his wife were being played out right before his eyes.
Luke came to his side and spoke quietly to him. “Rein it in, buddy.”
He took a deep breath and nodded at his best friend, needing to remember nothing had happened between Mia and Todd. That it was all a figment of his overactive imagination.
“You guys still need to get everything all out.”
“I know. Not today for obvious reasons.”
“Real soon, I hope.”
“Yeah, I know. I need her, Luke. I’m a damn fool without her.”
Luke clapped him on the shoulder with a reassuring squeeze. “I know you do. For now, let’s get these people outside.”
Ethan and Luke corralled everyone to the back yard. The kids were having a blast on the water slide. Kaitlyn had even made her way out there and was playing with the younger kids. She was so great with them.
“She’s going to be a great big sister,” Ethan mentioned to Luke. His friend’s proud grin had him smiling as well.
“She is. I can’t believe I’m going to be the father to a teenager and a newborn in a few short months. I’m forty-one years old, Ethan,” he spoke. Ethan heard the man’s worry as Luke looked on at his daughter playing in the splash pool with Marc and Lizzie’s youngest.
“You’ll do just fine. You’ve done this already. Look at what a fine young woman your daughter is. You did that. And this time around you have Allie. So stop worrying.”
Luke laughed and clinked his beer bottle with him. “You’re right.”
Now if only he could be so sure about his future with Mia. Speaking of her, he hadn’t seen her in a bit. Ethan scanned the yard for his wife and found her chatting with Lizzie and Allie at a table under the tent she’d brought in for today’s party. Their eyes met and she smiled warmly at him. His return smile to her came easily as he took his empty beer bottle to the recycle bin.
Heading inside to go to the bathroom, he did his business and when he opened the door, Mia stood against the alcove, waiting for him, tugging her bottom lip between her teeth.
“Hi, suga,” he greeted her, his eyes fixated on her glistening bottom lip. Why was she here? And damn, she had to stop messing with her lip like that. It was too damn hot.
He closed the distance between them and she didn’t wait for him to fully stop. Standing on her tiptoes, she placed her now wet mouth on his, her movements tentative at first and then her lips moved boldly across his mouth, her tongue seeking entrance which he was all too happy to give. The kiss grew hotter in no time, her hands snaking up his back to his neck, holding him to her as she increased the intensity.
Where was this coming from? Not that he was complaining. Not at all, he thought, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her closer to him. She moaned as her stomach rubbed against his hard cock. He wanted her. Right now.
Pushing her against the wall, she jumped up and wrapped her legs around his waist. He missed this out of control Mia. The one who had sex with him no matter the time or place. Whenever the mood struck. These past couple years that had rarely happened.
“Ethan,” she murmured against his neck while her lips heated his skin. He wanted to take her right here against the wall. But maybe they should move this to the bathroom. Didn’t want little people seeing what they were up to.
As he opened the door, one of the caterers called out, “Mrs. Christopher? Are you in here?”
“Fuck,” Mia cursed softly, burying her head against his chest.
“Another time, suga,” he said, smoothing her hair beneath his hand, trying to tamp down his desire. He loosened his hold on her hips and she slid to the floor. When she looked up at him, the arousal in her eyes was unmistakable. She took a deep breath and turned to head to the kitchen, leaving him alone to deal with his own overwhelming desire.
Mia
Standing in her sun room, Mia looked out at the party before her. Over the past few hours, everyone had eaten, caught up on the goings-on of everyone, and watched the kids play nonstop on the water slide.
Mia was enjoying herself but she also felt such melancholy. Except for her father and grandmother, her entire family was here. The family she chose to have: her bandmates, Marc