Chapter 257: Heat
Melanie watched him. That was all she could do. Honestly, she hadn’t expected this from Adam. Or maybe-if she was being truthful-she just didn’t know what to expect at all. But there he was, standing waist-deep in the water, so calm and patient with Adir as he gently guided the little one through his first swimming lesson. It should have been something simple, routine even... and yet, it wasn’t.
She smiled as she watched the kid surface with a triumphant gasp, then immediately giggle and splash water at Adam, who laughed and splashed back without missing a beat.
Melanie closed her eyes for a brief moment and grinned to herself, letting the scene soak in. Her mind, almost involuntarily, drifted ahead, tickling her own hormones...into ’imagining’ things... which then lead to imagination of the
Suddenly, in the middle of her sweet imagination, she frowned. Something was wrong. There should have been laughter and shouting. Her eyes snapped open. And there standing on each side of her were the culprits... or rather the would be culprits. Just by looking at their faces, she could guess...
She straightened up and immediately placed aside her sunglasses and sent a warning look at Adam," Don’t you dare..."
Adam’s grin widened, sunlight glinting off the water as he pushed his wet hair back. "But you look lonely How can I let you be lonely?" he said with a grin, his voice full of teasing warmth.
Melanie narrowed her eyes at him, lips twitching in amusement despite herself. "I am definitely not lonely. I’m very very blissful," she said, enunciating the word like it carried royal weight. She folded her arms, trying to hold on to the last shred of dignity that always seemed to slip away when he was involved.
But Adam was already exchanging a look with Adir-one of those silent conspiratorial glances that said more than words. Together, they tilted their heads in perfect unison, bottom lips jutting out in exaggerated pouts.
"We miss you," they said in chorus, their voices small and almost guilt-tripping. Almost being the key word! They were definitely not missing her but were simply upto mischief.
