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“Good morning, sweetheart,” he said as he sat forward and smoothed some of my wild hair from my face. “How are you feeling?”
I reached a hand up to smooth my hair and winced when I felt how wild and crazy it was. I probably looked like a member of that cartoon ‘The Hair Bear Bunch’with it stuck up all over.
“When did you get here?” I asked as I discreetly tried to tame the madness with my hand.
“Late last night.”
“I’m glad you’re here,” I told him honestly. The day before had been terrifying, and even though everything had been okay in the end, I had been through the ringer. I felt better waking up and finding him close. There was just something inside of me that settled when I knew I had them all close.
“Me too,” he agreed. “Are you feeling okay?”
“Yeah. I feel good actually. How long was I asleep?” I glanced to the window and saw bright light coming in around the blinds.
“A while, but you obviously needed it.”
“Is Willow okay? I didn’t even see her when we got back last night.”
“She is, but she’s had a rough night,” Nico told me carefully.
“What?” I gasped as I looked to him. “What do you mean? What happened?”
“She woke up just before I arrived with a stomach ache. We weren’t sure what to do, then she vomited,” he explained.
“She’s sick? Why didn’t you wake me up?” I demanded as I scrambled to get free of the comforter to go to her.
“Easy, Maddie. She’s okay. We didn’t want to wake you. The doctor said you needed to rest and we had it handled. I rang Livy and she told me what to do, then when Willow started throwing up again, we decided to call in a doctor to check her over.”
“Livy?” I had met her once, when she came to the office to pick Emilia up to go for coffee. I knew she was Linc’s sister in law, and that she too was in a relationship with several guys, but I didn’t know much else about her.
“She and the guys have three kids. I knew they’d know what to do.”
“What did the doctor say?” I asked, needing to get back on topic.
“He thinks it’s just a bug she picked up from somewhere. He told us to keep her hydrated and let her rest. There was nothing else he could do.”
“Where is she?” I asked as I finally got free of the comforter and swung my legs from the bed.
“Downstairs. She’s much better. The vomiting stopped about two hours ago and Sam got her to eat some eggs just before I came up here. She really is okay,” he assured me.
“I need to see her.”
“Okay, but maybe get dressed first?” Nico suggested. I looked down at myself and blushed furiously when I realized I was only wearing a cami with my underwear. The guys must have pulled off the jeans and cardigan I had been wearing the night before, before they put me to bed.
“Oh God!” I gasped. “Sorry, Nico.” I grabbed the comforter and clutched it to my front.
“You don’t need to apologize to me, Maddie. I’ve been waiting a long time to see more of your beautiful body,” he looked to me with so much heat I could feel it creeping over my body. I felt the overwhelming desire to climb into his lap and kiss the hell out of him. I wasn’t sure anyone had ever looked at me the way he was in that moment – like he was hungry for me. It gave me a powerful feeling that I was unfamiliar with, but that I loved and wanted more of. Is this what it felt like to be wanted?
“Willow,” I reminded myself. “I…I should get dressed.” My daughter needed me. I had to snap out of it.
“You’re sure you’re feeling good?” he asked as he too seemed to snap out of the fog between us.
“I’m sure,” I agreed.
“Okay. Meet you downstairs then?” I nodded my agreement, so he stood and strode from the room. I couldn’t help but ogle him a little, watching his perfect ass in the hugging black jeans he wore. Even after he had left the room, the scent of his sandalwood aftershave lingered and drove me wild. These guys were turning me into a sex starved, frustrated hussy.
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The sight when I walked into the living room soothed all of my fears and worries for my daughter and instead sent my heart racing for a whole different reason.
