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“Okay, all done.” Eliza pats the bandage she just expertly applied to my arm. I cock an eyebrow. “What? My mom’s a nurse. I picked up a few things.”
“Well, I thank you, and her, but mainly you.” I smile and stand up, heading for the living room where George is still interrogating Miranda. I walk toward my wife, my Guardian, the woman I choose every day and will choose every day for the rest of my life. I only have eyes for Miranda.
When I reach her, I step between her and her docent, who steps back to give me space. I guess the kid recognizes that it’s my turn with my wife. I put my hands under her jaw and gently move her head back and forth, examining her for any damage. She is soaking wet and shivering, just like me, but, aside from that, I see no harm has come to her.
“Are you alright?” My eyes are laser beams looking into hers, awaiting her response.
She nods, and a small “yes” creeks out from between her lips as tears begin to run down her cheeks.
“Are you sure?”
She nods again.
I wrap my arms around and feel her shake within my embrace. I whisper in her ear, “I’m glad we’re back.”
I feel her nod against my chest this time. I look over her shoulder, taking in the world around us for the first time since touching her. George is watching us, a lonely smile on his face. Rory has wrapped himself in a throw blanket, but he’s still shivering a bit.
George seizes the opportunity to take charge. “You all need to get changed into dry clothes.”
“Aye aye, Captain.” I give George a mock salute.
He chuckles and shakes his head as he disappears into the kitchen and comes back a moment later carrying his duffel bag. “Rory, when I went down to check on Jessie and Phoebe, I noticed a couple extra rooms. Can Benjamin, Joanna, and I please crash in those for the night?”
Rory nods, “Yeah for sure.”
Joanna and Benjamin don’t waste a moment to wave goodnight and pick a guest room.
On his way to the stairs, George stops and turns to us. “I almost forgot! I carefully moved Natalie and Sam back to the basement. I thought you should have your room to yourselves, so you can sleep comfortably after such a long ordeal.” He flashes a knowing smile with a wink and continues down to bed.
I bend my head toward Miranda’s ear and murmur, “I have something else in mind for you.” She’s already shivering, but something different shudders in her when I lower my mouth and kiss her right below her ear.
I lead her up the stairs and into our room, making sure to fully close and lock the door this time. When we’re inside, I look at her. She is standing there shivering. I start to unbutton my jeans and nod at her soaking clothes. “Get undressed.”
“What? I’m freezing.”
“So am I. And we’re freezing because we’re still sopping wet. We need to get out of these clothes so we can get warm. We’re going to get into bed and share our body heat. I’m not going to try anything. I just want to warm each other up.”
Her eyes get wide, and she looks shyly to the side. “Umm, okay.”
I don’t want this to be so clinical though, so I try to joke with her. “I mean, I’m not going to turn you away if you want to try something on me…but I won’t start anything.” I raise the corner of my mouth to give her what I hope is a sexy smile, and my cock perks up when she returns the look.
We each strip down to nothing, depositing our clothes into the hamper, and then stare at each other goofily until her body starts to quake. Her eyes close, and she leans into the bed a little.
“Shit, Babe, we need to get you warm. Into the bed now. That’s an order.” I’m starting to worry about how cold she is.
She begins to peel back the covers but stops, sniffing herself. “Uh, Jake. I kind of smell like a three-day old sushi platter.”
I smell myself. “Wowser! Yeah, me too!” I look around and see our towels hanging on the warming rack in the attached bathroom. “Ok, new plan. How about a redo on that shower we wanted after the trolls.
She smiles and we head into the bathroom, kissing and stumbling on the way. The hot water is perking us both up. We’re careful to keep me against the wall so my arm is out of the spray of the shower. She soaps both of us up so I don’t risk getting the bandage wet. It’s hard not to wrap my arms around her though. It’s hard not to spin us around, bend her against the wall, and take her right here. Something else is getting hard, too. There’s a twinge in my chest when she shuts the water off too soon for my thoughts to turn into anything more.
Warmed up but still exhausted, we climb into the bed under the fluffy comforter. I am still a little high on adrenaline from getting to be a part of the solution this time. Once we’re wrapped around each other she realizes how excited I really am and shifts her head back just a bit and tilts her chin so she can see what is going on below my waist.
I bite my bottom lip, embarrassed by this part of me I can’t control. “Pay him no mind. He doesn’t know he’s not needed here.”
My wife’s breath warms my neck as she chuckles.
He twitches. “Shit, maybe I should put on some boxers.”
