A Desconian Happily Ever After (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Online Free

child asleep on his shoulder and a beautiful woman sleeping beside him. Ally looked exhausted, but it wasn’t until he got closer that he realized just how exhausted the young mother was. The dark shadows under her eyes made her seem somehow younger and achingly vulnerable. He didn’t miss the fact that she’d fallen asleep with her hand wrapped around her son’s leg. Obviously Ally only got to sleep when her son did.
    It was a situation he hadn’t really been prepared for. Desconian parents often had too many people offering to help. Very few had to deal with the things Ally was dealing with.
    “How did it go?” Drew asked in a whispered voice as he got closer.
    “Good,” he said with a broad smile. They’d done everything possible to give Jenelle and Galeena the best chance of success. Now, unfortunately, they just had to wait and hope nature cooperated. “Katarnia told me you filled in the paperwork for Ally and Alex to come stay with us for a few weeks. Are you sure you’re up to it?”
    As soon as he saw Drew’s frown he knew he’d upset his husband again. It was just that he’d gotten so close to losing the man that it was almost hard to accept that he was fine now. As a doctor he understood that Drew had made a full physical recovery, but as a husband he would always worry.
    Whatever Drew had been about to say got lost as the baby on his shoulder started to wake up. With a sure and steady hand Drew patted the baby lightly until the little fellow sighed and fell back to sleep. Unfortunately the baby’s soft noise woke Ally and she sat up quickly to check on her son.
    “Sorry,” she mumbled when she apparently realized where she’d fallen asleep. “I can take him.”
    “He’s okay,” Drew said, touching Ally’s face affectionately. “Are you ready to come home with us?” Kallum was glad to see the progress Ally had made. When he’d first met her she would have flinched away from any sort of physical contact, but instead she smiled sleepily and nodded her agreement.
    “Kallum?” she asked before she realized he was standing beside the sofa they were on. “Oh, um, is it okay with you? I don’t want to be a bother.”
    “It’s more than okay,” Kallum said, finally realizing that his husband probably needed Ally even more than Ally needed a break. Drew had been sick for so long that Kallum had forgotten the man’s nurturing and caring personality. The past few months must have been very hard for him. Kallum had only just noticed this morning how Drew had regained most of his muscle tone. Compared to the way he’d looked over a year ago, today he positively glowed with health. “Come on. Let’s get you two packed up so we can head home.”
    “Thank you,” Ally said quietly.
    “You’re very welcome,” Kallum said as he held a hand out for her to take. She looked to Drew for approval before reaching out and accepting his hand to help her up. Something inside him wanted to hold on to her for longer—something far stronger than his natural Desconian instinct to comfort the woman with his touch. Confused by his own reaction, he didn’t protest when she pulled away as soon as she was steady on her feet.
    Drew gave him a relieved smile, rubbed the baby’s back gently as he began to fuss, and then followed Ally out of the room with a very light touch on her lower back.
    When Katarnia had told Kallum of Drew’s plans he’d been blinded by the need to protect his husband, but now, watching the natural and caring way that Drew dealt with Ally and her son, he suddenly realized how much he was looking forward to having them in their day-to-day lives. Hopefully, it would be a positive experience for everyone.

Chapter Two
     
    “What are you doing awake, little man?” Drew asked quietly as he lifted Alex into his arms. Ally and her son had been staying with them for five nights now and Drew marveled at how much more the apartment felt like a real home with them both here.
    The baby giggled