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“I used to be pretty flexible.”
“Any more flexible and I’ll have a heart attack.” He inched her flowy shirt up and kissed her ribs, then moved back over to her middle.
“Razzies,” Axl said and crawled over to them.
Michael grinned at Axl. “Raspberries?”
“Razzies,” he said again.
Michael blew raspberries on her stomach until she curled into herself to stop him.
“No, no,” she said, giggling.
“Oh, Mama’s ticklish.” Michael held her down and pulled Axl into the mix until there was nothing but laughter filling the room. A helluva lot better than the tears.
“Uncle,” she said with a gasp.
Michael flopped onto the floor next to her, as out of breath as she was.
Axl giggled and climbed between them. He patted her stomach. “Hungy.”
“Me too, pal.” Michael grinned over Axl’s head at her. “Hiya wife.”
“You’re home early.”
“Juliet tried to bean Wes with her bass. We decided it was probably better to call it a day than to keep practicing today.”
“Oh, sorry.”
He shrugged. “Everyone’s just getting tense about the upcoming shows. Ryan’s hand isn’t healing as quickly as we’d hoped. Beating on drums certainly isn’t helping it along.”
She reached over to push a lock of hair away from his forehead. “What happened with that studio guy? What was his name?” There’d been a few over the last few weeks. None of them seemed to gel with the band.
“Toby. He wasn’t a bad player, but he couldn’t handle our jam style.” Michael sat up. “We throw all sorts of covers in with our songs.”
Chloe rolled up to a crosslegged position and plopped Axl between her legs. “I saw a YouTube the other night. I liked ‘My Own Worst Enemy’ with ?
??Lick’.” Axl played with her fingers, dragging her thumb into his mouth.
“Yeah? Ryan loves Lit.”
“Me too. Listened to them a lot when I was in high school.”
He grinned. “Looking for my songs, woman?”
“Maybe.”
“Good. I like that you’re interested.” Michael leaned in, hovered at her mouth, then made a quick turn to Axl’s neck. He lifted Axl up and stood. “I require pizza.”
“I require a shower.”
“Then hop to it, Red.” He held his hand out to her, then hauled her up. “You have two hungry men on your hands.” Michael bounced Axl on his hip. “How about an episode of Phineas and Ferb while Mom gets ready?”
“Yeah!” Axl raised his drool-covered hand.
A real shower? She might weep. “That would be awesome.”
Michael grinned. “Don’t take too long. I’ll take the squirt in with me for a shower.”
