Page 76 of Unfolding Ethan

She snorted. "Yeah, right."

I smiled. "Hey, Kee?"

"Hmm?"

"Can I face-battle with you?"

"Face-battle?"

I could feel my cheeks flush. "Yeah, I mean, kiss you.”

Kiara grinned, her eyes shining. "Let's face battle."

And we did.Lotsof face battling. At one point, my hand landed on the piano when I wanted to pull her closer, but we both jumped hearing the loud notes and chuckled, deciding to continue this make-out session later.

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"Are you sure you're all right? What about your pussy? May I help you in any way?" I asked, raising my brow.

All I got in reply was a grunt, similar to an angry lioness and a pillow thrown to my face. "Go away, Ethan! And I swear if you say pussy one more time—”

I grinned. "Pussy."

"Pussy!" Eveline cheered from the floor, playing with her soft-toy T. rex dinosaur. I couldn't help but snicker when Kiara gave me a finger before yanking the blanket to her face and curling into a ball.

It'd been a week since our first time and since then we were constantly having sex like bunnies. The sex was mind-blowing, and we found out why it was the best thing in this world even though it took trial and error from both of us. After we both got exhausted after our last night sessions, we decided to shower—yes, we had sex in there—but it was way too slippery and dangerous, so we decided to come to the bedroom. Well, I dragged her, but she didn't complain.

This morning, she freaked out and started crying because there was a tiny red spot in my bedsheet and her sweatpants. I told her it was nothing to worry about because I lived with two women who never synced and when they did, I went through hellwith them. But Kia kept telling me it was too embarrassing, so I shut her up and placed her in a warm bubble bath.

I know, my ma raised me well.

I had already put the sheets in the laundry when I found Kiara crying on my bed and ignoring me. Her mood swings were out of this world and I knew better to have chocolate at my arm's length ready.

"Upsy-daisy!" I picked Eveline up, grinning at the bundle of joy. She giggled and tried to catch my face with her tiny hands and gave her a nose kiss.

"Hey."

She peeked at me, lowering her blanket and I kneeled on the edge of the bed with Eveline giggling in my arms.

"How are you feeling?" I dared to ask, kissing her temple.

"Like someone is stabbing my vagina. With three knives." She scrunched her face in pain and bit her bottom lip. “Wait—make it five.”

"That's why your breasts were sensitive last night," I said, remembering last night and lowered my eyes at the blanket where— "Ow!"

Kiara asked after smacking my head, "Can you not talk or think about sex for a minute?"

I didn't reply and slowly shook my head before chuckling at her angry face, which looked like a wounded puppy. I kissed her nose and ran my hand through her soft hair. "Hold on, Bella. I'll do something about it."

She raised her eyebrows. "And what would that be?”

I winked. "I have something in mind. But first, Evey has to sleep, right?"

I looked down at her to see her tiny fingers clutching the fabric of my shirt and sleeping soundly in my arms. All she did was sleep, eat, and play.What a life.

Smiling, I pecked her wild blond curls and loved her baby smell. When I heard sniffling, I saw Kiara's eyes glistening with tears. "You . . . you ares'cute." Taking a tissue, she blew her nose and cried silently while I didn't know what I should do.

I cleared my throat. "I’ll order some pizza. Is that cool?"

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