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“No, because we aren’t back together. We’re just fooling around.”I think.Well that’s all it is supposed to be. My heart says otherwise.
“Right, and I’m the queen of China.”
“Oh, stop it, Giselle. You know she likes to deny everything until she is blue in the face.” Camille laughs out as she sets a bottle of wine on her counter.
Why are they ganging up on me? They’re supposed to be on my side. “Thanks, ladies. This conversation has been very enlightening.”
“Relax, we are just bugging you.” Camille gives me her teacher's face. “You know we love you and will do whatever it takes to make you smile. Your new sister, who we need to talk about, won’t be replacing us. Blood or not.”
“I know. I feel like I am drowning, and the water keeps getting deeper the more I try to swim to the top. I need a break!” I hear Rex clear his throat.Crap, what has he heard?
“Is your boy toy there?” Giselle is not helping the situation.
I can feel my face going red. “K girls' time’s up, I guess. I’ll call again when I get a chance to discuss everything else. Love you both.” I blow them a kiss and quickly hang up before they can say anything else to embarrass me or get me in trouble.
“Have a good chat,Ma Belle?” Rex has an amused look on his face. It’s nice to see his handsome smile that makes his eyes crinkle at the sides.
“I did. How long were you there listening?” Hopefully, he walked in at my last words. I don’t want to have to explain myself to him right now.
With a slight smile still on his face, he walks towards me, “Not too long. However, it was long enough to hear your last comment.”
Sitting beside me on the bed, he takes my phone and puts it on the nightstand.And here we go, another lecture.
Instead, he surprises me, “I need you to tell me when you’re feeling this way. I’m here for you, and I want to be your rock. The one you lean on and trust with everything you need. Physical, emotional, whatever it is, come to me, and I will do everything in my power for you and the kids. I promise.” His eyes are pleading with me to believe him.
Hearing these words from him that I have been missing my whole adult life brings me to tears. I don’t know what I have done to deserve a man like this, but I’ll do what I can to keep him. I don’t want to let this go again.
I lean close and kiss him on the cheek. “What I need is you to cuddle me to sleep. We can talk about everything else in the morning.”
Nodding to me he gets up and we both quickly strip down to our underwear and get into bed. We only have a couple more hours before we need to be awake and start figuring things out.
“Bonne nuit, Ma Belle Marguerite,” I feel him kiss my neck just below my ear as he cuddles up to my back. I’ve missed him saying goodnight to me like this.
“I love you, Rex,” I whisper as I fall asleep.
Chapter 30
Alexander
Iwake up in a panic to the sound of someone screaming. I go to grab my gun on the nightstand and realize I’m in Bella’s bed and it’s not there.
I look towards the door and see Brielle screaming, “Remi, I told you!”What is she talking about?“You owe me twenty dollars!”
“Brielle, that’s enough.” Bella scolds her gently while pulling the blanket up over herself.
“For what it’s worth, I approve. Mom hasn’t been this happy ever.” With a wink, she turns and walks away.
What the fuck?As I lay back to try and process what just happened, I feel something heavy land on me, knocking the air out of my lungs and causing my ribs to scream. I open my eyes to see Remi on me, looking furious.
“You cannot take advantage of my mother!” He tries to punch me, but I’m faster and can block his fist. He’s pretty strong for his age already.
“Remi, get off of him. You need to relax.” Bella steps in again reaching for him. “We’ll all take a moment to get ready and meet in the kitchen to discuss this like adults in thirty minutes over breakfast.”
She always knows what to do. I feel the fight leave his body, and he hesitantly climbs off of me and the bed.
“Fine, but there is nothing he can say that will make me like him now.” Remi glares at me as he walks backwards out of the room while staring me down.
Even though his mother is a full-grown woman who can make her own decisions, I’m glad he’s taking his responsibility to keep her safe seriously.I couldn’t be prouder.
