Page 89 of Unexpectedly Wanted
“I don’t understand his brain,” Kyle said, but he wasn’t being mean.
“Right!” Reese shot back. “But he’s so adorable.”
Milo was part of their little crew now. Kyle, Reese, Theon, and Keith had taken Milo in. They often looked after him when I had to go out on a mission. Secretly, I knew they all adored him. Honestly, I was grateful for them. It made leaving him a little easier.
“Um, no. Nothing kinky going on here,” I assured him. Though honestly, I couldn’t tell if he was excited at the thought we might have been making a porno or not. “I, uh…” I broke away from Kyle and Reese, making my way over to Milo in five steps. “I wanted to surprise you—”
“I don’t like surprises,” he cut in. “You know that.”
“I do, my little grumpy wumpy face,” I said with a playful smile as I ran my finger over the crease between his brows, hoping to smooth it out. I breathed a little sigh of relief that the makeup was dry enough so it didn’t leave a green streak behind.
“No. That’s the worst one yet.”
“But I just really wanted to do this,” I went on, ignoring him. Deep down, I think he liked the bad pet names I came up with. “I’m taking you to Comic-Con! Can you guess who I’m going as?” I was trying to be playful.
He didn’t answer. He just blinked at me for a long time. I was sure he got it, but I was worried that I might have broken him.
“I got you something,” I told him, then pointed to the costume I purposely hung on the bookshelf where he would see it easily.
His gaze slid to the side, following the line of my finger.
Without a word, he slid his gaze back to me.
I was pretty sure everyone was holding their breath, waiting to see how this went down.
“Wiccan?” he asked, but I knew he didn’t need me to really tell him that was what it was.
“Uh-huh.”
“And you’re going with me.”
“Uh-huh.”
“As Hulkling.”
“Yep. Surprise.” I stared deep into his eyes. “Are you mad?”
“No…” he said, leaning closer to me. I thought he was going to kiss me, until he blatantly stated, “I now have an erection. This is really awkward. Thanks for that.”
Only Milo could make the worderectionsound hot.
The room erupted with laughter.
“Let’s get you two dressed,” Reese said.
The next hour was a whirlwind of chaos.
I had to admit, Milo looked good in that tight outfit and cape. And he must have liked how I looked, because he just kept blinking at me as if he couldn’t believe this was real.
Then everyone was headed for the door, Reed calling over his shoulder that he’d meet us at the front entrance after he picked up his men.
Milo grabbed me and kissed me hard.
“Thank you,” he told me. I smiled at him as I wiped the little bit of green that had rubbed off onto his face. “I love this surprise, but don’t make a habit of it. I also love you.”
“I love you, too,” I told him, unable to stop smiling.
“We are so getting kinky with this later,” he said with a straight face.
