Reed's Reckoning

“Yeah, probably.”

“Perfect, now can we get back to the good stuff? The part that includes us in bed?”

Her dimples pop when she smiles and my dick grows hard against the fabric of my shorts. I carry her to her room, hoping to God Davis sleeps soundly tonight because I need to hear Ari moaning my name.

“You were right. She’s perfect for you.” My mom says next to me.

“I told you. She’s it. Having Davis is an added bonus. He may be the reason she gave me another chance, but if the situation was different and there wasn’t a child involved, I would still want her.”

“She really is a charming young woman.”

“Charming doesn’t even scratch the surface to explain her.” I watch Ari jumping in the waves with Davis and listen to him squeal each time one hits him. Luckily, since it’s Friday afternoon, there’s not a lot of people around. I say this because each time Ari hops, her tits bounce up and down, which is exactly where my eyes zero in.

Last night could not have gone more perfectly. My mom got here earlier in the day and I took her out to lunch and showed her around the downtown area. Then it took me five trips to unload her car with all the toys she brought for Davis. She explained she had years of holidays and birthdays to make up for.

Ari and Davis arrived at six and as soon as the women saw each other, there were tears and hugs. I could tell it freaked Davis out because he sidled up to me and slipped his arm around my leg. When my mom saw him, I got a lump in my throat. The look on her face was full of love. Since he calls Katy, Grandma Katy, Mom decided she wanted to be Grandma Amy. He warmed up to her easily when she broke out all the gifts. Ari gave me a worried look, but I shook my head and explained my mom’s logic.

Dinner was great and Davis controlled the conversation. Apparently, a beach day gave him all sorts of ideas on sandcastles. He agreed to let my mom get him ready for bed and Ari helped me clean the kitchen. Her days at work were going so much better since the misunderstanding with her clients. The biggest thing that has happened to her was she was once again the object of office gossip after I kissed her in the parking lot on Wednesday. A few of her co-workers spread the news of seeing us. Her assistant and boss came into her office together and asked her point blank if it was true she was dating Reed Matthews. When she confirmed, her boss immediately started talking about my rehab and upcoming season.

Laughing, I tried to imagine Ari listening to the stats he mentioned. One thing is for sure, she may have always been proud of me, but she still didn’t understand much about football.

Once Davis was in bed, the three of us sat on my patio having a drink and talking. Ari was very delicate when she brought up my sister. Mom seems to think she is better. She ended up talking to the guy she was dating and he was very sympathetic. She hasn’t spoken about the miscarriage very much. I called her yesterday, but had to leave a voicemail.

When it was time for bed last night, Ari acted a bit nervous when she headed into my room. I shut down the house and made sure Davis was okay then went to bed with my woman. She refused to have sex with me, but I wasn’t taking no for an answer tonight.

“Reed?” my mom breaks through my thoughts and brings me back to watching Davis hop.

“Hmm? Sorry, got lost in thought.”

“I miss that.”

“What do you miss?” I look over at her and her eyes have tears in them. “What the hell, mom, you okay?”

“Yes, I just watched you zone out. You were looking at her like your dad used to look at me. I’d catch him staring and warmth spread through my body. He once told me he would look at me and thank God.”

“Jesus, that’s exactly what I think about her.”

“I need to apologize, Reed. I shouldn’t have said those things to you a few weeks ago. Obviously, I knew nothing about the situation and the feelings involved.”

“Noted. No need to talk about it again. Now you know.”

Ari and Davis walk up and he gets his toys. She gets him situated a few feet from us and then returns back to her beach chair. Mom and her share a look and I feel the hair on the back of my neck stand.

“Reed, Amy and I talked a little over coffee this morning and came to a conclusion. We want you to call Jack and invite him to dinner tonight.”