“Okay, okay, okay. I’m awake,” Slade laughs, grabbing the girls and throwing them down on his bed, keeping them pinned and making my heart race in adoration for the way he loves them. I’d give anything to peek my head up over the edge of his bed to watch him in action.
They squeal and laugh as he starts tickling them, easily winning the fight, but I give them credit for trying. Every little girl should be taught to take down her big brother, even if he’s ten years older than them and a freaking beast. I’ll have to teach them a few tricks as it could just save their lives one day.
“Get off me, you fat ass,” one squeals, making my eyes bugs out of my head.
Slade sucks in a gasp as all movement from above ceases. “What did you just call me?” he questions, trying to be stern but the laughter in his tone shines through as it suggests they should run as fast as their little feet can take them.
There’s no response for a moment before the other bursts out laughing. “You cursed. You’re in so much trouble.”
“No, don’t tell,” little miss potty mouth begs.
“MOM,” Slade hollers through the house.
My eyes bug out again. What the fuck? Is he a moron? It’s worse enough that I have his sisters bouncing around while I’m naked, I can’t possibly have the whole family come to join. There’s no way his mom would miss my feet hanging out the end.
I close my eyes and beg to be anywhere else but here when Daniella’s voice comes calling from down the hall. “Nope. I don’t want anything to do with it. You can handle it yourself.”
A devilish chuckle pulls from deep within Slade and something tells me that he knew that was going to be her response all along. If he could see me right now, I’d be narrowing my eyes at him. He called out to her not only to tease his sisters but to tease me too. That rat bastard. Three for the price of one. I should have realized instantly that he’d never rat out his sisters like that.
They play around for a little while longer which is when I notice a box of tissues and what’s most likely his mom’s moisturizer cream. I bite down on my lip and thank whoever lives above that there are no ‘dirty’ socks or used condoms under here.
After what feels like a lifetime, Slade shuffles them out of his room and then his head drops down the side of the bed. My hands instinctively fly across my breasts as my knee shoots up, hiding my lady bits, despite the fact that he knows them better than I do.
“They’re gone,” he grins wide, reaching under the bed and sliding me out but before he pulls me up off the floor, he drops down on top of me, being careful not to crush me.
His lips fall down on mine as his hands travel up and down my body. “Have I told you how fucking delicious you look in the morning?”
“No,” I say, smiling against his lips. “But you can show me.”
An hour later, I somehow make it out of Slade’s house with him leaning out his open window, watching my ass as it sways in my jeans. I can’t help but grin back over my shoulder, absolutely loving the hungry expression on his face.
God, how did I get so lucky to find a guy like him?
I never thought I’d find a guy like that. I never thought I’d have a future worth looking forward to. I never thought I’d ever be free but here I am and I’ve never been so happy. My life is whole and my world is now filled with color. It was once the darkest shades of black, but now I finally see.
I get my ass back home before I start singing and dancing down the street like a fucking moron, only slowing down when I get to the front door. I let out a shaky breath. I didn’t warn Shay or Ben that I’d be out all night. Hell, the last time I saw Blake I told him that I was on my way home.
This is either going to go one of two ways. One, my ass is going to get handed to me. Two, I’m going to get a stern look, a lecture, and then my ass handed to me.
I suck it up. It’s inevitable that I’m going to get in trouble. I might as well face the music and get it over and done with.
My fingers curl around the door handle and I slowly push it open, only Shay’s piercing scream has me cringing before even stepping over the threshold. “Where the hell have you been?”
Fuck.
I push the door the rest of the way and let out a heavy sigh, realizing there will be no lecture today, just simply getting my ass handed to me. “I’m sorry, I…”