, but I’ll be fine. I thought I might need a good cry in the shower but I really am good.” I stepped back. “Right now, I am going to use that new tub and make myself smell as nice as you do, and then I want to make good on the promise I made to the sexiest man I know.”
“I hope you mean me.”
I winked and headed for the attached bathroom in the master bedroom. We were using Logan’s bedding and the furniture came with the house. I would need to do some shopping to make it look less like a bachelor’s room. But it would do for now. Same with the kids’ rooms, really.
It had been an interesting few hours and I just needed some time to relax. Once we had both kids taking a nap, we unpacked the car. Logan couldn’t get everything packed, but he brought most of our clothes and all of the baby's things. He also remembered to bring all the devices and Dom’s school and sports things.
Without much thought, we placed the toddlers into the same room and Dom got his own room. Logan mentioned he had put in an offer to buy the house from Salinger Security, who currently had a holding company on the paperwork for Dom’s protection. Once it was all sorted, he would buy the house from the company. He didn’t want the kids to move again. All the shuffling around had already played havoc on them. Landon would start to talk to us and Logan didn’t want anything tojeopardize that. Which was also why he asked Dom and I not to speak about what had happened while Landon was around.
I was happy to comply. Dom had already spoken to me and I had a good idea where his head was at. The kid was scared but he was not going to let the assholes win. He was pissed he needed to stay off school for a bit but he did understand the logic.
The bathroom would need updating as well. The beige tiles with white finishings were not going to work for me. I looked forward to redecorating the entire house once things settle down. Once I turned on the water and ran the bath, I stripped out of my clothes while I waited for it to fill. It had been a long and stressful day and I wanted nothing more than to allow the warm water to flow over my body. I actually needed it.
The thing that surprised me was that there was still no crying. I didn't get that burn at the back of my throat and I didn’t feel the need to shed tears. Maybe I was broken. That wouldn’t surprise me. There was only so much a single human being could take and my family had been through a lot over the last few years. From the time Debbie was killed five years ago until Dom had been shot a few hours ago, it had been one drama after another.
Intellectually, I knew we were not cursed. But it was hard not to buy into that when once again someone in my family was under threat and needed to be in hiding.
Still, the lack of tears surprised me. And there was only one explanation for that. The man on the other side of the door. He would comfort me. At the end of the day, he would know what I needed.
I wish I had known back in high school how precious it was to have someone who knew exactly what one needed. Someone who could leave you alone or hold you tight if needed. That was something I wanted to teach my children.
I don’t know how long I lay in the bath before the tips of my fingers went all pruny. I’d filled the bath several times but it was almost too full and the water was once again turning cool.
I stepped out of the big round tub and quickly toweled off. I twisted the terry cloth around my body and walked into the bedroom.
Oh my. Logan on the bed in just his sweatpants. Clearly commando, judging by the tent at his groin.
“Drop the towel, Bex.” I did as he asked and a whistle of breath escaped him. “Now, I do believe you offered to suck my dick while you sat on my face.”
Chapter Twenty-Five
LOGAN
Damn. She was sexy. She wasn’t overly curvy. But that slight indent at her waist and that flat stomach worked well for her. Her breasts were just about a handful and I didn’t need more than that.
I made a circling motion, indicating she should turn around. Without question, she did as I asked. That perfect perky ass came into view, and my eyes were transfixed. As she continued turning my gaze took in those legs that seemed to go on forever. When she was facing me once more, I made my way up to those pretty brown eyes.
I loved how they darkened when she was horny. I had only ever seen that exact shade when she was looking at me.
