Fredo's Secret, A SEAL Brotherhood Novella: A SEAL Brotherhood Novella by Sharon Hamilton

Author:Sharon Hamilton [Hamilton, Sharon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Suspense, Military, SEALs, Romance
Publisher: AL Publications
Published: 2015-12-22T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 6

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Fredo thought about the kid’s remarks for the next couple of days as he helped Mia get the house ready for Christmas. He helped Mayfield and Armando string lights around Felicia Guzman’s front porch. He replaced a window for her, fixed her dishwasher, and picked up a new mixer for her holiday cooking.

He bought a miniature plastic tool set for Ricardo that came in an authentic-looking plastic tool case. Felicia made the toddler a carpenter’s apron with numerous pockets, embroidered with the outline of a particular tool. One afternoon, while making repairs, Ricardo followed him around, wearing his apron, the pockets stuffed with Fredo’s plastic tools.

“You do this, Ricardo,” Fredo said as he helped chubby fingers wrap around a red screwdriver, pushing it into the window sill. Ricardo did it several times, and squealed with delight.

“Now, look at this. You’re gonna love this!” he said as he whacked a piece of scrap wooden window trim with his hammer. Ricardo got out his plastic screwdriver and raised his arm over the wood.

“No, no, no! Ricardo, you need to pay attention.” Fredo showed him the hammer, with the flat nose and arched backside that matched his own. “See? This one.”

Ricardo screamed again and hit the wooden piece several times, nearly falling down in the process.

Mia came up behind Fredo, lovingly melting into his back, whispering in his ear, “You are soooo good with him, my lover. He’s going to grow up to be a carpenter because of you. Look how he can use his tools already.”

Fredo chuckled. He was sure Mia didn’t understand the double entendre she’d used. While thinking about tools, he got hard again.

Mia was always easy to be around, so beautiful, making every excuse to touch him, rub against him, and keep him in a state of continual arousal. She’d brought up the subject of getting pregnant, again, and Fredo was close to letting her know the truth about his doctor’s visit. Coop even asked if he’d talked to her yet.

“No, and I’m waiting for the right time. Maybe I should do it after Christmas, Coop.”

“You better tell her.”

“Why, did you go and fuckin’ tell Libby? That what you’re sayin’?”

“No. I wouldn’t do that. Who do you fuckin’ think I am?”

“Oh, I get it. When you get all aroused and you’re pumping her, you feel the need to unload all your burdens, and you tell her about my little tadpoles with the dented heads?”

Coop laughed. “Man, you’re twisting this all out of shape, Fredo. No fuckin’ way I would tell her. I’m just sayin’ Mia will be pissed if she finds out you’ve known for a long time.”

“I’m getting adjusted. I got shot, for Christ’s sake. Give me a fuckin’ break.”

Fredo knew Coop was right. The wives had a circle of communication that was faster than being hard-wired. Almost like they had a hive mentality. If a word was mentioned about his sterility, everyone would know within a matter of hours, perhaps minutes.

He thought about the kids living in that little house.

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