Socket still bares the guilt from his sister being hurt years ago, he just doesn't seem to be able to get passed it. He wouldn't have joined the Broken Demons if it weren't for what happened, and while Evie now lives a normal life, Socket has yet to...
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"You know I've taken care of Isla before right?" I groan as Imelda fusses
"I know, but I want to make sure you know you have to put this sunscreen on every two hours, not just once and make sure she wears her hat." Imelda replies as she hands me a bag as big as a damn trunk.
"What are you up to today anyway?" I ask
"Oh I have an appointment and Isaak doesn't want to miss it." She replies innocently. More likely the hormones have kicked in and innocent little Immy wants a day in bed with Ice. I can see right through my bestie.
"So spending the day with Socket and Callum Huh? And it was nice of him to bring you lunch yesterday." She smirks, touché.
"Well Isla and Callum are friends so we figured as we're both babysitting may as well make something of the day." I shrug ignoring her comment about yesterday, I'm sure she knows exactly where I disappeared to on break.
"Hey Socket." Imelda says as Callum comes running through and I turn and try not to laugh at the sight of the sexy tattooed bad boy in board shorts and a wife beater, with his leather cut over the top.
We load the kids into their car seats in the back of Sockets truck and I climb in before we head off for the beach.
"You look hot." Socket says as his eyes travel over my body, my blue shirt and denim cut offs covering the bikini underneath
"Looking pretty hot yourself." I smirk
"Well I was hoping to get you wet." He shrugs and I raise my eyebrow
"In the ocean, who's excited for the ocean?" He asks excitedly looking in the rear view mirror and the kids cheer.
"Did you get the sunscreen lecture too?" He asks and I laugh. The journey to the beach is fun, singing and clapping along with the kid friendly music provided by Evie. Soon we're pulling up in the parking lot right by the sand.
I take a kid in each hand while Socket carries enough stuff to survive the apocalypse as we walk onto the sand. Luckily the beach is quiet and we find a spot to lay out towels under a huge umbrella Evie sent. I cover the kids in sunscreen and send Imelda a picture so she can relax that I've kept Isla alive this far.
"Hey Cal." Socket says as he slips off his cut and shoes "I bet we can beat the girls to the water."
I gasp as Socket picks up Callum and begins running for the water, I slip off my sandals and pick up Isla as I take off running to follow
"They cheated!" I pout to Isla as we make it to the edge of the water. Socket holds both of Callum's hands as he walks in front of him, paddling in the shallow water and I do the same with Isla.
"Not our fault girls are slow." Socket smirks
"Well if you hadn't cheated I would've stripped down to my bikini first." I shrug and laugh when Socket curses under his breath. We splash around and play in the water for a while before we head back to the towels for a rest.
We play in the sand, building castles and messing around and I'm having so much fun. Socket is so great with Isla and Callum, I've not seen this side of him before, he looks intimidating with his height and build, his tattoos and leather cut but he is being so cute with the little toddler that keeps calling him 'Uncie Socks' it's adorable.
We stop for lunch and enjoy the sound of the waves as we eat, when a huge dog comes running over, tail wagging and flicking sand and slobber everywhere
"Doggy!" Isla yells as she grabs at his fur, she already has a love of dogs because of Cordelias old German shepherd Max, Imelda has said countless times how much Isla loves that dog.
"Sorry he got away from me, he loves kids." A young girl says breathlessly
"It's ok, he's cool." Socket smiles
"You have a really cute family." She says, well this is awkward. I wait for Socket to correct her, but he doesn't
"Come on Rex." She says patting her dog before he runs off again. I want to say something, but it's a fun day and I don't want the inevitable argument so I leave it. We finish eating and I baste the kids in another layer of sunscreen before I stand up and lift my shirt over my head. I let it fall onto the towel as I unbutton my shorts revealing my blue bikini.
"You know Isla.... I think the boys are too slow." I quickly lift Isla into my arms and charge for the water. Seconds later I hear Socket coming behind me but I beat him to the water
"They cheated!" He gasps at Callum
"Not my fault boys are slow." I say sticking my tongue out before laughing. I gasp when Socket splashes me with water
"Let's get 'em Isla!" I call as the water fight begins.
The kids passed out as soon as their butts hit their seats as we packed up to head home.
"I had fun today." I smile as we begin the journey home
"Me too." Socket replies as he takes my hand in his. He brings it to his lips for a soft kiss before lowering our hands onto the console, but not letting go.
"Did I mention how hot you look today?" He smirks
"I take it you approve of my outfit choice then?" I ask and he quickly looks in the rear view mirror before he replies
"After we've dropped the kids off meet me at your place and I'm going to untie it with my teeth." He growls, my thighs automatically closing at the sensation his words send through me. He lets go of my hand to rest his on my thigh, he doesn't move higher, he's not doing anything, just resting his hand on my bare skin, but my skin is igniting under his touch.
He drops me off at Imelda's and Ice comes out to help carry a sleeping Isla and her bag inside
"Race you to your place, and remember, I still have these." I hear him open the glove box and he dangles my spare keys from his finger
"Race is on." I smirk as I grab my tote and head for my car.
