Page 97 of Born into Chaos

After patting her back while I rock her a bit more, we both kiss her goodnight before I lay her down in her crib. We watch her for a few minutes, neither one of us wanting to take our eyes off her just yet. I love watching her sleep. I love seeing how peaceful she looks and the way she occasionally sucks on her pacifier, like she wants the reassurance that it’s there if she needs it. Vitya wraps an arm around me, holding me close while we stare down at the perfect little girl who’s become our daughter in every way possible.

“Come on,” I finally tell him. “You need to eat supper.”

“I’m not surprised you’ve stepped so easily into the role of wife and mother. You always did like to tell people what to do.”

I flick on the nightlight and keep the door slightly ajar while leading Vitya into the kitchen. While I grab a plate for him, I ask, “Wife, huh?”

He gives me the adorable, sexy grin that I’ll never get tired of seeing and sits his fine ass at the island when I point to the barstool. “You will be soon enough,pcholka. As far as I’m concerned, you already are. SayingI doto you isn’t going to change anything for me. It’ll just make it nice and legal.”

I fill his plate and then take the salad I made for him earlier out of the fridge. His eyes widen in surprise when he sees it. “Sveta, did you make a salad?”

“I did. I know how much you like your rabbit food, Vitya, and you need the nutrients.”

He gives me a wink and takes the bowl and fork I offer him. “Such a good nurse.”

“Better eat every bite.”

“Or what? I might decide the punishment is worth it.”

I laugh at the excited look he’s giving me. “More like you’ll miss out on the reward.”

He stabs his fork into the bowl. “We definitely can’t have that.”

I scoop myself a bowl of frozen yogurt while he eats every bite of his supper, and when I offer him a painkiller, he shakes his head and grabs a couple of Motrin instead.

“Is that enough?”

“More than enough,” he assures me.

“But Tony gave you stronger stuff than that. Aren’t you still in a lot of pain.”

“Sveta, I’m fine.”

It’s obvious he’s hiding something, so I keep pestering until he finally laughs and says, “The stronger stuff makes it hard to keep an erection.”

I raise a brow at him and force myself to not laugh. “Presumptuous, Vitya. I didn’t say anything about you needing to be able to stay hard.”

He smiles. “You did say something about a reward.”

“Yeah, a reward, like we can watch a movie in bed.”

I have to bite the inside of my lip to not laugh when he gives me a devastated look. “That might be the meanest thing you’ve ever done to me, Sveta, and we both know that’s saying a lot.”

“Oh, you’ll be fine. Let’s get you back in bed, and while I get my pajamas on, you can flip through the movies and pick whichever one you want.”

I hurry and clean up the kitchen while he makes the sad walk back to the bedroom. Unable to look at him without laughing, I grab what I need from the closet and rush into the bathroom. I’m still smiling when I step into the shower. I can’t afford to have him come looking for me, so I make it a quick one and then wrap my hair in a towel while I look over the skimpy nurse’s uniform I’d ordered online.

Skipping the underwear, I put on the bra that gives me actual cleavage and then slide the uniform over my head. It’s low cut, giving him a nice view of my chest, and the damn thing is so short that my ass is practically hanging out of it. Not wanting to take the time to blow dry my hair, I just run a brush through it and then pull on my fuzzy, purple robe, the one that covers me from neck to ankles.

When I step out, I give him a big smile. “Did you pick out a movie?”

His eyes run over me, and I laugh when I see the obvious desire in them.

“You can’t be serious.”

He meets my eyes. “What?”

“You’re looking at me like you’re turned on, like you’re thinking about fucking me.”

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