Oh no. Please don’t let there be another mystery pee somewhere in the house.“Where did you go?” I asked and held out my hand for her to lead me to this supposed pee she’d done. “Show me, gorgeous.”
We made our way past the moving boxes that were piled up everywhere and to the kids’ bedroom. Lena pointed at a suitcase I’d packed that morning.
I walked around the room, looking inside the suitcase, then studying the floor and sniffing the air. No wet spots and no smell was a good sign. But it also meant I had to search the house for a potential accident.
“Come on, let’s go on an expedition,” I said and led the way out of the room.
I was on my knees, looking under the coffee table, when Sebastian and Luca walked in. They’d been at the farmhouse, dropping off a load of boxes. Luca had become Sebastian’s shadow over the last three months, accepting him like he’d always been there.
And yes, that’s how long it took for me to agree to move in with him. I figured since we hadn’t been apart for even one night in all that time, we basically lived together already. The kids loved the farmhouse and Sebastian, so we might as well make it official.
“Well, now that’s a view I don’t mind coming back to,” Sebastian growled, and I shot up, hitting my head.
“Ouch,” I cried and backed out from under the table.
“Are you okay, baby?” Sebastian asked, helping me up. He studied my head and felt for a lump. When he was satisfied I would live, he whispered a kiss over my lips and released me.
“I’m fine,” I said and then looked at my son. “Did you like the color for your bedroom?”
We’d been painting the rooms and letting the kids pick out their colors. Luca had been unsure of what color he wanted, but in the end he settled on blue.
He nodded, his eyes shining. “It’s blue, like water. Seb said we can put sharks on the wall too.”
Something else he’d discovered over the last few months were sharks. He devoured every morsel of information he could find on them.
“Great choice,” I said, smiling at him.
Sebastian put his arms around me and pulled me into his side. “What were you doing under the coffee table?”
I sighed. “I’m 89.65 percent certain Lena peed somewhere in the house. But I haven’t been able to find it yet.”
He chuckled. “Want me to help you look?”
I put a hand to my chest and looked up at him. “My hero.”
The kids were running around the living room, Luca chasing Lena, pretending to be the Grinch.
We left them to it and continued the search for the mystery pee. Maybe she didn’t do one after all. The house wasn’t big; it shouldn’t be this hard to find it. I inspected the kitchen floor again, but besides dust mites and food scraps, there wasn’t much to see.
A loud crash and then a groan came from the back door, making me pause in my search. I turned on my heels and speed-walked down the hallway, the kids right behind me.
Sebastian was lying on the ground, moaning. “I found it.”
I suppressed the giggle wanting to escape. After all, he hurt himself slipping on my daughter’s pee.
“I’m sorry,” I said, my voice laced with amusement.
He got up, turning from side to side to assess the damage. “You may laugh now, but you’ll be the one waiting on me when I can’t get up off the couch because I hurt myself.”
He had a point. “And I’ll be happy to fulfill your every wish,” I said.
“Maybe we should put that to the test tonight,” he said, his eyes blazing with heat.
My whole body flushed, and I chastised myself for my inappropriate reaction. After all, there were kids present.
“Happy to,” I said, my voice breathy.
He strolled past me, not looking like he’d hurt himself at all.
