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“Morning, ba— oh, oh my.”
I raised a hand to my face to block the sunlight streaming through the window, and my eyes went wide at the sight of a woman standing in the doorway.
“Ev, Evan, come on, it’s time to get up and play.” Eli peered around his mom. “Becca. Yay, Becca’s here.”
“Come on, baby boy, let’s give your brother some space.” His mom didn’t sound like a drunk—in fact, she sounded perfectly normal as she shot me a raised eyebrow and ushered Eli away from the bedroom door.
“Please tell me I imagined that,” I murmured.
Turning into his arm, I nestled there and let out a soft sigh. “Nope. Will she be mad?”
I hadn’t intended on staying over, but we’d gotten carried away. Evan did everything in his power to distract me, coaxing orgasm after orgasm from my body. If I hadn’t been so consumed with his touch, I probably would have felt embarrassed, but Evan worshiped me until every shred of the incident at The Vault was erased.
He dropped a kiss on my head and said, “Nah. Surprised, I guess, but not mad.”
“Surprised?” I hated sounding so needy, but we hadn’t had the ‘talk.’
Evan left the bed, pulling on his jeans, and glanced around at me. “I don’t make a habit of bringing girls home.”
“Oh.”
His lips tugged up in a smile, and he laughed. “Come on, get dressed. She’ll want to meet you.”
With a groan, I climbed out of bed and fumbled around for my clothes. Once we were dressed, Evan helped me sneak into the bathroom to clean up and finger brush my teeth.
“Ready?” he asked, leaning back on the counter.
I double-checked myself in the mirror and grimaced. “I guess.”
He wrapped his arms around me from behind and dropped his chin to my shoulder. He looked like a sculpted god, and I looked… like a hungover mess. Dark rings circled my eyes, and my hair was out of control, but he didn’t seem to care.
“If it makes you feel any better, this isn’t how I wanted it to go.”
That made two of us.
Twisting in his arms, I tiptoed up and met his lips in a gentle kiss. “It’s fine. I want to meet her.” She was Evan’s mom. I wanted to know everything about him: the good, the bad, even the ugly.
He returned my smile, but it didn’t reach his eyes, and my heart ached for him.
“Hey.” I palmed his cheek. “It’ll be fine. Besides, there’s a hyper child waiting for me.”
That earned me a grin. “He’ll be stoked. This will earn me definite brownie points.”
My mouth dropped open, and he laughed, taking my hand in his and pulling me out of the bathroom.
“Hey, Mom, this is Becca. Becca, my mom, Ellen.” Evan didn’t release my hand, and I was grateful given the frosty reception his mom was throwing my way.
“Becca,” she said curtly and then a little voice shrieked, “Becca! Come on, it’s time for Paw Patrol.” Eli ran up to us and grabbed my free hand, yanking me forward. I looked at Evan, and he smiled, nodding for me to go on.
He leaned down and whispered, “I’ll be right over, go.”
I smiled at Ellen and turned my attention to Eli. “Sounds good, buddy. Lead the way.”
Resisting the urge to look back at Evan, I followed Eli to the living room portion of the house. He chatted excitedly about his adventures since I’d last seen him. But curiosity got the better of me, and I discreetly looked over at the kitchenette. Evan and his mom were in hushed conversation, but I could see the tension between them. Ellen talked with her hands, quick exaggerated movements, and at one point, her voice raised enough that I made out the word ‘family.’
“Becca, what are you doing?” Eli tugged on my hand, staring up at me curiously, and I dropped down onto the floor. “Nothing, buddy. Can I take a look at that?” I flicked my head at the toy pup in his hands, and he beamed, “Sure.”
“Wow, I love his little outfit.”
