Page 61 of Accidentally Forever
I blinked. “Lunch and dinner?” I leaned forward and brushed my lips against hers. She set down her mixing bowl, slid her fingers into my belt loops, and pulled me closer. So I put my hand around the back of her head, tangled my fingers in her hair, and deepenedthe kiss. She moaned, walking into me, and my dick pressed against my zipper.
“If you’re not careful, I’m going to eatyouin this kitchen. Not whatever you’re making.”
“You’re welcome to eat me later. But first, I need actual sustenance.” She winked, looking far lighter and happier than I had seen her in ages. Then again, this had been a gradual thing. She was digging more into her arts, spending more time with her family. Hell, spending more time with me.
No Travis.
No doubters at galleries telling her she wasn’t good enough.
This was the Aria that I loved.
And I needed to tell her.
I opened my mouth to just say the words. Whether it was about what happened in the garage, or what I felt, I didn’t know, but my phone rang. I frowned, knowing it was usually on silent, but that was the ring of the memory care center. Just in case of emergencies.
“Crap.” I met Aria’s worried gaze as I answered the phone. “This is Crew.”
“Hello, Mr. McTavish. We had an incident at the center, and we really need you to come down here. We cannot get a hold of your mother.”
I cursed under my breath. Of course they couldn’tget a hold of my mother. She was only there to throw shit then moaned and tried to forget that any of this was happening. Though, part of me wanted to do the same, the little kid inside couldn’t.
And I really hated that.
“I’ll be there soon.” I paused. “Is he okay?” I bit out, hating myself for even asking. It wasn’t like the man had ever loved me. He didn’t even remember me now.
“Yes. He will be. But I think he could use a friendly face.”
I hung up, snorting since I knew I wasn’t the friendly face that he would want to see. But the old man didn’t have anyone else.
How messed up was that?
“How can I help?” Aria asked. She’d turned off the burners and shoved everything into the fridge. She had done it so quickly and quietly that I hadn’t even noticed until I looked up. I was grateful she seemed to be on top of things because I clearly wasn’t.
“I don’t know. The memory care center needs me down there. Something with Dad. I have no idea. I’m sorry.”
She gave me a soft smile. “Don’t be sorry. I know you have a complicated relationship with your parents. Believe me. I understand complicated. Can I come with you?”
I opened my mouth to say no, but she put her fingers across my lips.
“You know what. No. I’m going with you. You get to deal with me. You’ve spent so much time dealing with my problems, I’m not going to let you do this alone.”
My shoulders fell, and I leaned down to press my forehead against hers. “It might be bad.”
“All the more reason for me to be there. You don’t have to do this alone. I think I remember a very sexy, bearded man telling me that once.”
My lips twitched. “I hear he has a huge dick as well.”
“I will have to do more research on that tonight. I’ll let you know.”
I smiled, not even realizing I could in that moment, before brushing my lips against hers. “It’s not going to be pretty.”
“I don’t mind. I promise.”
I let out a breath and took her hand, hoping to hell this didn’t ruin everything.
Chapter Thirteen
Crew
