Lexi, Baby (21 page)

Shit!

“I know it’s not my fault, but if you were
hurt because I wasn’t able to at least warn you, it would have
killed me. Over the past few months, I’ve fallen in love you and my
nieces and I’ve only loved two other women in my life, one being my
mother.”

My eyes grew round and I pulled back from
Adam as far as he would let me. “What?” I whispered.

“What the fuck do you mean you love her?”
Landyn shouted offensively. He was now standing at my side and it
sounded like he was keeping a very small hold on not ripping Adam
apart.

Adam pulled away from me a little further,
but still kept an arm around my waist as he turned his body to face
Lan.

Adam grinned and one eyebrow rose. “I meant
that I love her as a sister jackass. I honestly don’t know how the
hell she puts up with you.”

I breathed another sigh of relief. He never
stopped harassing Landyn and I should have known better. Landyn
narrowed his eyes at Adam. “Well then, I’d appreciate if you’d stop
groping my wife.”

He wasn’t groping me, but I could tell
Landyn was still mad. I looked up at Adam and he looked down at me
smiling before he let me go and turned back to face Landyn. “Don’t
worry brother, I love you too.”

He turned back to me once again. “Lex, I’m
here for you if you ever need anything, and I’ll especially be here
when you’re ready to leave this asshole,” he said pointing toward
Landyn.

I shook my head at him trying to hold in my
laughter. “Adam thanks for coming by, but you better get out of
here before Lan bursts a blood vessel or something.”

Adam smiled once again before bending and
placing a light kiss on my forehead. He turned, glanced at Lan,
smirked and walked away. “Love you too brother!” Adam called out
once more right before walking out the front door.

I couldn’t stop myself from laughing at the
shocked expression on Lan’s face. He looked lost. I started
laughing so hard, I was doubled over slapping my palms on my
thighs. “Babe, you look like no one has ever told you ‘I love you’
before. Do I not tell you enough?” I cried through my laughter.

When his eyes hit mine something in them
froze me in place. I promptly stopped laughing.

He stalked up to me. “You think this is
funny? Did you like him touching you?” Landyn growled. I didn’t
know what to say so I shook my head.

“Take off your clothes,” he demanded.
“What?” I asked in a small voice.

He ignored me and started unbuckling my
jeans and slipping them off my hips himself. When they fell around
ankles his hand hit my core. “I’m feeling the need to mark my
territory and I want you right here. Right now.”

“What?” I asked again, this time in a
whisper. I was too distracted by what he was doing with his
fingers. Suddenly his free hand went to the side of my face and his
mouth found mine. He kissed me hungrily. His tongue wrestled with
mine as his fingers swirled over my clit.

“The door’s unlocked,” I breathed into his
mouth.

He back away from me. “Fuck the door. Take
off your jeans completely.” He started to unzip his jeans and I
watched him pull out his beautiful erection and stroke himself. I
licked my lips.

“Fuck,” Lan hissed, while watching me watch
him. “Lexi, baby, hurry up.”

Screw it; if someone walks in they were
getting a free show.

I bent down, slid off my shoes and wiggled
out of my jeans. I also took off my shirt.

Lan started to come back toward me, but I
stopped him. “Unh uh, take it all off Lan. If someone walks in on
us, they’re walking in on both of us; not just me.”

He didn’t hesitate. When he was completely
undressed I bent over in front of him and gave a quick lick to his
tattoo before dropping completely to my knees.

I wasted no time taking him as deep in my
mouth as I could considering his size. Lan’s hands fisted in my
hair as I worked him in and out, sucking hard. I heard his
breathing become ragged and he dropped a hand to my throat where he
could feel my pulls.

“Get up baby, I need to be inside you now. I
don’t want to finish like this.” I took a few more pulls before
releasing him and standing up.

As soon as I was upright, Lan’s hands went
to my ass and he lifted me up and onto the edge of a bar stool. He
spread my legs wide and claimed me.

“Lan,” I moaned. His mouth found mine and
our tongues danced. He continued to pump in and out smoothly;
almost gracefully. His hands still squeezed my ass, and I joined in
and ran my hands down is muscular back to grab his.

When his movements increased, I knew it was
coming. I licked my lips and cried out his name.

“That’s it baby,” he groaned as my body
orgasmed around him.

He continued a few moments longer and then
called out my name and came.

I hadn’t heard anything else about Ryan
since.

So, this was uncomfortable to say the least.
What was he even doing on this side of town?

Adam reached out and grabbed my hand, but he
didn’t look at me. He was focused on something or someone else. I
glanced at the red-headed beauty that held his interest and watched
her eyes move to our hands quickly before looking away.

“Nice to see you,
Lex
. Waste no time
moving from one guy to the next I see. Wasn’t he the cop on my
case?” Ryan said in an ugly snarky tone.

He obviously hadn’t changed
.

Adam jerked me out from behind the cart
still holding my hand and got right in Ryan’s face. He towered over
him. “If I were you I wouldn’t even look at her unless you’re ready
to go back to jail asshole.
And stay the fuck away from
Mia
,” he roared. I heard the red-headed beauty gasp. Ryan’s
face paled and he didn’t respond.

Adam turned to the red head. “Let’s go, I’m
taking you home.” The hand not holding mine wrapped around her
waist and he ushered her forward while he dragged me behind. Her
stunned eyes looked back at me with guilt. I could only imagine how
this looked to her.

“I can walk without your help, thank you
very much,” Mia snapped at Adam. He glared down at her.

“I think I know better than anyone just how
well
you can
walk
,” he snapped back, his last words
clipped, but he still didn’t let her go. “Walking away was about
the only thing you were good at.”

I had no clue what they were talking about,
but it didn’t sound good. The redhead swallowed hard and turned her
face away. “You’re still an asshole,” she said in an angry
whisper.

“If that helps you sleep at night honey,
then I’ll be the biggest asshole you’ve ever met.”

“Adam!” I called out in shame. Why was he
being so rude to her?

“Stay out of it, Lex,” he ordered and I was
about to open my mouth with a comeback when he looked at me. I saw
pain in his eyes; serious pain. The kind of pain that told me this
woman had hurt him.

I kept quiet as we made it to the vehicle.
Adam put her in the back and made me sit up front. “Where am I
taking you?” he asked and she gave him quiet directions to a
townhouse a few blocks away.

When we arrived, Mia jumped out of the
vehicle before Adam even had it in park. “I’ll be right back,” he
grumbled, fuming, and then got out and followed her. I watched
through the window as they had a heated conversation outside her
front door. For the first couple of minutes, I saw nothing but
Mia’s mouth moving rapidly as she spoke. Adam had his back to
me.

Mia kept turning her face away like he was
verbally slapping her, until finally it appeared the tables had
turned and he began looking away from her. I was dying to know what
they were saying and was tempted to roll down the window.

As the conversation grew intense and their
bodies moved closer to each other, my face inched so close to the
window I nearly bumped it with my nose. Then, without warning, I
watched as Adam grabbed the back of her head and his mouth crashed
down on hers.

Oh. My. God!

The redhead was a statue only a brief second
before she relaxed into him. Finally, he lifted his head and said
something to her that made her freeze up again. She spoke once more
and he turned and walked away without a backward glance. The
redhead didn’t move until Adam had the door to his Tahoe open, then
she opened the door to her apartment and disappeared inside.

“I don’t want to talk about.” Adam clipped
furiously at me just as soon as he shut his door. “I loved her and
she left me, that’s it. Don’t ask.”

He was
so infuriating
!

The ride to the second grocery store was in
silence. I guess Adam realized I still needed to go shopping since
we left the last store in such a hurry I didn’t get what I needed
or anything at all.

When we finished and were finally at home,
Adam helped me unload everything in a rush and I couldn’t even talk
him into staying for a while. “Give the girls my love. Tell them
I’ll stop by later this week.” He came around the kitchen counter,
gave me a quick hug and then took off.

As soon as possible, this redhead and I were
having words.

Not long after Adam left, Trish brought the
girls over to help me cook, bake and decorate. They were also a big
part of the surprise.

“So, are you excited about the new baby,
Layla?” Trish asked.

“Yes! I’m ready to babysit. I’ll be a big
sister
twice
! They’ll have to listen to
everything
I
say,” Little Miss Princess answered cheekily. Layla was a great big
sister and I couldn’t ask for a better daughter or helper. She was
amazing.

Laura, now at a little over a year old,
adored her big sister. She followed Layla around everywhere and
sometimes she even slept in her sister’s room. Whenever Laura was
fussy, Layla was able to sooth her in an instant.

They were my little angels.

Every time I thought about my family I felt
blessed. Now my family was about to get even bigger. I couldn’t
wait to share the news with Landyn; he was going to be
ecstatic.

Immediately after Laura was born he wanted
to start working on baby number three, but I wasn’t having that.
No way
! I wanted to enjoy Laura as a baby. Now was perfect
though. By the time this baby is born Laura will be two, Layla will
be eight and they’ll all grow up together. I couldn’t wait!

Landyn was amazing with the girls. They were
“Daddy’s Little Girls” that’s for sure. He helped take Layla to
school when I was near the end of my pregnancy with Laura and
feeling awful. He also kept Layla occupied when I needed to rest
and they even had their own special time.

When Laura was born Lan cried like a baby
himself. He loved on her and me incessantly. He thought Laura was a
miracle and that I was the miracle worker for giving him this gift.
He knew Layla was his gift as well, but to actually see the birth
of your child was another thing altogether.

I knew he’d never look at me the same again.
If I knew he loved me before, the love he had for me now was out of
this world.

He helped with night feedings and changing
diapers. I never had to ask him for anything, he just knew when I
needed help; we were a team.

The food was almost ready when Landyn called
and said he was down the street. I shuffled the girls and Trish
around so that they would be ready.

About five minutes later, when Landyn
finally strolled into the kitchen, we all screamed “We’re having
another baby!” Landyn stopped mid-step and his eyes took in his
surroundings. There were pink and blue decorations that read “It’s
a boy!” and “It’s a girl!” hanging from the walls and covering the
countertops. There was a huge three-tiered pink and blue chocolate
cake in the middle of the island and all us girls wore either a
pink or blue shirt.

His eyes finally hit mine and they were
glassy. So were mine. “You’re pregnant?” he asked softly.

I nodded. “Yes, and it’s not twins. I just
did the pink and blue decorations because it’s too early to know if
we’re having a boy or a girl,” I said choking up.

He rubbed at his eyes harshly. “Come here
girls,” he demanded in an rough, unsteady voice. He opened his arms
demanding a hug. I quickly picked up Laura because she was too
slow, and then we all ran to him. He kissed us all over and over,
as he repeated “I love you.”

“Trish, come get in on this, you know I love
like a sister; you belong here just as much as any of us.” Landyn
said. I looked at my best friend as she cried and walked over to
join in the group hug.

I backed away a little and told Landyn,
“We’ll have a romantic anniversary dinner, just us, next weekend if
that’s okay. I made enough food for everyone and it feels like we
should eat together as a family.”

Landyn grinned at me. “Lexi, baby, whatever
you want.”

Everyone helped put the food on the table
and just as we were all about to start digging in, I heard a car
horn blasting from outside.

“What the hell?” Landyn growled.

We both got up to see what all the commotion
was, but we didn’t even make it to the front door before someone
started knocking. When Landyn threw the door open, I could have
fainted.

It was Tony.

His clothes were ratty and dirty and so were
his hands, his eyes were bloodshot; he looked like a man
possessed.

“I need Trish! Where is she?” he asked
franticly.

“
Oh my God
,” I heard Trish breath
excitedly from behind me. Her tone was hopeful.

“She’s here,” Landyn’s deep voice replied as
he opened the door wider, silently inviting Tony inside.

When Tony’s desperately searching eyes hit
Trish’s face, his body tensed. His face grew taut and I watched as
his eyes speared hers with hatred. He looked murderous.