Desperately Seeking Roommate by Smeltzer Micalea

Author:Smeltzer, Micalea
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-25T16:00:00+00:00

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Abel is driving a mini-van.

A mother-fucking mini-van.

And here I am riding beside him in the passenger seat with three kids in the back.

Just call us Mom and Dad.

Glancing behind me I peek in the mirror attached to the headrest so the driver can see the baby in the rearview mirror and find that Cristian has fallen sound asleep. Matteo and Bella are currently distracted by Lilo and Stitch, which immediately started playing when the car started.

My gaze drifts to Abel and I’m still stunned that he’s here.

My brain seems to refute the fact that he’s their uncle and now we’re on a road trip of sorts—the drive to the National Zoo will probably take us at least two hours, especially with the weekend traffic.

Abel’s lips turn up but he doesn’t take his eyes off the road. “Like what you see, Blondie?”

My cheeks redden at being caught, but I stick my chin haughtily into the air unwilling to cower at being called out. “Maybe there’s a bug on your face.”

That smile of his widens. “There’s not.”

“So confident,” I mutter, crossing my arms over my chest and staring out the windshield.

“Why wouldn’t I be? You kissed me.”

“I kissed you back, big difference.” I kick my flip-flops off and rest my bare feet on the dashboard.

“Kissing back is still kissing.”

“Ugh,” I toss my hands up, “you’re impossible.”

“Impossibly handsome? Charming? Irresistible? All three? Definitely all three.” He answers his own question.

“Abie? Are we dare yet? I wanna see the snakes. Sssssss. Snakes are my fave. Specially da yellow one. It looks like a banana. I wike bananas. Did you bwing bananas?”

I look over my shoulder at Bella and find that despite her question her eyes are glued firmly to the movie.

“Not yet, Princess. I’ll make sure you see the snakes. And no, I didn’t bring bananas but I’m sure I can get you one if you really want.”

Princess? He calls her Princess? Be still my heart.

“Otay.”

“How many times are they going to ask if we’re there yet?” Humor laces my words, because we only left ten minutes ago and haven’t even gotten on the interstate.

“Um…” He pretends to think. “Approximately a million more times. It’s a blessing Cris can’t talk yet.”

“But he can cry.”

“Don’t remind me.” He gives a small laugh and I know he’s not at all bothered.

As he glances in the rearview mirror at the three kids something in my heart stirs. A longing, not for him, but for this—a family of my own with a husband who loves me and adores our children more than anything.

When Abel peeks at me, catching my eyes, something inside me jolts. I know it’s my heart. I might think it’s not him I’m longing for but my heart disagrees. That treacherous, emotional bitch is waking up and saying him, I choose him.

And that thought terrifies me because when something is real that’s when your heart doesn’t just hurt it breaks.

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