Page 90 of Luci’s Lullaby

“Lord help me, I may kill this man before the night’s over.” I stand from the tub, holding a slippery Luci tightly against me.

I wrap her in a towel and tuck one under my armpits so it covers me. I peek out the door to find Alden leaned against the wall. “Shit!”

He laughs. “What?”

“Why are you there?”

“Waiting.” He grins coyishly.

I hold Luci out as best as I can. “Here, get your daughter.”

I don’t even think when I say it, but the second it’s out there I can’t take it back. To my surprise, he doesn’t even hesitate.

“Come here, baby girl.” He takes her in his arms and instead of leaving like a gentleman, he takes it one step further. “Charlee?”

“What? I’m getting cold.”

“You’re standing in front of the mirror.” His eyes smolder. “It’s still the best ass I’ve ever seen.”

My eyes widen as I reach around trying to cover myself. “ALDEN!”

“Gotcha.” He winks and saunters away.

I slam the door, whirling around to find no mirror behind me. “Asshole.”

In all of the back and forth with him, my shirt and shorts I sleep in got wet. I grab my robe and tiptoe into the bedroom. The door’s shut, so I make quick work of my clothes.

I wiggle into my panties and go in search of his clothes. “Please do not let me find any kinky shit in here.”

I pull drawers open, looking for a t-shirt and shorts. I find a WVU t-shirt big enough to cover my ass and pull it over my head.

“Now, where do you keep your shorts?” I yank on drawers until I find some boxer briefs.

“Lord have mercy, I hope I don’t catch anything.” I take a pair out and something falls to the floor. I step into the legs and hike them up. I grab the material I dropped and realize they’re panties.

“Ewe, yuck!” I touched skanky panties. I drop them in the drawer and shake my hand. As I close it, something dawns on me. “Those are MINE!”

I get them out again so I can take them home. I turn and stop. “Why does he have these? Does he collect them?”

My face flames and before I can stop myself, I’m storming through the house with suspect panties in hand. I round the kitchen corner to find him fixing a bottle. Luci must be in her crib.

He turns with a smile, I rear back and hurl them in his face. “What the fuck is this? Do you have a stash of panties from all of your conquests?”

He’s caught off guard and juggles them as he tries to gain control. His eyes burn a path up my body. When his lips part, I can see it in his eyes… I might just be in for more than I counted for.

“How did you find these?” He’s calm, but the storm brewing in his eyes makes me wary.

“My clothes are wet, I needed some.”

He steps closer to me. “Maybe you should wear these, they’re my favorite.”

“I-I don’t understand. Why do you have them?” I stammer.

“I took them off you.” His words are low, raising the hair on my arms.

I swallow hard. “I remember, but why did you keep them?”

“I wanted them.” He crowds me against the counter.