Irresistible (Neighbor from Hell #11) - R.L. Mathewson Page 0,69
you last night, Aidan. I hope you were able to enjoy the dinner I made for you,” came the announcement meant to fuck him over.
Chapter 35
“When I was six years old my brothers convinced me that I could get cooties by taking a bath,” Aidan said as he opened the door for her and helped her out of the car when all Melanie wanted to do was go home and curl up with her blankets and forget the last hour ever happened.
“Of course, I didn’t believe them,” Aidan said, leading her around the front of the car where his headlights were lighting up the empty back parking lot of Dixon’s bakery. He pulled his phone out of his back pocket and placed it on the hood of his car as Brian McKnight’s “Anytime” began playing.
“So,” he said as he pulled her into his arms and began moving them slowly to the sounds of Brian McKnight singing one of her favorite songs, “they waited until I fell asleep before they proceeded to cover me in red paste that hardened overnight and left a rash. No matter what my parents said after that, they couldn’t convince me to take a bath. For about a month, I refused to go near water, which of course, my brothers found hilarious until my parents threatened to withhold dessert until I took a bath.”
“How long did it take for them to convince you to take a bath?” she found herself asking as he pulled her closer.
“I had about thirty seconds before they grabbed me and dragged me outside so that they could hose me down,” he said, making her lips twitch until he followed that up with, “I’m not interested in your sister’s bullshit or whatever fucked up game that she’s trying to play. I don’t want her, Melanie,” he said, making her chuckle without humor because that was eerily similar to what Adam used to say.
He used to say a lot of things, used to tell her that he loved her only…
He’d lied.
It made Melanie wonder if any of it had been real. It also made her wonder why she hadn’t cared when Caitlyn started smiling when she saw Adam or why it never bothered her when Adam couldn’t seem to look away from her sister. But it bothered her when she saw the way that Caitlyn looked at Aidan tonight.
“And the little prick used to say all those things, didn’t he?” Aidan guessed correctly, sighing heavily as he-
“How about this? I want a woman who fucking adores carbs, hogs the bed, kicks me in her sleep, and has a generous ass that I can’t get enough of,” he said, making her smile until-
“Wait a minute,” Melanie said in gasped outrage when she realized what he said about her ass, but he wasn’t done.
“Is willing to violently attack me to get her hands on my food, hoards blankets, refuses to share food, is beyond fucking demanding in bed, and did I mention has a generous ass?”
Lips twitching, she said, “Yes, I believe it’s been mentioned.”
There was a heavy sigh and then, “It really should be mentioned. Now, where was I?”
“You were giving me reasons to kill you?” Melanie supplied dryly, which earned her a kiss on her forehead, somewhat appeasing her.
“Right,” Aidan said, nodding before adding, “she also needs to be too fucking stubborn to listen to reason, sneaky as hell, and she needs to drive me out of my fucking mind.”
“And that’s more important than having a generous ass?” Melanie found herself asking, loving the sound of his chuckle as he leaned down and kissed her only to glare when he mumbled, “No, the generous ass is definitely a deal-breaker.”
“You do realize that I’m probably going to lose weight after the baby is born, right?” Melanie felt the need to point out.
“Are you planning on giving up carbs?” Aidan asked, sounding thoughtful.
“No.”
“Then I’m not really worried about it,” he said, making her smile as she felt herself relax in his arms.
“I’m glad to see that you have your priorities straight,” Melanie said as he moved his hand to her belly as they continued dancing slowly.
“Priorities are important,” Aidan said, gently caressing her belly as she laid her head against his chest and closed her eyes.
“They really are,” she murmured, smiling when he leaned down so that he could kiss the top of her head.
“You were wrong,” Aidan said after a slight pause.