“What’s all that?” Tio asked from the kitchen doorway.
Seb turned to me to answer, so I smiled at Tiordan and said, “We’re adopting three kids.”
Tio blinked at me a few times, then let out a laugh. “Guess Jor is winning the bet.”
“What bet?”
Tio shrugged. “We all took bets on when you guys were going to adopt more kids, and I’m pretty sure he’s the closest, so he wins the prize.”
“You guys took bets?” Seb asked in disbelief.
Tio grinned. “Duh. We knew Dad was going to convince you eventually.”
I snorted and shook my head.
Tio asked, “How many kids are you adopting?”
“Three,” I answered.
He grinned. “I can’t remember who had three kids. I had you down for four.”
Seb opened and closed his mouth, then a laugh bubbled out as he asked, “Are you kidding me, Tio? You had a fucking side bet going on, too?”
“Yep.” He didn’t even look ashamed.
I pointed at him. “Little shits, all of you.”
He chuckled as he walked back into the kitchen. “Dinner will be done in a half hour.”
“Thank you for cooking, kiddo!” I yelled back.
“Yeah, yeah.”
I grinned and met Seb’s eyes. “Let’s get this shit upstairs.”
He nodded and followed, but grumbled the entire time. “I can’t believe they placed bets!”
“Is it really that surprising?”
“I’ve been saying I didn’t want more kids because we have enough. Why would they all assume we’d adopt more?”
I looked over my shoulder at him with a smirk. “Really? Like you didn’t know deep down that we’d bring more kids into our family.”
He sighed. “I must be really predictable.”
“Only a little.”
“Don’t humor me, A.”
Since I didn’t want him getting more pissy with me, I didn’t respond to that, even if I wanted to tell him I liked humoring him.
“I heard that, asshole.”
Shit. “Sorry.”
“No, you’re not.”
I snorted as I pushed open one of the kids’ old bedrooms that was directly across from my and Seb’s room. It used to be Jorah’s room. As I set the bags down, I sighed, and when Seb put his arm around me, I leaned back into him. “I can’t believe my little boy has a house of his own now.”
Seb kissed my hair. “Me either, but at least he’s only down the path.”
“I know. It’s not the same, though.”
“No, it’s not.” He kissed me again before walking to the bags to peek inside. “Who do you want to put in this room? Remi?”
“Yeah, I think so. And maybe put Niya in the next one over and Leilani in the one beside that.”
“All of them on the other side of the hall?” He meant from our room.
I shrugged. “I don’t have a preference except for being closer to the baby, and maybe Niya. She’s older, but nightmares are still a thing.”
“That works for me. Let’s grab all the crap out of the car, and we can separate everything into the right rooms afterward.”
Before he could get too far down the hall, I grabbed him and pushed him against the wall, going up on my toes to claim his mouth. I buried one hand in his hair and slipped the other under his shirt to touch his soft, golden-brown skin. Before my cock got too excited, I pulled back and smirked at his blown pupils. “Couldn’t resist, baby.” I kissed him quickly. “Not even sorry.”
Before I could walk away, he grabbed hold of my waist and yanked me into his body as he reclaimed my lips in a bruising kiss. He began walking me backward, and I didn’t pay attention to where he was leading me until I heard the bedroom door shut behind him. He reached down and grabbed the backs of my thighs to lift me into his arms, and I smiled against his lips as I hooked my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck.
What are you planning to do to me, detective? I asked as I rutted against him.
Fuck you. Obviously.
I snorted and buried my hands in his hair. Sometimes it still surprised me when he said things like that. My sweet, shy, easily embarrassed detective had come a long way.
I broke our kiss, but only to mutter a spell that made our clothes disappear. As soon as our skin rubbed together, I shivered.
“I love that you can do that,” Seb whispered, lowering me down to the bed and kissing along my throat.
I grunted in agreement. “We don’t have fucking time, Seb. You need to fuck me right now.”
He groaned. “No one will care if we’re late for dinner, A.” I lifted a brow at him, and he groaned again. “Fine.” He whispered a spell, and lube formed in his hand. I watched him slather his gorgeous cock with it, then he grinned at me as he slid a lubed finger inside my entrance.
When he leaned down to suck on my nipple, I moaned loudly and arched into him. “Mm. Fuck, baby, so good,” I said.
He licked down my stomach and added a second finger. Seb had fucked me into the mattress last night, so it wouldn’t take much prep for me to be ready for him. Before I could voice that out loud, he licked a stripe up my cock and put the tip between his plump lips, swirling his tongue around.
I moaned, and he took me deep into his throat. “Fuck, baby. Fuck, fuck, fuck.”
He bobbed up and down as he added a third finger and brushed my prostate, and for a second, I was afraid I was going to come down his throat. But I didn’t want to come yet.
I pushed his shoulder to get him to release me, and when he looked up at me with those honey eyes I loved so much and his pink cheeks flushed with lust, he took my breath away for a moment. I sucked in a deep breath and said, “I need you inside me, Seb.”
He smiled and leaned up to kiss my lips. He pulled out his fingers, and I almost whimpered, but he kissed me so thoroughly I was distracted for a moment. He deepened the kiss as I dug my fingers in his hair again, and I felt his love and affection for me expand through our link. My chest tightened and warmed as my magic swirled outside my body. The instant my green magic exploded out, Seb’s blue magic escaped him to join in. Even with my eyes closed, I knew our magics were swirling around in a sweet waltz together; I could feel it.
“Ailin,” Seb whimpered against my lips.
“I’m right here, baby.” Wrapping my arms around his back, I pulled him closer. “Please…”
He didn’t have to ask what I wanted; he could sense it through our connection. Seb lined his cock up and slowly slipped inside, pausing to let me adjust. He rained kisses down over my face and neck, and I pressed my ass back so he’d slide in farther.
Once he was fully seated, I groaned and looked up at him. He was leaning on his elbows on either side of my head, carding his fingers through my hair and staring at me with those sweet eyes filled with lust. Behind him, our magics danced and swirled, our souls happy to be together.
Leaning my head up, I kissed him, and when I fell back, he brought his mouth with me. His tongue pried my mouth open as he slowly pulled out and just as slowly pushed back in. He kept a slow, steady, and deep as hell pace that had me quivering beneath him. When he broke our kiss, I grabbed his head and pulled his lips back, making him smile against me.