Page 85 of Finding the Forward: Part Two
I let them be. Alpha lessons would be good for her.
Mercy had gotten her game system working and was playing with some of her friends. I waved, and she waved back, then returned to shooting things and swearing over her headset.
My paint brushes weren’t in any of the boxes on the landing or lying around.
Jonas sat in the library, curled up in the book nook, reading a thick volume with a spaceship on the cover. “Hey.”
I dove in for a cuddle. “Hi. I’m looking for my paint brushes.”
“I think they’re in the office on top of a box.” Jonas planted a kiss on the top of my head.
The office attached to the library was full of AJ’s shit. Though we were thinking about making it a guest room so we’d have some place for Jonas’ sister to stay when she came to visit. My brushes were right where he told me. I grabbed them and returned to my room.
Getting out my paints, I took the small black and white picture of Verity I’d printed on canvas and highlighted elements with my paints.A little color here… a dab of glitter there…
After a while, someone knocked on my open door.
“Can I come in?” Grif wore loose jeans and had the hoodie Verity had given him over his flannel. He looked so snuggly and delicious.
“Please.” I looked at the picture and nodded.
“Oh, that’s pretty. I especially like the glitter accents.” Grif wrapped his arms around me as we gazed at the black and white picture.
“It’s time for dinner, isn’t it?” I was making pork chops.
“No. I… I just…” Grif turned away.
“What do you need?” I stood and pressed my lips to his forehead, which was a little clammy. He didn’t quite smell right.
“I need a hug.” He rested his head on my shoulder.
“Always. Want to watch a movie or snuggle or something? Maybe eat some of those cookies?” I wrapped my arms around him. He struggled with the lower dosage of blockers.
“This is silly, but can we build a blanket fort in the den and watch a movie in there?” he offered.
“That sounds good. I was ready for a break, anyway.” Blanket forts fixed a lot of things, especially when you didn’t have a nest.
Which he didn’t. Verity offered him thesecret nest in her closet,and he wasn’t sure he wanted it.
Um, I wanted a nest in Verity’s closet.
We gathered blankets, chairs, and pillows from around the house, moved the den couch, and built a massive blanket fort. I found hooks and clips, so we could make it truly epic.
“Think fast.” Grif threw a cushion at me.
It hit me in the face. Laughing, I dove at him. “You’re in for it, Gumdrop.”
We wrestled on the den carpet, like we had when we were kids. All we needed was for my mom to bring us a big plate of treats.
He pinned me to the ground by my arms and kissed me. “Yield.”
“I suppose.” I kissed him back and rolled into him, enjoying a snuggly moment.
We finished making our fort, and I pulled up the movie and he grabbed some snacks. Getting cozy in the fort in the dark den, with only the movie for light, I felt him relax. His scent changed back to normal.
Snacks eaten, I used him as a pillow. He stroked my hair, both of us covered by fluffy blankets. We didn’t do this nearly enough.
His scent was coming through more and more, too. Mmmm. Maybe we should close the door and get a little sexy in our tent. When had we last fucked in a pillow fort?
