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Ajax rounds the bed and pulls me into his arms before placing a gentle kiss to my lips. I get lost in thefeel of him quickly, but the knock on the door brings me back to my senses.
One touch from this man and I forget who I am, who he is. I try to pull away, but he doesn’t let me.
“Come in,” he calls.
Mary opens the door dramatically, making me laugh.
“May I please come in?” she asks loudly.
“The two of you are trouble. It’s a good thing I love you,” he says, looking at Mary and then me.
I swallow the lump in my throat.
“Help Lulu with the laundry, please, and then it’s time for school. I’ll leave you ladies to it.” He presses a kiss to each of our heads, then leaves the bedroom.
Mary’s shoulders drop, but she joins me at the bottom of the bed without complaint. I pass her a T-shirt to fold. She fights with it briefly before throwing it onto the bed next to the piles of clean clothes I’ve already folded.
“I’ll wear that today,” she tells me.
I laugh, passing her another.
“Can we wear our overalls again today?” she asks.
“Mine are in the wash, baby. I’m sorry. But I laundered yours, and they’re right there.” I point at them hiding in the pile of clothes still needing to be folded and put away.
Mary’s face lights up. “How did you know?”
“I had a feeling.” I wink down at her. “How about you help with these, and then I’ll see if Daddy will let us go explore for an hour this afternoon?”
“Deal,” she agrees, grabbing a pair of my jeans from the pile.
Our deal hits a snag when it comes to her dad.
“Please, please, please,” Mary and I echo.
I throw my head back and clasp my hands together, the same as the little girl at my side. Ajax laughs and closes his laptop.
“Well, you did do a full six hours without complaint . . . although that snack break took a good hour,” he tuts.
“Please, Daddy,” Mary asks.
“Alright.” He grins, standing. “Let’s go for a family walk.”
Ajax helps Mary put on a jacket, then shrugs on his own coat.
“Shouldn’t she have a coat on?” I frown, sliding my foot into my sneakers.
“She’ll be running around as soon as we get out there, always does. Relax, Momma bear.” He smiles, his hand grazing the small of my back. Leaning in, he gives me a loud kiss.
Mary waits by the door, her eyes watching us carefully.
“Let’s go,” I say in a singsong tone.
“If you think you’re going out in November in just a dress without a coat, you have another thing coming.”
“I’ll be running around too,” I tell him.
“Then a jacket will do just fine.”
