Page 170 of Stains of Desire
"Sloane's going to come back today. She said if you wanted to talk, she's free."
I close my eyes. "All right."
He brushes a lock of hair off my forehead. "I know it's not easy, but I'm proud of you."
"I haven't done anything yet."
"Yes, you have," he insists.
Silence fills the air and I bite my lip.
"Are you doing okay?" he asks.
"Yeah. Are you? I'm sure this is a little crazy for you."
He snorts. "I'm doing great. My MILF has her baby back, and we're in Bermuda. I don't have any complaints."
"Not even one?"
"What would that be?"
"Did you miss me last night in your bed?"
He scans my face, body, then face again. He grins. "I'll always miss you in my bed."
"Good. I'm going to need to figure out how to help Millie understand I'm here and will still be here when she wakes up."
His face falls. "Give it time, green eyes. Sloane said she thinks she's doing really well."
"That's good. Let's go check out these pancakes. I'm hungry."
When we get downstairs, Dirk has a pancake in the shape of a mouse head. Chocolate chips fill the batter. Millie is standing on a chair next to him.
"Is that going to cook or just be a runny mess of chocolate?" I ask.
Dirk tsks me and shakes his head. "Millie, your mom has no faith in my cooking skills."
"Well, last time I ate your food, I about burned my mouth, so..."
"That was not hot," Dirk claims.
"Yes, it was," Naomi says.
"Zoe, tell 'em," Dirk orders.
Zoe rises and pats Dirk's ass. "His spices aren't hot."
"Thank you, my little diva." He bends and kisses her.
"Where's Andre?" Axel asks.
"Deck with Ryker," Hunter replies and pours a cup of coffee.
Axel kisses the top of my head. "I need to talk to Andre about something. Actually, you guys all need to come outside as well. Can someone help Millie with the pancakes?"
"I will," Julieta says.
"Everything okay?" I ask.
