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He gave me a big grin, drooling some liquid cracker down his chin.
“Come on big boy; let’s get you cleaned up before Daddy gets home.”
I removed him from his high chair and took him to the nursery for a diaper change and clean-up.
I had dressed him so cute today in a pair of bib overalls that had a Harley Davidson emblem on the front, and a plaid flannel shirt underneath. He was such a good baby for me. Spending this time with him made me think how much I wanted a baby or two someday.
Mom had called earlier to check on the both of us. She told me things were going slow with getting the assets calculated for the estate. I was relieved to hear that Grandma had started to come out of her silent funk.
My grandparents had a lot of friends and social connections in Indianapolis. Mom felt that Grandma would likely want to stay there for the time being, anyway.
I finished up with Bryce and took him out to the family room where his play area was located. He was great about entertaining himself, especially with the new batch of toys that Santa Claus had delivered. I sat with him and we started putting a puzzle together when I heard Slate come in through the garage.
“Yo, Lindsey,” he bellowed.
He could be so loud at times.
“I’m back in the family room with Bryce,” I called out to him.
Bryce had immediately recognized Slate’s voice. He was on his feet in a second, toddling out to greet him.
“We’ve got one more for dinner,” Slate called from the hallway now.
I got up to follow Bryce to the hallway. Slate scooped him up high in the air, causing the baby to squeal with delight. I had to laugh at how cute they were together. I looked past Slate and saw Taz coming through the front door. His eyes immediately went to mine and held.
“Oh. Hey, Taz,” I said as nonchalantly as I could muster.
My heart did a tiny pitter-pat when I saw him. Damn, he always looked hot no matter what he wore or how disheveled he looked.
“Lindsey,” he nodded.
“I invited Taz to join us for dinner. We’re going to kick back later and watch the game.”
“No problem,” I said with a smile. “There’s plenty, that’s for sure. I’ll just set another place.”
I quickly left to go back to the kitchen. I hadn’t expected him to have that much of an effect on me.
I hadn’t stopped thinking about the morning he made love to me. I had played it over and over again in my mind. I had even given myself a sweet little orgasm to the memory of it a couple of times.
I set the extra place. The timer went off for the garlic bread. I quickly removed it from the oven, managing to burn one of my fingers in the process. Damn! I needed to focus on other things besides Taz.
Dinner was cordial. The conversation centered around Slate’s wondering when the hell Mom would be back, how the Knicks were playing so far in the season, and what new words Bryce had learned since Taz had last seen him.
“The lasagna was great, Lindsey,” Slate said after his third helping. “You’re going to make some lucky guy a wonderful wife someday.”
“You didn’t just say that, right?” I asked, getting up and starting to clear. “I swear Slate, as much as you think you’ve got your cool on, you come up with some pretty lame stuff at times.”
“Hey, it was supposed to be a compliment,” he replied, giving me a wink.
“Lindsey, it was great,” Taz said. “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome, Taz. See, Slate, that is a compliment. I think you could learn some things from Taz.”
I didn’t realize how that came out until it was too late. I immediately felt my face turn crimson.
I looked over at Taz and saw the amusement in his eyes.
“Learn from Taz? I don’t think so,” Slate laughed.
