Page 4 of Monster's Baby

“I echo that sentiment, but I still would rather not be out in a lightning storm.”

“Is that where you draw the line at dangerous things?”Aiden said, pulling away.He choked, his eyes dragging over my form.“Do you ever wear a bra?”

I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t wanted to wear one that morning, the underwire cutting into my skin making me uncomfortable.I had pulled on a simple pink t-shirt and packed my bra away.

It hadn’t been an issue, until the biting cold of the rain had both rendered my shirt transparent and made my nipples tighten into hard little buds.

I should have worn a bra, comfort be damned.

I flushed.“I can’t meet your parents like this.”

“No, but I’m having a hard time trying to see the downside here,” Aiden said, cupping my breasts in his palms.He ran his thumbs over my nipples and I echoed his groan of appreciation.

“No, really.”I tried to resist my body’s urging to push into his touch.“They’re expecting me.Us.And I’m dripping wet and?—”

“Are you really?”Aiden purred, ducking his head into the crook of my neck.“Can I feel you?”

“What are you two doing out there in the storm?”shouted a voice from behind Aiden.

He groaned at the interruption.

I cast two spells in quick succession; an umbrella shield and dried my clothes, mostly hiding what we’d been up to.

Aiden dried his own clothing and took my hand.“You are a brilliant witch,” he murmured, leading me to the door of his home.

“You must be Siobhan,” the woman standing at the door said, holding out her arms.

I smiled and let her take my hands in hers.“I am.”

“This is Charlotte, our housekeeper,” Aiden said, performing introductions.

She snorted at Aiden.“I do more than that,” she admonished him.

“I’m sure you do,” I reassured her.

She kissed the air beside my cheeks in greeting.“I like this one.You’d better keep her.”

My eyebrows rose and I looked at Aiden out of the corner of my eye.

“That’s my plan,” he said calmly.

“Come, your family is waiting in the green parlor.”

“As opposed to the rose one?”he said sarcastically.

Charlotte frowned.“Thatwouldhave been more appropriate, I agree.”

I shook my head, bewildered at their exchange.

Didn’t Charlotte know that we were soul bonded?

“I can take your things to your room?”Charlotte offered to me.

“Oh, no?—”

“That won’t be necessary,” Aiden said smoothly.“She’ll be staying with me.”

Charlotte hummed noncommittally.“We’ll see what Master Evans says.”

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