Page 44 of The Forbidden Sitter
With a bit of courage settling in, I did my business and then went back out to Gannon’s bedroom. I found Braiden had woken up and he’d crawled into his father’s lap and was watching a cartoon on the cell. “Morning, pumpkin.” I headed over and gave him a little kiss on top of his head. “I need a shower. Do you have him for a littlebit?”
“I do.” Gannon reached out and took my hand again. “Go grab both of you something to wear, then come in here to take a shower. I’ll feel much better with you guys close tome.”
So he was feeling the same way I was. Like we’d somehow gotten ourselves right in the middle of a warzone. With a nod, I left theroom.
As soon as I got into the hallway, I noticed both Braiden’s door and mine had been left open. I went into my room and found bits of glass sparkling on the beige carpet when I turned the lighton.
It was dark in there even though I knew the sun had to be up already. Looking toward the windows, I found boards had been placed over them. The sounds of the bullets that had ripped through the room came back tome.
I looked from the window to the other side of my room and found holes in the wall where the bullets had lodged. Thankfully, none had lodged in any of us. I went to my dresser and pulled out some underclothes then got a dress out of my closet and a pair ofheels.
Being careful not to step on any shards of glass, I went to Braiden’s room and gathered him some clothes too. His windows were boarded up too, and I found a lump form in mythroat.
We could’ve losthim.
I shook my head to get rid of thethought.
We hadn’t lost him or anyone else. I had to be thankful for that and be aware of the fact that we were also very lucky that no one had gottenhurt.
Well, except the gunman. Orgunwoman.
Who was to say that it wasn’t a woman? Maybe some woman from Gannon’s past who wanted revenge for being just another notch on hisbedpost.
I headed out of the bedroom with my arms filled with our things and went back into Gannon’s room, finding him playing with Braiden, wrestling around on his bigbed.
“I’ll take a quick shower then bathe him.” I placed Braiden’s clothes on top of the dresser. “Oh, does he need his diaper to be changed before I dothat?”
Gannon was all smiles as he nodded toward the balled up white diaper next to him on the nightstand. “I did italready.”
I was a little stunned. He’d never changed a diaper before. “Oh.Wow.”
“Yeah, I know. It was a little bit of an ordeal, but I figured it out. But honestly, he needs a bath, so changing him was slightly pointless.” He chuckled as Braiden crawled over the bed to get to me. Gannon grabbed him by the ankle, pulling him back to him as the boy giggled with delight. “Hey you, stinky man. She has to get into the shower. You’re staying here withme.”
“I’ll hurry.” I turned to go into thebathroom.
“No, you take your time. He’s fine withme.”
Heading into the bathroom, his bathroom, I noticed all the things that were uniquely Gannon inside it. The shampoo was crisp and clean smelling. The soap was spicy-scented. And I ended up smelling just like the man once I wasdone.
I pulled his brush through my hair, put his toothpaste on my toothbrush, then used his mouthwash too. Nothing was the same as the stuff Iused.
At first I felt out of sorts with the tastes and smells being so different from my normal morning rituals. But then I felt just the opposite. I felt like I’d immersed myself in theman.
And I felt sexy as helltoo.
Before leaving the bathroom to get Braiden, I started a bath for him. When I went out to get him, I found him cuddled up on Gannon’s broad chest, listening to his daddy tell him a story he’d madeup.
I couldn’t stop the smile that spread all over my face. Gannon was fast becoming the best daddy in the history of daddies. “Howcute.”
Neither Braiden nor Gannon had even noticed me until I spoke. But when both of their heads turned to look at me, and nearly identical smiles curved their lips, my heartraced.
I had two of the best-looking males on the planet giving me heartbreakingly gorgeous smiles. What had I done to deserve all ofthis?
Braiden was intent on getting to me this time and made a mad dash off his father’s chest to do it. I had to run to catch him before he careened off the side of the bed. Between Gannon and I, we managed to catch the littlebugger.
I scooped him up in my arms and shook my head at him. “Braiden! You silly boy. You could’ve fallen off the bed and broken your neck. You have to be careful withyourself.”
Despite my scolding, the boy hugged me, kissed my cheek, and squealed in delight. Gannon chuckled as he watched his son go gaga over me. “Damn, girl. Looks like you have all the Forester men head over heels foryou.”
