Chapter 18Aden, sporting a brand-new haircut that left his silky mop up off his shoulders, accepted Grandma’s part of our new order. I didn’t say anything, but he looked more like a boy breaking out into a man…and sexier than ever. He saw me looking.
“I did it.”
“I can see. Work out for you okay?”
“Some better. I think the fight did most of it. Never did say thanks for helping out. I wouldn’t have lasted another five minutes with all three of them on me.”
“That’s okay. I don’t like things that ain’t fair.”
“Me neither. Anyway, thanks.” He held out his hand. I shook it real quick and let go before it burned me.
I got home in time to take Daniel’s call saying That Woman had missed a period. They were going in to the clinic the next morning. I told him how far I’d got looking for the ne
