with her arm. She tried to pull back, but he had an arm wrapped around her so fast that she didn’t have time to protest before he crushed his mouth against hers. When his tongue slid in her mouth, she knew she should have felt dirty since he was holding his niece, but she didn’t. Her hand slid up to his cheek, and she kissed him back just as hard. She hadn’t seen him in two days, that’s two days of no smiles, laughs, or, goodness gracious, those damn kisses.
“ Auntie Elli, why are you open mouth kissing Big Daddy Adler?”
Well, shit.
Chapter 7
Shea watched as Penny looked up at them, her eyes were big as quarters and her mouth was hanging open. The other kids stood behind Penny, with Ryan right in the mix.
“ Oh, my goodness, it really is Shea Adler,” one of the boys said. Another one was slapping the last boy as Ryan just grinned up at him.
“ Yup, and he’s my Unky, are you ready to go yet? I’m tired,” Ryan said.
“ Sure am buddy, wanna say bye to your new friends, and Ms. Elli?”
“ Bye guys,” he said to the kids, then went and gave Elli a hug, looking up at her, “Thank you for fixing my boo boo, bye.”
“ Bye Ryan,” she said with a grin, then she looked over at Shea. “Bye, Shea.”
“ Bye babe, I’ll call ya.”
“ Alright,” she said with a shake of her head, Shea looked down at the kids as he began to walk away. They all had their mouths hanging open at the sight of him.
“ Bye guys.” Their eyes never left him as he walked with Ryan to the car with Amelia on his hip. It seemed as soon as he got Amelia in the car seat, she passed out. That wasn’t the case with Ryan. He was talkative untill they got to the house, even up the driveway, and even when his dad came to the door.
“ You’re a Godsend, Shea. Thanks,” James said as he took a sleeping Amelia from him.
“ No problem, where’s Grace?”
“ Sleeping. I figured I’d meet ya at the door, take the kids, and try to keep them out her hair.”
“ You’re a good man, James. Good man.” Shea leaned over kissing Amelia’s head, then he hugged Ryan tightly. “Love you, bud.”
“ Love you too, Unky. Thanks for a fun day.”
“ No problem, bud, we’ll do it more often.”
“ Am I still going Wednesday to your game?”
“ Absolutely, bud, everyone will be there.”
“ Awesome!” he said with a punch in the air, and then he ran off. James smiled at Shea as he said goodbye and shut the door after giving Shea his keys. Shea walked to his truck, a smile on his face. He felt good, today was a good day, hell, maybe a great one. When he got into the truck and started it, he went through the drive through for some Taco Bell before he headed home.
It was close to six when Shea finally sat in front of his TV watching Sports Center. He was ready for the opener on Wednesday, ready to play. The thought that Elli would be watching him made him smile, then he started wondering what she was doing. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and texted her.
At the wedding?
He only waited a moment before she answered back.
Yup, bored. Some weddings are awesome, while others are drags, and this one is a drag.
Sorry about that, how was your ride home with the kids?
Interesting to say the least. I just dropped them off, didn’t even stay for the fireworks. My mother has called me 10 times.
Shea smiled to himself. Her family probably wasn’t that bad. She was the baby, so they probably picked on her.
Wow, sorry about that. It was good seeing you today, can’t wait till tomorrow.
Me neither
Shea smiled to himself as he laid his phone down. He didn’t want to keep her busy so he decided to wait till later when she would call on her way home. What he didn’t expect was to fall asleep; he guessed the kids wore him out more than he thought. He woke with a jump when his phone started ringing. It was Elli. He answered as he looked at the time, it was past Midnight.
“ You
“ Auntie Elli, why are you open mouth kissing Big Daddy Adler?”
Well, shit.
Chapter 7
Shea watched as Penny looked up at them, her eyes were big as quarters and her mouth was hanging open. The other kids stood behind Penny, with Ryan right in the mix.
“ Oh, my goodness, it really is Shea Adler,” one of the boys said. Another one was slapping the last boy as Ryan just grinned up at him.
“ Yup, and he’s my Unky, are you ready to go yet? I’m tired,” Ryan said.
“ Sure am buddy, wanna say bye to your new friends, and Ms. Elli?”
“ Bye guys,” he said to the kids, then went and gave Elli a hug, looking up at her, “Thank you for fixing my boo boo, bye.”
“ Bye Ryan,” she said with a grin, then she looked over at Shea. “Bye, Shea.”
“ Bye babe, I’ll call ya.”
“ Alright,” she said with a shake of her head, Shea looked down at the kids as he began to walk away. They all had their mouths hanging open at the sight of him.
“ Bye guys.” Their eyes never left him as he walked with Ryan to the car with Amelia on his hip. It seemed as soon as he got Amelia in the car seat, she passed out. That wasn’t the case with Ryan. He was talkative untill they got to the house, even up the driveway, and even when his dad came to the door.
“ You’re a Godsend, Shea. Thanks,” James said as he took a sleeping Amelia from him.
“ No problem, where’s Grace?”
“ Sleeping. I figured I’d meet ya at the door, take the kids, and try to keep them out her hair.”
“ You’re a good man, James. Good man.” Shea leaned over kissing Amelia’s head, then he hugged Ryan tightly. “Love you, bud.”
“ Love you too, Unky. Thanks for a fun day.”
“ No problem, bud, we’ll do it more often.”
“ Am I still going Wednesday to your game?”
“ Absolutely, bud, everyone will be there.”
“ Awesome!” he said with a punch in the air, and then he ran off. James smiled at Shea as he said goodbye and shut the door after giving Shea his keys. Shea walked to his truck, a smile on his face. He felt good, today was a good day, hell, maybe a great one. When he got into the truck and started it, he went through the drive through for some Taco Bell before he headed home.
It was close to six when Shea finally sat in front of his TV watching Sports Center. He was ready for the opener on Wednesday, ready to play. The thought that Elli would be watching him made him smile, then he started wondering what she was doing. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and texted her.
At the wedding?
He only waited a moment before she answered back.
Yup, bored. Some weddings are awesome, while others are drags, and this one is a drag.
Sorry about that, how was your ride home with the kids?
Interesting to say the least. I just dropped them off, didn’t even stay for the fireworks. My mother has called me 10 times.
Shea smiled to himself. Her family probably wasn’t that bad. She was the baby, so they probably picked on her.
Wow, sorry about that. It was good seeing you today, can’t wait till tomorrow.
Me neither
Shea smiled to himself as he laid his phone down. He didn’t want to keep her busy so he decided to wait till later when she would call on her way home. What he didn’t expect was to fall asleep; he guessed the kids wore him out more than he thought. He woke with a jump when his phone started ringing. It was Elli. He answered as he looked at the time, it was past Midnight.
“ You
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