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“I know I’m being a little overprotective, but I can’t stop.” She pulls back and peeks up at me.
“You don’t need to explain,” I assure her. I wipe a streak of blue makeup off her cheek. I show her my blue thumb and she chuckles. The knock at the door makes her smile.
“I’ll get it,” she says.
“No, you go take care of that hot mess,” I say, pointing to Lexi and her three little friends putting on makeup and dressing up. “I’ll take care of the door.” She flashes a wicked smile.
“Scared of a few little girls, Mr. I Want Ten of Those?” She hits me on my arm and smirks. I swat her ass.
“Woman, that is your job. I don’t do makeup and girly things.”
She twists her lips and shakes her head. “We’ll see about that, Agent Roberts.” She saunters away. Damn, her ass looks amazing in those jeans. It’s Sunday, which for Addison means Dallas Cowboys attire. Her loose gray shirt with a blue star hangs off one shoulder and matches her gray furry boots. I love when she dresses up, but her casual look is one of my favorites, not including her naked. Because naked Addison will always be my favorite. I’m preoccupied staring at her ass and thinking about her naked that I forget about the door, until they knock again. Oh, shit. I have a job. I glance at the girls and their colorful painted faces that almost resemble clowns. I turn quickly to get the door so Addison doesn’t fire me and decide to give me a new job with them.
Addison’s apartment fills up quickly. The whole wedding party is here, minus Katie and Ryker. The both of them wanted to be here, but work got in the way. Brooks is here with Presley, who (by the look on his face as he watches the squealing girls) is terrified of what’s to come. You and me both, brother. Lexi’s friends’ moms are all here and talking with the women while us guys watch the football game. I thank God that Addison is a football fan. She doesn’t mind that we’re watching. She even slips away to catch the score every now and then. When she sits on my lap, I can’t help but think about our future.
Surrounded with friends and family, I never imagined wanting this. Now that I have it, I’ll stop at nothing to make sure it stays this way. Lexi comes and sits on my other knee. Her frilly princess dress drapes over the chair, and she waves her wand around.
“Why is Ryker wearing a different number?” she asks, staring at the game.
The guys all laugh. “That’s not Ryker,” Jax says.
She looks at him, her face scrunched up. “It’s not? Where is Ryker then?”
“Ryker plays for a different team. They play tonight,” I explain.
Her eyes open wider. “Are we going?” She bounces on my knee in excitement.
“Nope, we have other plans.” Addison jerks her head in my direction and her brows furrow. I wag mine at her.
“What are we going to do?” Lexi asks, clapping her hands.
“Yeah, Aiden…what are we going to do?” Addison turns her body so her legs are in between mine, and she stares at me with confusion.
I tap them both on the nose. “I’ll tell you after our friends leave.” Max looks over at me and shakes his head. Addison sees it and narrows her eyes.
“You know, don’t you?” She points at Max. He shrugs, smirking. She’s about to say something when Lexi’s friends decide to all come over to see what Lexi is doing. Addison pushes off my thigh and stands up, corralling them back to the kitchen table. Squeals of excitement echo in the room when she mentions cake and ice cream.
Max gets up from the couch and slaps me on my shoulder as he passes me. “You know she hates surprises.” I nod slowly. Oh, I know. That’s what makes this so fun.
“Where are you going?”
“To get some cake and ice cream,” he says, looking at me like I’m crazy for even asking.
I hear Lexi giggling behind me, so I look back. Max has her on his shoulders, and he’s telling her he gets to be first for cake and ice cream.
“No, Max, it’s my birthday. I get to make a wish and blow out the candles and get the first piece of cake.” She leans over his head so her head is upside-down in front of his. Lexi’s friends cheer her on and attack Max. He picks up all the girls, bouncing them up and down. Their giggles fill the room. I look at the moms, and they all have hungry eyes. One bites her lip and the other two whispers back and forth to each other, blushing.
Jaxon stops and leans down. “Max needs to find someone to settle down with.” I nod as we both watch him entertain the girls. I sigh, knowing him better than anyone. Unfortunately, he did find someone. She’s standing just a few feet away from him, in the arms of one of his best friends. He’ll never admit it, but I see the clenched jaw, the quiet sigh whenever she gets close. He hides it well. I know he’s fighting with himself internally, so I keep my mouth shut. Someone will come and replace those feelings; he just needs to find the right someone.
The next hour is entertaining. Not because the girls put on a fashion and talent show for us, which of course Lexi stole the show with her singing, but it’s the sideways glances Addison gives me or the puckering of the lips with her eyes narrowed. It’s killing her that she doesn’t know what I have planned. Who knew this would be so fun? Max catches the looks she’s giving me and laughs out loud, which pisses her off even more.
She even has Sydney ask Damon, but he tells her he has no idea. He’s a great liar. But then that’s our job. It’s not until the girls leave that she runs and jumps on me, demanding that I tell her what we’re doing.
“You know I hate surprises,” she says, digging her fingers into my side.
“I do,” I say, grabbing her fingers, pulling them to my mouth and playfully biting them. “That’s what makes this so fun.”
She huffs. “You’re evil!”
