“How’s your sister?” Isaac had laid Micah in the crib we had next to the nest and sprawled out on our bed, shirtless and wearing only his black boxer briefs. “Is Holden happy with his new job?”
“Rebecca sounds much better since Holden switched jobs. I didn’t get too much information, but the change is clear in her voice and how much joy I can hear in the twins’ voices when I speak with them.” I lay down next to my mate. “She told me that things are going really good though.”
“I’m glad to hear that.” Isaac pulled me to his side. “It’s good they worked it all out together.”
“I agree.” I snuggled into my mate’s body. “I really would have hated beating up my brother-in-law.”
“Yeah.” Isaac kissed my cheek. “I would have hated having to help you.”
Chapter Twenty
Isaac
“Are you ready for your first day back to work tomorrow?” I stood at the kitchen counter, waiting for the bottle warmer to finish its cycle. “I know everyone has missed you during your leave.”
“I am.” Thomas bounced Micah in his arms, our son cooing happily. “I’ll miss you two, but I do miss being at the station with my crew, helping rescue people in need, and doing everything I can to keep the town safe.”
“I had a feeling you would eventually return to work, even while you were reevaluating your plans for the future.” I handed my mate the bottle, which Micah greedily latched onto. “But I’m glad that you came to the decision yourself and really know that you’re making the right decision. And if we need to reassess it again later, we can.”
“I’m a little nervous about leaving him for three days though.” Thomas had sat down at the kitchen table and now stared down at our son. “Will he forget me?”
“He’ll never forget his papa.” I put Spice’s food dish down and figured she’d eat later when we left the room. I joined Thomas at the table, choosing the chair beside him so I could be closer. “But if you think it may be helpful, I can promise you that Micah and I will take a daily trip down to the fire station, just so that you can remind our son who his papa is. He’s not too young to realize that you are a real-life hero.”
“You don’t think that is asking too much of you?” Thomas looked at me, a tear building in the corner of his right eye. “I don’t want to make this into a big deal but even though every part of me knows I need to go back to work, that I wouldn’t feel right staying home while others are out there protecting ourtown, I am going to be wishing I could see my son’s first steps and hear his first words. What if all that happens while I’m at work?”
“Even if you stayed home, there is no guarantee that you would witness every first that Micah experiences.” I ran my hand down his shoulder, offering some calming energy through our mating bond. “Spencer is home with Cookie all the time, but do you know he missed her first steps?”
“Really?”
“Yep.”
“What happened?” Thomas adjusted Micah to his shoulder so he could burp him. “How did he figure out he missed it?”
“Cookie was taking a nap on a blanket on the floor of their bedroom. Since the whole room was completely baby-proofed, and the door was closed, Spencer decided to go use the bathroom while the kid slept. When he came out of the bedroom, Cookie was outside the bathroom door, just sitting there and grinning.” I laughed remembering the phone call I’d received from my best friend afterward. “He thought my brother had been playing a trick on him until he realized no one else was home. Freaking out, he called me and I reminded him he had a nanny cam installed in the room just in case something happened. He checked it and saw that Cookie had woken up and decided she needed to get to the bathroom to wait for her papa to get out.”
“But what if we don’t catch Micah’s on camera?” Thomas kissed our napping baby; the milk coma had hit him as soon as the bottle was emptied. “I want to be able to look back on these milestones later on.”
“I can’t promise we will catch them all.” I kissed his cheek. “But I can promise to try to get anything I can recorded on my phone and send it to you right away.”
“Thank you, baby.” Thomas stood and headed toward the hallway. “Let’s get Micah into his crib and get some sleep ourselves. Maybe I will feel better in the morning.”
I watched as Spice walked alongside my mate. Since Micah was born, the cat was never too far away. He needed to be close to his baby human. Besides Thomas and I, no one could get close to Micah without Spice’s consent. Poor Jason had stopped by one day and got a shallow little claw cut as a warning when he didn’t stop by Spice first to get her permission. Our little boy had a fierce and loyal protector in his kitty.
“Sounds good.” I followed my mate to the nursery and watched as he laid our son down and made sure he stayed asleep before shutting the door to his room.
We made our way to our bedroom and quickly undressed, lying down in bed and cuddling close. We lay there in the dark for over twenty minutes, no words, just my arms wrapped around him from behind and our energies weaving between each other through our mate connection.
After a while, Thomas turned in my arms. “I can’t sleep. Make me stop thinking so hard so I can get rest before Micah wakes us up in the morning.”
“And how do you want me to accomplish that, my love.” I leaned in and kissed his cute button nose. “Did you have a certain idea in mind?”
“How about that one thing that you do that makes me cry out your name?” Thomas snaked his hand down between our bodies and wrapped his long fingers around my stiffened cock. “I think that might just do the trick here tonight.”
“I think we can make that happen.” I closed my eyes and let myself focus solely on the feel of my mate’s soft skin, firm grip, and easy glide up and down my shaft. “But if you keep doing that, I’m not sure how long I will last once I get inside you.”
“Well, if that happens, you can always wrap those sexy lips around me and make sure to swallow every bit once I am spent.” Thomas leaned in and licked the crook of my neck, where it meets my shoulder and holds my mating mark. “We can please each other in so many ways, don’t you know?”
“Oh, I know.” I slipped my own hand down his body and took the opportunity to pull him closer and rub my finger along the crack of his ass. “And every single position takes me to heaven.”
