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“It never does.”
Chapter 44
Malcolm
I finished off my beer. “What the fuck, man? It’s like I’m playing with a bunch of babies.” I complained, watching as another one of my teammates walked right into enemy fire.
At this rate, I’d be completing this mission on my own.
I took out another opponent. “Woo! Another one bites the dust. G, man, you see that? I got this mission on lock.”
I was nearly to the destination when a reflection appeared on the TV screen. “Oh shit!”
I looked back to see Ginger standing in the kitchen with Shawn. G started cussing at me through the headphones.
“Fuck, man. My bad. Gotta go.” I exited the game while he was still cussing, and took off my headphones.
She put Shawn down, and he came running over to me.
“What up, buddy?” He balled up his little fist to give me a pound.
I strode over to Ginger, putting my hand on her lower back, I leaned down to give her a kiss. “Did I miss a call?”
She shook her head. “Sorry for just showing up.”
“Baby, never apologize for coming over. You caught me a little off guard, but I’m more than happy to see you.”
My phone started buzzing on the table. I knew that was probably G, wondering why I bailed.
“You gonna answer that?”
“Nah. It’ll just be a pissed off G.”
“Did I get you killed?”
“Just a lil bit, but it’s all right.”
Shawn fought to get down. He made a beeline for the controller and started banging it on the table.
“Shawn, no.” She pulled toys from the bag on her shoulder as she walked over to him. “Here. You can’t play with Malcolm’s expensive toys.” She pried the controller from his fingers, giving him some toy trucks as a trade.
“First, it’s a remote, not a toy. And it’s not all that expensive.” I walked over, picking up my headset to move it out of his reach. “I’d like to not have to replace this, though. Got it in China. They don’t sell this model in the states.”
She shook her head, laughing. “Like I said, expensive toys.”
I watched her eyes travel down my body as she finally paid attention to my state of dress. Or undress, in this case. I wore only a pair of black boxer briefs.
Her gazed lingered and she pressed her lips together, trying to hide her smile. “Um...maybe I should have called.”
I shrugged. “Doesn’t bother me.”
She diverted her eyes over to Shawn, who was headed to the stairs. “Get back here, you.” She scooped him up, and brought him back to the living room with us. She took a seat on the floor with Shawn. “Do you always spend your Saturday afternoon in just your underwear?”
“If I don’t have plans, and not expecting visitors. Make yourself at home.”
I ran up the steps to grab a pair of shorts. When I got back downstairs, Ginger sat on the couch with Shawn on her lap. He drank water from his sippy cup while they watched some kid show. I took a seat beside them, resting my arm on the back of the sofa. I caressed the back of her neck.
She looked over and smiled. “Guess I’m really messing up your day. Got you killed, now you had to put on clothes. Lazy day just ruined.”
