Page 94 of Lust & Lies
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
NOELLE
OF COURSE, IT TOOKus forever to get dressed, with Aiden playfully touching me here and there as I put my clothes on. Once we were finally ready, I looked around our room at the clothes scattered across the floor and groaned.
“We need to clean up. I knowsomeoneis used to having maids handle it for him, but the maids aren’t here right now. Plus, they didn’t make this mess.” I glanced over at Aiden, who was smirking at me.
“Oh, do you think I don’t know how to clean just because I hire people to do it?” he asked. “You think I’m spoiled or something?”
I tilted my head and shrugged. “I’m just saying... If the shoe fits and all that.”
“Alright then,” he said, rolling up his sleeves. “I’ll show you I can keep a house clean.”
He bent down and started scooping up the trail of clothes from the floor: his shirt, his pants, my panties. It wasn’t like I wanted him to do all the work. I planned to help. It was my mess too.
I let him handle that part while I tugged the sheets back into place on the bed and smoothed them out. I pulled the comforter up and folded the top part back.There, bed made. Out of thecorner of my eye, I caught Aiden holding my bra while sporting a wicked grin.
“Don’t get distracted,” I warned, fluffing the pillows.
“Too late,” he muttered, adding my bra to his pile of clothes that needed to go in the hamper.
“Behave,” I huffed.
“I’m trying,” he countered, heading to the bathroom.
I moved around the bed to fluff the other pillow, but Aiden stepped in my way.
“What are you doing?” I asked, staring up at him.
“You have to pay the toll if you want to get by,” he told me.
Placing my hands on my hips, I asked, “What’s the toll fee?”
“A forehead kiss.”
This man!I lifted my chin, tilting my head back so he could kiss my forehead.
“Not a forehead kiss from me. A forehead kiss from you.”
“What?” I chuckled.
He leaned down until we were eye level and said, “I liked it when you did it before. Go on. Pay the toll. Kiss my forehead.”
I tried not to smile. I really did. But it was impossible not to with this man. I leaned forward and kissed his forehead sweetly.
“There you go,” I stated. “Toll paid.”
“Here’s your receipt, my lady.” He inched closer and pressed his lips to my forehead.
His silly ass!
My blushing ass!
Damn, I hoped every day was like this with this man. Without another word, he stepped aside and headed to the bathroom to drop the clothes off in the hamper. Still smiling, I walked to the other side of the bed to fluff the pillow and smooth out the comforter.
Once the bedroom was straightened up, we headed to the kitchen. The table was still a mess from our oral breakfastsession. However, it didn’t take us long to get it cleaned up. Aiden wiped down the table while I loaded the dishes into the dishwasher.
I hit the start button, the low hum filling the room as we both made our way to the sink. We stood shoulder to shoulder, washing our hands together, his arm brushing mine every so often.
