Eden
IT’S BEEN TWO DAYS SINCE Kash drove me home from the club and I have yet to hear from Knight, surprisingly.
Not that it’s unusual to go days without him calling to speak to our son, but after what happened in the parking lot, I expected Knight to show up at my door and jump down my throat about Kash.
There’s a huge chance he’s embarrassed and that doesn’t happen very often. There’s not one person I know that is brave enough to attack Knight.
As much as I hate violence, I have to admit that Kash being brave enough to stick up for me was a complete turn on and has only left me thinking about him more.
The way he rubbed me. The way he held my hand. But most of all, the way he kissed me.
His lips so close to mine and so damn soft and tempting. I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me weak in the knees.
I’ve been so close to calling him, but every time I get ready to hit that button, I think about Alec and how complicated it could get having another man in my life.
“Mommy,” Alec’s tired voice has me looking over the couch to see him standing there in his Star Wars underwear with his hair standing up all over the place.
“Come here, baby.” I wrap my arm around him as he jumps onto the couch and cuddles against my side. “What are you doing up so late?”
He shrugs and wraps his little arm around my mine. “I don’t know. My eyes opened up I couldn’t stop them. Now I’m not sleeping.”
I laugh a little and look down at him. “Why are you so handsome?”
He yawns. “Because I am.”
It’s the same response I get every time and it never fails to make me smile.
“Close your eyes. It’s late. I’ll wake you up when it’s time to go to Hannah’s.”
By the time I look down again, he’s already sleeping hard against me as if he was never awake in the first place.
My heart swells as I run my hands through his thick hair and watch him sleep.
This little boy will always be the best part of me. Alec is my life. I just wish his father felt the same about him.
The longer I’m awake flipping through channels, the stronger the urge to text Kash gets.
He’s most likely at the club and even that isn’t enough to weaken my urge to talk to him. Usually, I would never even consider giving a guy with his job choice a shot, especially after dealing with Knight and his late nights out with the crazy women that crowded his fights.
But I can’t get over this feeling that is haunting me and telling me he’s different. This feeling that I need to get to know him.
“It can’t hurt anything,” I finally tell myself. “What’s one text? Just one little text?”
Reaching beside me for my phone. I scroll to Kash’s number and type out a short message.
Eden: I just want to thank you again for what you did for me. I really appreciate it.
Once I hit send, I set my phone down again, not expecting an instant response. So when I get one, I’m surprised.
My heart speeds up with excitement as I open the message and read it.
I definitely wasn’t expecting this kind of reaction out of myself just from receiving a text back from Kash, but clearly, I like him more than I admit to myself.
Kash: I’d do it again in a heartbeat, Eden. How’s your son?
His response has my stomach filling with butterflies and me smiling so hard that it hurts. Kash is definitely proving to be different than I expected.
Eden: He’s a hyper little guy, full of energy and life. I guess you can say he’s great. He always is . . .
Kash: Sounds like me when I was a kid. Hell, my ass is still hyper and full of energy. The kid like to play ball?
Eden: More than you know. That and video games. His two favorite things.
Kash: Sounds like my kind of kid.
Kash: What about you? Are you doing good?
Kash: I’m still available for that massage if you’re in need of relaxing . . . I promise to behave as long as you want me to.
I lay back and smile as I read over his texts. He knows exactly what to say to get to my heart and make me laugh at the same time.
There’s a huge chance I may begin to enjoy these texts with Kash a little too much.
Eden: Yes, I’m fine. And are you sure about that?
Kash: About what?
Eden: That you’d behave if I want you to.
Kash: I’d do anything you want me to, Eden.
If my heart wasn’t racing like crazy, it for sure is now. I’m not sure if texting him was a good idea or if what I’m about to agree to is, but I can’t help but want this right now.
This man has a way of making me want things and I kind of like it. No . . . I do like it.
Eden: My father wants to take Alec tomorrow night for a sleepover . . .
Kash: I’ll get off work early then. Expect me around nine.
Kash: What about Knight? Did he come over after I left?
Eden: Nope. All is good.
Kash: That’s what I was hoping to hear.
Grinning like a damn teenaged girl, I set my phone down and close my eyes, getting comfortable on the couch.
I have to be up for work in five hours and I have a feeling it’s going to be close to impossible to fall asleep now.
As much as I may try to downplay my excitement about tomorrow, there’s no denying that Kash has me feeling all kinds of giddy right now.
I haven’t felt this excited since high school and I love it . . .