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Aiden's first surprise party is out now on Patreon and my website, here's a sneak peek!
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Aiden's POV
“I feel like we have to switch tactics here, Dad,” Levi pipes up. “Clearly, this isn’t working.”
“I know,” Julian sighs, his exhaustion evident, but I don’t feel guilty for one second. He wouldn’t be so tired if he didn’t put himself in a scenario where he’d have to lie so much. “I’ve actually been thinking the same. I was thinking maybe we could do this.” Paper ruffles & unfolds, & by the sounds of things, it’s big. “There’s still enough time.”
Muffled footsteps sound over the carpet, & soon everyone is making appreciative & impressed sounds. Of course the deviant fuckers would be impressed by a plan to put me in a coma until my birthday or whatever else Julian came up with in the dark. Either way, it’s proof enough.
“AH-HA!” I jump up, springing to my feet like a cat, only to slam my head straight into the window's sharpest corner. “MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!”
I clutch my head, screaming while it quakes while pins & needles prick all over my body & over my spine.
"Shit, I felt that," Hagen mumbles.
“That looks like it hurt,” Damon murmurs
“Like a bitch,” Josey adds
“Papa, are you okay?” My favourite asks, racing over beside his clone who reaches me first.
“Aiden, what the hell are you doing out there?” He scolds even as he reaches out the window to gently pry my hand away & get a look at my still pulsing head.
“Catching you…” wince “… in the act.”
He frowns at me, concern making him slow. “What?”
“I heard you,” I say, shoving past his arms & climbing through the window.
“Hey!” Damon protests, jumping up as I scoot over the table posted beneath the window, leaving him to catch what falls off. “You’re making a mess! You’re bringing mud in!”
“Karma for all the years you did the same,” I say, moving past him & his father to reach the large canvas Levi not-so-subtly tries to roll up. “Stop there, you shitbag! It’s never too late to return you to sender.”