Melting Hearts (Loving the Soun - Kat Obie Page 0,41

the city.

The downside was, he might have to drag Maddy to the showing with him since he knew the house was likely to sell quickly, and it wasn’t the ideal day for her. Then, if he got the house, he would have to break it to Klaus, and he hated breaking promises, even if it would make him happy in the long run.

He brushed some hair away from her face, and she looked up. "Time for you to wake up already?"

"Sorta. Would you hate it if we look at a house together?"

"No, but I thought you promised Klaus that you won't move out until the end of the season." He loved that she remembered that little detail, especially when he’d told her months ago.

He nodded. "Yeah, I did, but it's the house next door. It’s one of my dream homes, so I want to take a look to see if I love the inside as much as the outside. If we end up moving in there, I’ll still be close enough to hang out with Klaus."

"Okay. No harm in looking at it."

Instinctively, he kissed her. He was so grateful that she was willing to go along with the change of plans and didn't care about looking at a house. He texted his realtor to tell him to set up the viewing for as soon as possible.

She had a sleepy smile on her face. Knowing they’d stayed up super late with the extracurriculars, he said, "Go back to sleep."

Her eyes flitted shut, and he wrapped her up in a hug. His eyes closed so he too could give in to sleep again, since they didn’t have morning skate. Then he heard the bedroom door open and the pitter patter of feet coming their way. His head burrowed into Maddy's shoulder to give the illusion of sleep. He hoped Klaus didn't notice he was awake since he wanted more cuddling time with Maddy. The kid normally woke up his dad, so he should probably find out what was going on.

Surprisingly, Klaus didn't say anything or shake them awake. He hoped it was because he thought they were asleep. Then it dawned on him that, since Klaus came into the room not making noise, he was up to mischief.

Petey turned in Klaus’ direction. "Everything okay?"

"Yeah. I was hoping that Aunt Maddy could make me breakfast this morning."

Klaus liked Maddy thus far. Then again, there weren’t many people who he didn't like. Maddy rolled and draped her body over Petey’s so she could get a good look at the little kid.

Before she could say anything, Petey asked, "Did you just call her Aunt Maddy?"

"Uh-huh," Klaus said with a nod. "Was I not supposed to call her that? I know Aunt Alice said it was okay to call her Aunt Alice after I learned that she shared a bed with Uncle Scotty. You are sharing a bed with Maddy. So shouldn't I be calling her Aunt Maddy now?"

Petey bit his tongue to keep himself from either cursing or laughing. It was so absurd yet so cute. Maddy was barely his girlfriend. Klaus was completely jumping the gun. But they were sharing a bed, and that Petey couldn't deny.

Maddy's sweet giggle erupted. "I think you might have missed a step."

Klaus' head cocked to the side as he scrunched up his face, clearly trying to figure out what step he’d missed. Petey was tempted to help the kid out and give him the answer when he said, "I think I did everything right . . . Oh wait, I forgot to ask you if that's okay, Maddy." His smile came out. "Can I please call you Aunt Maddy? You are sharing a bed with Uncle Petey, which means you must like him a whole lot."

Her lips brushed Petey’s pec, and he got so hard from that brief kiss. He chastised himself for being turned on, but his body loved it when Maddy touched him.

"That is true. I do like your Uncle Petey a whole lot. So I guess it's okay for you to call me Aunt Maddy."

"Yay. Next, Uncle Petey needs to get married to you and make babies. Although, can you please make me breakfast first?"

This time, Petey couldn't keep the laughter in. He loved that Klaus laid out the whole plan for their lives, while at the same time, he was really only concerned about getting his tummy fed. Maddy laughed softly too and shot him a look saying, "is this kid for real?" Petey