Page 21 of Waggs

Willow pulled out of Aiden’s arms, and he let her go as they both looked down at AJ.

Aiden crouched down on the balls of his feet. “Well, everyone needs a hug sometimes.”

“I need a hug!” AJ held his arms out to Aiden and Willow felt an ache in her chest at the beauty between them, the bond they’d formed from nothing to one so stunning and unique, it made her have hope at a time when her life was falling apart.

“Well, luckily I have an unending supply of free hugs, so come and get it.” Aiden held open his arms, and AJ threw his little body at him. Aiden stood, holding on tight to AJ and with one arm scooped her into their little melee. “See, plenty to go around.”

AJ laughed with delight and tried to wrap his arms around each of them, nearly strangling her in the process.

“Okay, why don’t you two go and give me some peace and I can get on with dinner?”

Aiden beamed at her, and she smiled back, the worry pushed to the back of her mind where it belonged for now.

They ate a nice dinner of fajitas which AJ managed to get over most of his top, the conversation about dinosaurs and why TV was different there, the main topic of discussion.

Willow loved to see her son engaged and really holding court as the two adults indulged him. It felt good to be part of a unit again. Raising a child alone was hard; never getting a second to herself or being off the clock. She’d never change it, but that didn’t make it any easier. She briefly wondered what it would be like to have this forever, to build a life, a future with Aiden. Willow knew she was getting ahead of herself, so she smiled and got up, taking the plates to the sink.

“Leave those. I’ll sort them later.”

Willow laughed as Aiden placed a hand over hers to stop her. “Tell me again why some woman hasn’t snapped you up?”

Aiden rubbed his nose against hers playfully, and her breath caught, at the intimacy. “I can run really fast.”

“I can run fast, wanna see?”

“I would love to, but how about we do that tomorrow? It’s almost time for bed, and you have to be tired.”

AJ shook his head and stifled the yawn. “Nope.”

She and Aiden laughed, sharing a look.

“Why don’t I call the parentals while you sort The Flash out?”

Willow chuckled. “Good plan.”

Aiden offering to call his parents and give them a heads up about the situation with her and AJ while she bathed her son was a weight off her mind. It was an offer Willow gladly accepted, knowing that there’d be questions coming that she wasn’t ready for. Like why she didn’t go to them for help.

When she’d finally put her exhausted son to bed with the promise of a play date with the gorgeous Maggie soon, she made her way back to the living area. Aiden was sitting with his feet up on the coffee table, his phone pressed to his ear, a smile on his face. He held up his arm to her, and she scooted in next to him, loving the comfort and warmth that snaked into her heart at the simple gesture.

“Yes, Mom. I’ll have Willow call you tomorrow.”

He paused with a smile and looked down at her as she turned into him and began walking her fingers over his chest. Aiden frowned in warning as her hand moved lower and she felt the devil in her come out to play.

“Yeah, Mom I love you, too. Tell Dad not to overdo it.”

Willow could hear Amy Wagner on the other end of the phone and smiled as Aiden nodded, trying to get his mother off the phone. When her hand slid toward the top of his sweatpants, he grabbed her wrist and held her still with a low growl.

“Yeah, Mom, gotta go. I have a pipe about to burst.” Aiden hung up and tossed his phone on the couch beside him as she giggled.

“A burst pipe? Is that what you’re hiding down there?”

Aiden moved fast, rolling her on to her back on the couch, his weight resting on top of her. He pressed the ridge of his erection against her core, and she moaned, her hands gripping his shoulders as he turned the tables on her. “That was mean.”

Willow looked into the clear blue eyes that held a sparkle of grey, stroked the stubble on the square jaw, and grinned at him. “Technically, I didn’t actually do anything.”

Aiden nuzzled her neck. “Only because I stopped you. It was still naughty.”

Willow felt her pulse accelerate with excitement. “However will you punish me?”