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Chapter 36
Mila
The kids wanted to stay and keep playing in the nursery, but Em shooed me out after my fifth lap around the room. I’m not usually one to pace. I’m more of a take-action kind of girl, but this is one situation I have no control over. I can’t make it end faster. There’s nothing I can do to gain a resolution. It leaves me feeling helpless and scared.
I’ve stopped pacing, but sitting on the couch and staring out the window probably isn’t much better. It’s been five hours since Vincent left with the other men. I know three hours of that was some form of waiting or them heading to wherever the confrontation with Keres was to take place. It’s the last two hours that concern me. I’ve got no basis of knowledge for situations like this, but to me it doesn’t seem like something that should take that long. It’s not like Adrian Larrick will demand a sit-down meeting to air his grievances.
In my head, all the bad things that could possibly happen have occurred, and instead of Vincent coming home, he’s going to be hurt or worse, he’s—
My heart kicks up at the sight of the first SUV coming down the road. The guys waiting outside, those left here to protect us, walk toward the vehicles as they park.
“We usually meet them outside,” Em says, coming into the room.
She holds her hand out to welcome me, but I feel locked in place.
She leaves the front door open as she heads out to greet Kincaid.
I swallow a sob at the sight of Vincent as he climbs out of the back of the second SUV. His eyes dart to the door, a frown on his face. Realizing he’s looking for me, I can wait no longer. I scramble off the sofa and toward the door.
His face lights up at the sight of me on the porch, and as if I’m weightless, I launch myself in his direction, a hundred percent confident that he’ll catch me.
His arms are around me a second later, and I feel like a spider monkey climbing up him.
Sobs rack my body, making it hard to breathe as I bury my face in his neck.
“I love how this feels,” he says, his words rumbling from his chest more than anything else. “Having someone here waiting for me. Jesus, Mila.”
I pull my head back, leaning into his touch when he wipes away the tears trailing down my cheeks.
“You’re okay?”
He nods, lowering his head so our lips can meet.
“I want you,” he says.
“You have me,” I promise.
“I want all of it, baby. I want you waiting here for me when I get home from work. I want updates on the kids about school. I want to help clean up when everyone has a stomach virus. I want to make salt dough ornaments with the kids at Christmas. I want everyone to have my last name.” He pinches my chin between his thumb and forefinger. “Including you.”
“Vincent,” I chide.
As much as I like hearing what he’s saying, it’s because of the situation. Danger does make you realize how precious the things you love are, but making hasty decisions in the heat of all that is never a good choice.
“It’s the adrenaline making you say these things. Ask me again when things have calmed down.”
His smile is wide and meant only for me. “Your first mistake is thinking that I’m asking.”
I open my mouth to argue, but he palms my ass and starts walking us toward the clubhouse. I know what his intentions are. I can feel his need at the apex of my thighs.
As he carries me inside, I glance over his shoulder, seeing Em with her arms still locked around Kincaid. For as brave as she was when they were gone, it’s clear she was just as worried as I was. It’s the one bad thing about being involved with a Cerberus member. Their jobs are dangerous, and all we can do is hope and pray that their skill level is higher than the men they go up against.
“What happened with Keres?” I ask as we enter the hallway toward the bedrooms.
“I’m not talking about Keres right now, Mila,” he says, his tongue licking at the skin on my neck.
“From the tone of your voice, I get the feeling you’ll never tell me everything.”
He pauses, his feet frozen in place as he looks down at me.
