He stiffens for a minute before his body relaxes and rubs my back as we both look at the picture of his sister. He stays silent for a long while until he sighs. “Yeah, I will call them in the morning and let them know what's been going on. Though once they find out that we are adopting Bailey, I expect them to be on the next flight out.”
My heart beats faster at the prospect of meeting Joker’s parents. But the more people Bailey has in her corner, the better. I pull back and smile at Joker. “I can’t wait to meet them.” He gives me a genuine smile and places a kiss on my forehead. We pull back when we hear Bailey walking down the stairs along with the dogs. We pull apart when she walks into the living room, looking unsure.
“Hey Bailey Bee, are you ready to watch a movie and eat all the junk food you want?” Joker smiles at her, and we watch as her shoulders drop the tension in them and nods her head with a shy smile. We walk over, and she places her hand in Joker’s, making his face light up that she grabbed his hand. She must be starting to get comfortable with us, which just makes my heart soar. We all walk into the kitchen.
Bailey walks to the counter, looking at everything. “Wow.”
My eyes bug out of my head seeing all the stuff Joker has laid out for their sundae. I swear this man has the entire candy aisle on his counter right now. He helps Bailey up onto a stool since she hardly reaches the counter, being on the small side. “You keep your dentist on retainer, don’t you?”
He looks up from helping Bailey scoop her ice cream into a bowl. “I have no idea what you're talking about.”
I just shake my head and laugh and go over and make myself a small one. No way could I eat what they are eating right now. Once we finish, we all head into the living room and sit on the couch. Joker loads up the movie channel. “What movie do you want to see, Bailey?”
She swallows a big scoop of ice cream and shrugs her shoulders. She looks at Joker and blushes and leans into me. “Can we watch Twilight? I’ve always wanted to see the movies, but we never had a TV.”
“Oh, I love those movies. I’m totally team Edward.” I wink down at her, making her entire face light up.
“He is cute.” Bailey lets out a giggle, making me laugh.
Joker listens in and rolls his eyes at me as he brings up the movie to play. “No boys are cute to you, Bailey Bee. No dating until you're at least 40.”
Bailey lets out a giggle. “You’re funny, Joker.”
He looks over at me and sniffs the air like the man-child that he is. “At least someone appreciates my humor, unlike some people I know.”
“All right, no team dating. Play the movie already.” All I can do is shake my head at Joker. He winks at me and hits play. I grab the throw blanket and throw it over my legs and Baileys and lean back into the couch. I’m utterly exhausted as the day has finally caught up with me and everything that went down. Maybe if I close my eyes just for a minute, I will be fine.
Ten
Madison
I roll over and hit something hard, making my eyes fly open to see a sleeping Joker. Looking around the room, I can tell we are in his bedroom, yet I have no recollection of how I even got here. I must have been in a deep sleep not to have felt him carry me to bed last night. I turn over gently so as not to wake him. He looks so peaceful, the most peaceful I’ve ever seen him. Last night when he told me about his sister, it just broke my heart to think about what he and his family went through. But everything that is Joker is starting to make sense now with how he acts towards the women in his life. Ilook down and realize he is shirtless, which makes my mouth water seeing his abs and tattoos running up and down his body, and what a body it is. He truly is the sexiest man I’ve ever met. And yet he’s here with me, telling me I’m his in all ways. It all seems crazy and fast, but I don’t have it in me to care. The things I feel for this man should honestly scare me, but I know if I walk away now I would be making the biggest mistake of my life. I want him, there is no denying that. Every time he walked into my bakery, he would literally take my breath away with how hot he looked. I’m not a virgin, but I’ve only had sex once in high school, and it was awful, but I know when the time comes with Joker it’s going to be amazing.
I chuckle under my breath, thinking about how he just packed my house up and moved me in. It’s not like I owned the place; I only rented until I found my forever home, and as I look over at Joker, I think with him and Bailey I finally have. I look at the clock, and it reads just before eight. I think I will make everyone a big breakfast before we have to head out to the mall. As slowly as I can, I get out of bed so as not to wake Joker. I grab a change of clothes and walk into the bathroom to do my morning routine and throw my hair up into a bun, and as quietly as I can, walk out of the room, closing the door softly. Before I head downstairs, I make a stop at Bailey’s room to see her still fast asleep, which makes me smile. Thor and Loki lift their heads, seeing me, and come right over, and we head down the stairs into the kitchen. I open the back door for them and go about making a pot of coffee. I open the fridge to see what Joker has to work with and decide on fresh cinnamon rolls, bacon and eggs. I want to make sure Bailey gets everything that she needs in life. After making my coffee, I get started on breakfast, and by the time the last plate is on the table, a sleepy-looking Bailey comes down the stairs along with Joker.
Joker walks over and places a kiss on my head before making his coffee. “Why didn’t you wake me? I would have helped you?” He looks hot in his jeans that hug his thighs and a black shirt that stretches across his muscles with his cut on top.
“I wanted to do this. Let’s sit down; breakfast is ready. Bailey, honey, how did you sleep?”
Bailey takes her seat as I get her a plate and fill it up for her. “Best night’s sleep ever. My bed is so comfortable. Though you were right about Thor and Loki taking up the bed.” She lets out a laugh, making me smile.
“We will have to see about getting them their own beds today. Alright, dig in before it gets cold, and after we finish, we can get ready to hit the mall.” Joker and I watch her dance in her seat in excitement, making us laugh. I lean back in my chair, sipping my coffee as I can feel Joker lean into me.
“You're going to pay for falling asleep last night and making me suffer through Twilight all by myself. You think you're team Edward now? Wait until later when you're screaming team Joker.” Joker whispers in my ear, making my entire body shiver. Holy hell, I think I just had a mini-orgasm, that was hot.
I wiggle in my seat as I look at him, and he has a self-satisfied look on his face as he goes back to eating, like he didn’t just say that. I grab my fork and start eating, needing to do something so I don't just drag him upstairs now. I can hear him chuckling, and I give him the stink eye, making him laugh harder. Once Bailey has finished her breakfast, she races up the stairs to get dressed. Before I can get up with the dishes, Joker places his hand on my shoulder.
“Sit, I’ve got the dishes.” He places a kiss on my lips and walks away with all the plates in one go. I’m so used to doing everything on my own, I’m going to have to get used to others doing for me. Drainingthe last of my coffee, I head into the kitchen to see Joker loading the dishwasher.
He turns around when he’s done and leans against the island. “I called my parents this morning before I came down.”
I walk over to him, and he pulls me into his arms. Holding me to his chest. “What did they say?”
“Mom cried when I told her about Bailey. But they will be here next week. I have a feeling once they meet Bailey and you, they are going to want to move closer.”
I pull back with a smile on my face. “I can’t wait to meet them.” He lowers his head and slants his lips to mine in a kiss that’s not rushed but one full of promise. Just when the kiss starts to heat up, we can hear Bailey rushing down the stairs.
Joker pulls back and winks at me. “We will finish this later.”
