Page 93 of Jace 4Ever
“Wow,” I whispered. “I can’t wait to see the bill for this.”
Jace chuckled lightly and couldn’t seem to stop. He started a full-on belly laugh, and it was contagious. I started laughing with him. Before I knew it, we were both laughing our fool heads off, and he pulled me down on the bed with him. I wrapped my arms around him, still laughing and occasionally kissing him.
“Thank you, Jace. I’d show you how much this meant to me, but I don’t think I’ll be able to stay awake long enough…”
“Just going to pass out in the middle of sex?”
“I don’t even know if we’d get that far,” I answered honestly. “The bathroom and a quick shower are all I’m going to be able to manage.”
“You can show me in the morning, because I am right there with you.”
I moved us around so that we were facing each other on the bed. “My father is going to kick us out of the hospital after a few hours. Can I show you some of my home?”
“Yes. God, yes. Please. Show me the whole damn island. I want to see where little Nils Siggurdson grew up.”
My smile was slow, and I could feel it all the way down to my toes. “I love the way you switch back and forth between Nelson and Nils. It reminds me that I’m human and I have a family and people who care about me.” I paused and considered what I said. “Do you like being called Jace? Do you want me to call you Joseph?”
His shiver shook the bed. “No. I wouldn’t answer to Joe or Joseph. I don’t remember anyone ever calling me that except when they were pissed. And the one time I got lost in Macy’s.” A little chuckle tripped through me. “Well, I didn’t get lost. I laid down on a nice soft rug under a warm light and took a nap while Mom wandered off. I remember giving the Macy’s worker my full name so they could make sure that my mom was going to pick up the right Jace.”
“I can totally see you doing that.”
“Let’s get washed up for bed. I do need a serious night’s sleep.” He looked out to the twinkling lights of the city. “But I want you to make love to me here. At least once. Because that view is amazing, and I want you to press me against that glass…”
Well, it seemed my dick wasn’t completely out of the game. Too bad the rest of me was just screaming at the wayward dick to sit down and shut up. Sleep was more important. Jace would be in the same bed with me in the morning.
“Go away, Nils.”The grin on my father’s face was devilish and genuine. “You’ve been here for three hours, and I know this is not the kind of tourism your man wants. Show him our home.”
“Dad—”
“Don’tDadme. Just go. You can come back later if you really want. But I’m going to be out of here in two days and we can have a big family dinner before you have to go back to the States.”
“Dad—”
“Sonnur. Will you please listen to me? Go and take Jace to see the sights we have to offer. Cripes. The inside of the hospital is the last place you should be.”
Jace had a hand over his mouth and he was trying not to laugh. Very hard. I had told him this morning, as we sat munching on breakfast, that my dad was going to get vocal about us being there. I’d even told him he would mention the family dinner and the sights to see.
It wasn’t like I hadn’t promised Jace the nickel tour anyway. I knew he would love Seljalandfoss, but I wanted him to see Skogafoss more.
“We’re going to be back after dinner,Pabbi,” I said.
“Christ on a cracker, Nils. Just go. Don’t come back today. Please. Take him out to see the country. There’s a lot to see, and you haven’t been here in a few years.”
That was a shot to my good mood’s balls. I deflated a bit and my father grimaced. “Well, shit. Sorry, Son. I didn’t mean to do that. I want you to go out and show your man why we all love this place. Things have changed and I wanted you to see that for yourself. I didn’t mean…”
I leaned down and dropped a kiss on the top of his head. “Apology accepted, Dad. We’ll go. We’re going to be back in the morning, though.”
“Fine.” The tone was grumpy, but I could see delight on his face. He didn’t want us to spend the whole day indoors, not in the middle of the brief summer we’d landed in the midst of.
“Tomorrow, bright and early.”
“No. Don’t come here before lunch. I’ll get up and kick your ass if you walk in here a minute before noon.”
“Yes, sir,” I said and gave him a mock salute.
“The Army Ranger salutes me. Go!”
My hand found Jace’s and I led us out of the room, and back out of the hospital.
