Page 56 of Harmless Scandals

Long moments later, they were still entangled together. Mick stirred, knowing they needed to check on Serenity. This was her first time with the two of them like this.

“Adam.”

He stirred and lifted his head up. “What?”

“Serenity,” he said.

Adam understood and moved. Serenity groaned.

“Hey,” Mick said, brushing the hair off her face. “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, just a little sore.”

He heard the water start in the bathroom. “Adam’s starting a bath. You need a soak.”

She nodded and mumbled against his shoulder. Adam returned and helped her up, then picked her up. Mick slipped out of bed and followed him to the bathroom.

“I can walk,” she mumbled.

“Yeah, we know,” Adam said.

Mick smiled. This was what he needed. Adam, Serenity, and him. Every worry Mick had had faded away when he realized there was no place else on earth he would rather be. And for right now, that worked for him.

eighteen

The next morning, Adam woke up to find himself tangled in the sheets with Serenity. He closed his eyes and tightened his grip on her. The scent of plumeria and the unique scent of Serenity. He opened his eyes again, he looked down at her. She slept like the dead as usual. He wanted nothing more than to slip into her again, but they had made love to her twice the night before. She needed her rest.

As carefully as he could, he slipped out of bed. After a quick trip to the bathroom, he slipped on a pair of board shorts and padded barefoot into the kitchen. The coffee had been brewed and one glance told him Mick was sitting on the back lanai. He filled a coffee cup up to the brim, took a sip, then headed out to sit with Mick. The sun was just peeking out over the horizon.

"Best view of the sunrise we've ever had."

Adam nodded as he took the seat next to Mick's.

"Looks like we might have some high winds tonight."

Which meant there was a chance that they could end up with power outages.

"Good thing we aren't planning on going anywhere," Adam said.

"And thank God we got that generator."

They sat in silence for a few moments watching the orange hues dance over the sky as the sun rose. Adam's mind went back to the night before. There had been something going on with Mick.

"So, you want to tell me about last night?"

Mick glanced at him, then back out over the beach to the water.

"What are you talking about?"

"You seemed a little possessed last night."

"Complaining?"

"Not one bit. But it wasn't just about sex last night."

For a long moment, he said nothing. He took a long sip of coffee. It was so unlike him that worry started to grow.

"Mick?"

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