AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Can we have ice cream?” Mila asks, looking up at Eve.
Eve glances at me, and I give an easy smile. “I don’t see why not.”
There is an ice cream parlor nearby, and since it is evening and the sky is a canvas which is splashed with the most stunning of hues, we decide to eat the ice cream in the parking lot.
When have I ever done these sort of things?
Eating ice cream in a parking lot, leaning against my car, laughing as Mila tries to give me sticky kisses and have my face wiped by Eve who looks amused.
I feel like I am part of a family.
With Mila asleep in the backseat, I drive the two of them home and carry our daughter upstairs.
“You sure you’ll be alright?” I ask as I close the door to Mila’s room.
Eve nods.
There is color in her cheeks and she looks better.
“You probably want to
get home and rest,” she says, sounding odd.
As Eve walks me to the door, I say, “Let me know if you need anything. You’re not completely recovered.”
When she rolls her eyes at me, I can’t help but grin.
She is already feeling better if she can be a brat.
“I’ve got fluids and my fridge is full of food that Fergus sent. I’ll be fine.” A slight hesitation. “Thank you, you know, for everything. You didn’t have to do any of this, but you did, so thanks.”
The look in her eyes is so bewildered, as if she can’t understand why anyone would look after her that my chest tightens with emotion and before I can stop myself, I lean in and cup her face, looking into her pretty brown eyes.
Her hands automatically go to my wrists, but she doesn’t push me away.
Her breathing hitches as I just watch her, marveling at the thousand specks of color in her eyes, the confusion in them, the wariness, and the need.
I brush my mouth against hers, and her eyes flutter shut.
It is a soft melding of mouths, a tender moment that is over far too soon when I pull away.
Her eyes are dazed, her lips parted, and I wish that I could take her into her room and strip her and ravish her from top to bottom till she is nothing but sighs and moans.
But I have to take this one step at a time.
She has to come to me.
So, I step back reluctantly and leave.
As I make my way to the car, I pause and look around.
Was it just my imagination or was someone is standing in the shadows of the building?
I stand still, my eyes narrowed on the spot, my hand reaching for the gun that is tucked in the back of my pants.
However, there is nothing there.
I enter the car and then send a quick message to Eve.
