Page 21 of Other Side Of Never
Isaiah lasted a solid 30 seconds.“Are we playing the quiet game?I hate the quiet game.”
His running commentary warmed me like the sun.
As if he read my mind, Kian sighed and said, “Close your eyes and feel the sunshine on your face, son.It feels good.”
Isaiah waited a beat.“I can feel it with my eyes open, too.”
Kian’s warm chuckle hit me low in my tummy.“It’s better with your eyes closed.”
Fifteen seconds ticked past.His little body shifted beside me.
“She’s pretty.”
My heart lurched in my chest.
“Don’t you think she’s pretty, Dad?”He paused.“I might marry her one day.”
“You might be a little young for her, buddy.”
It didn’t escape my notice that he didn’t answer Isaiah’s question.I scoffed internally.What did I expect?A profession of deep, death-defying love followed by a pledge of lifelong loyalty and devotion based on my ability to serve up a mean scoop of mashed potatoes and circumvent an uncomfortable confrontation?
“Do you think she’s dead?”
I turned my head and opened my eyes to find him so close his two eyes merged into one.“I’m not dead.”
Without missing a beat, he asked, “Do you think we should get married?”
“Maybe we should be friends first.See if we’re compatible.”
“What does complatanimal mean?”
“Liking the same things.For example, what if I like to make spinach every day for dinner and play the quiet game on the weekends?”
“I would play the quiet game with you,” he whispered, his sweet words a sharp arrow embedded in my heart.His blue eyes widening, he admitted, “But I can’t eat spinach.”
“So, we should just be friends?”
He nodded, his eyes narrowing as he tilted his head to the side.“My dad likes spinach.”
A rough snort came from Kian as he lurched to his feet.Eyes crinkling, he extended his hand to help me up.“The boy moves fast.”
I laughed.“He’s very sweet.You’ve done a good job.”
Jerking back slightly in surprise, he stilled, his eyes searching mine.
I stepped minutely closer and tilted my chin up to look him in the face.“You know that, don’t you?”
He smiled ruefully and ran a rough hand through his hair.“I hope.I pray.”He looked away for a moment then gave his head a shake.When he looked back, it was with a smile on his face.“Walk or swim?”
“Oh,” I drew back quickly.“I’ll watch you guys swim and then we’ll walk and eat.”
I chewed on my lip.
The last thing I’d planned for today was stripping down to my skivvies under an unforgiving sun.If Kian was ever going to see me naked, let it be in the throes of orgasm.That way this imperfect body would forever be associated with spine-tingling pleasure.
Had to get him addicted to my pussy before I revealed my less-than-stellar bits.
I rolled my eyes at myself.The man set my libido on fire.At least it wasn’t dead as I’d begun to fear.
