Punk Rock-A-Bye Baby(74)

Angel finally lifted his face, and his mouth glistened with her juices. Tommy immediately kissed him and washed his chin and lips clean with his tongue. He sucked Angel’s fingers and removed any traces of Jessi’s cum that may have lingered there.

She was still in a daze, still taken back with disbelief. She gazed at Angel with so much love in her heart. “I can’t believe you just did that. What brought that on? What does it mean?”

Angel was quiet. There was a sharp crease between his brows, and he stared down at the sheets in deep thought. When he finally looked up, he had a tear in the corner of his eye. “I don’t know what it means, Jessi. I just know that I wanted to do it.” He paused again while he searched for the right words. “I love you. And it’s more than just affection. We’re married. I took a vow to be your husband. You’re my wife. You’re the mother of my child. We have a relationship that’s much more than friendship. I’ve never felt this way about a woman. I look at you differently sometimes – in a way that I never thought I’d look at a woman – in a way that I don’t look at other women.” He opened his mouth to say something, and then closed it. He shrugged and shook his head. “I don’t know what else to say. I don’t know how else to explain what just happened.” A small crooked smile broke out across his face. “It was different than I expected. I . . . I enjoyed it.” He scratched his forehead. “Let’s not over-analyze this. Okay? Let’s just let things happen as they happen.”

Jessi’s heart thudded in her ears, and the blood raced through the center of her chest. Again, she thought she was dreaming, but the throb between her legs and the intensity behind Angel’s eyes brought her back to reality. This happened. Nothing was as sweet as reciprocated love and desire. Emotion warmed her cheeks, and her eyes filled with tears. She smiled at him and nodded. Unable to control her overwhelming burst of happiness, she threw her arms around his neck. “I love you, Angel. So much.”

“I love you too, sweetheart. So much.”

Tommy, who had been quiet up until now, wrapped his arms around both of them. The emotion in his voice surprised Jessi. “I love you both. So much.”

They languished in bed, entwined in each other’s arms. No one moved. No one said anything. They simply let their love shine through and relished the closeness of their bodies.

Voices from downstairs echoed into the room.

Angel popped his head up from the pillow and strained his ear toward the door. “Is that Damien?” Then the sound of Lucas’s giggle floated up the stairs.

Jessi laughed. They were naked and covered in the scent of sex. “Perfect timing.”

After a quick shower, they found Damien sitting on the floor in the playroom with Lucas, and Alyssa was bouncing Tessa on her knee.

“Bout time you three showed up,” Damien had a knowing smile tucked in the corner of his mouth.

“We didn’t hear you come in,” Angel returned the same sly smile.

“Have you been having fun with Uncle Damien?” Jessi asked Lucas. He nodded and ran one of his trucks up Damien’s arm.

The door chimed and Jimmy, Audra and Mason joined them in the playroom. Mason went straight to Tessa and gave her a tiny kiss on the top of her head. She giggled and waved her arms with excitement. The little flirt.

“Mason! Let’s play!” Lucas took his child-sized guitar from the stand in the corner and Jimmy handed Mason his electronic drum pad. The two boys sat on the floor together with their instruments. Mason played Cyanide Sensation, his favorite Immortal Angel song, and Lucas strummed along with made-up chords. Although they were at different skill levels because of their ages, their timing was synced with one another. Mason was a child prodigy on the drums, and Lucas was obviously destined to follow in his father’s footsteps on the guitar. It was astounding to watch the two children and their amazing displays of talent.

Tessa squirmed out of Alyssa’s arms and crawled over to the two boys. She bounced up and down on her diaper and let out a barrage of musical gurgles, in harmony with the sounds that Mason and Lucas created.

Jessi’s heart swelled with pride as she watched her children with Mason. She imagined Lucas, Tessa, and Mason growing up together. The boys would hone in their musical talent, and she had a feeling Tessa had inherited her father’s dynamic voice. Clearly, she already exhibited her desire to vocalize along with the boys.

She glanced at Angel, and they shared an intimate smile. She had recognized their growing bond over the years and how the children brought them closer together, but after what just happened upstairs, it was clear that their relationship had just escalated to a new level.