I knew what it was like to be bullied, and Aiden never crossed the line into being unnecessarily mean. Because of them, most things-most people-didn’t bother me. That was saying something, considering I’d grown up with three older sisters who all had periods at the same time. The hand on my neck and the finger pads lining the back of my ear stayed where they were.Regardless, his crankiness had hit a level not previously documented in the history of the universe. “If you think I’m supposed to be scared…” He leaned forward so our faces were only a couple of inches away. What the hell had I just said? What in the ever-loving hell had I just said? “And you know what I’ll do? I’ll go sneak into bed with you, so ha.” Then the words were out of my mouth before I could control them. “Who does that?”Īiden Graves, husband of mine, said it, “Me.” And then: “I’ll cut the power at the house when you’re in the shower,” he said so evenly, so crisply, it took me a second to realize he was threatening me…Īnd when it finally did hit me, I burst out laughing, smacking his inner thigh without thinking twice about it. He stared at me, unblinking, unflinching. “I’m taking your love of MILF porn to the grave with me, don’t worry.” The expression on his face was like he was torn between being okay with the idea and being completely against it. “You know more about me than anyone else does.”Ī sudden memory of the night in my bed where he’d admitted his fear as a kid pecked at my brain, relaxing me, making me smile. “I know, Van.” His thumb massaged me again for all of about three seconds. “No.” How did he know all this stuff? How? Unsure of how I was feeling, I coughed and started to reach up to mess with my glasses before I realized what I was doing and snuck my hand under my thigh, ignoring the knowing look on Aiden’s dumb face. You can’t see things up close, and you’re terrified of the dark.” He raised those thick eyebrows. You start picking at the corner of your eye when you feel uncomfortable or fool around with your glasses. You have three sisters I hope I never meet and one brother. Then, as if to really seal the deal I didn’t know was resting between us, he said, “You like waffles, root beer, and Dr. “I pay attention,” The Wall of Winnipeg stated. “How do you know this?” I asked him slowly.
Who was this man and where was the Aiden I knew? “I know everything.” He said it like he really believed it. “How do you know when I do that?” My tone was just as astonished as it should be. “I’m not going to say anything,” I said, even as I reached up with the hand furthest away from him and put it behind my head, extending my middle finger in hopes that the idiot yelling would see it. “Don’t bother, Van,” he demanded, pokerfaced. “GO BACK TO DALLAS!” the man sitting somewhere behind us yelled again, and the hold Aiden still had on the back of my neck tightened imperceptibly.
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