Becoming Somebody by Heather D'Agostino

Author:Heather D'Agostino [D'Agostino, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-03-23T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

When the sun began to filter through the blinds in my room alerting me of the hour, I groaned. Every muscle in my body ached, including my head. I’d had too much tequila last night, and I’d lost count of how many times Dev and I had had sex. The soreness between my thighs was a constant reminder, throbbing every time I moved. I still wasn’t sure what had come over me, but as I snuggled under the covers of my bed, memories of the shower, couch, and wall infiltrated my hung-over head.

“Don’t do that unless you plan to take care of it,” Dev’s sleepy voice rasped from behind me when I pressed into him.

“No,” I grumbled. “No more. I think you broke me.”

He chuckled as his arms wrapped around my middle and tugged me closer. “You weren’t complaining last night,” he nuzzled my neck and nipped my ear. “In fact,” he paused, “you were begging for more.”

“Minor lapse in judgment,” I muttered as I pressed my hips back.

“Stop!” he hissed as he gripped my hip and held me in place. “I wasn’t kidding.”

“I have to get up,” I sighed. “My mom will be bringing Mara home soon, and I don’t want to still be in bed when that happens.”

“Sam?” he tugged on my shoulder so I’d roll over to face him. “I meant what I said last night. I wanna be part of her life.”

“I know,” I mumbled. “I know you meant it, and I know you want to be a good dad, but…” I looked away.

“But what?” His forehead wrinkled, and I saw slight panic appear in his eyes. “I have a right to see her. You can’t keep me away.”

“It’s gonna take time. She doesn’t know you. She’s only three. It’s gonna be hard for her to understand,” I leaned in and brushed my lips lightly across his. “We’ll get there, but you have to trust me.”

“I do,” he murmured against my mouth.

If I’d been paying attention to my surroundings, I would have heard the door open, but Dev had a bad habit of distracting me. Whenever he was around, it seemed that nothing else registered in my realm. Little things that normally came naturally required work, and thinking became a chore.

“Mommy!” Mara squealed as the door to my bedroom flew open. Dev and I jumped apart like two teenagers caught by their parents. My mother laughed silently from the hallway as she stared at us.

“See you kids later,” she called in an amused voice as she turned and left. She’d bolted so fast you would have thought she’d walked in on us actually doing it.

“Mara, honey, what are you doing?” I stammered as I watched her climb up on the bed. She bounced on her knees a few times, her little arms shrugging. Her eyes darted from me to Dev and back again before she began to crawl toward me.

“Why are you naked, Mommy?” She scrunched her little nose as she moved closer. “Are all your PJs dirty?”

I tugged the sheet up higher and wrapped it as close as I could get it.

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