Darkest Shadows

32) Hands

"Someone has an agenda."--Jaxin

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"Dad?"

"Yeah, Princess."

"Can I get my ears pierced please?"

Jaxin sets the book he was reading down, trying not to wake his husband up who is sleeping between his legs. "Why do you want them pierced?"

"They look cool! Aunt Rhea, Grandma, Uncle Ascelin, Uncle Gemini, Sybella, Uncle Rhett, Grandpa, you, and Sire all have your ears pierced, I want mine too. I don't mean all the ones Aunt Rhea has but the simple first ones that Sybella has, I might want a nose ring someday," Ambrosia explains.

"Yeah, someday, not while you're a child. I have to talk to Papa first and we'll see," he replies to his daughter. Even after eleven years that Sia has been with them, she refuses to call him Papa, it's always been Sire, and no one knows where she got it from.

"Okay! Thank you!"

"Ah, I didn't say yes."

"Yeah, but Sire says yes for everything."

"Uh-huh, we'll see. Have you done your homework?"

"Dad, it's still summer!"

"Mrs. Maddison gave you that workbook over the summer to help you with your writing and grammar, how about this, if you get that done then I'll ask Papa if you can get your ears pierced."

"Fiiiiiiiine," Sia sighs and trudges up the stairs to her room. When Jax turns his eyes back down Ambrose is smiling up at him.

"Did I ever tell you how hot it is when you're parenting her?" Ambrose whispers, his voice coarse from sleep.

"Someone has an agenda."

"I can't help that you make me crazy with desire babe."

"Gross," Rosé blanches as she walks by with her hand in Ashely's. "Get a room."

"I mean we could," Jax says thoughtfully, "but I think I like the idea of being down here and grossing you out. Right darling?"

"Mhm." Ambrose, getting the hint to play along, turns around and lifts his face closer to Jax to kiss him, being very vocal about it until a pillow smacks him in the face. "Not the face! Don't you dare mess up my husband's perfect, beautiful face!"

"Yeah Ashely, watch the moneymaker."

"Oh please. I thought you were making lunch Ambrose?" Ashely complains.

"Nope, I was sleeping. I'm worn out so I needed a power nap."

"Sire!" Sia comes running over and jumps on her papa making him groan.

"Careful Sia, I'm old."

"You're not old. Grandpa's old."

"Hey!" Jay, Adam, and Liam shout.

"Sorry," Sia says non-apologetically. "Anyway, can I get my ears pierced please?"

"Why?"

"Yours and Dad's look so good! I wanna look that good," Sia says sweetly and lays on top of Ambrose, kissing his cheek before smiling at him. Damn, she's good.