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Evan's POV:

Lexi's back at my house by four, and the kids were especially stoked when she walked through the door. Not to say that I wasn't, but they might like her more than I do at this point.

The second she came inside she was pulled into the sass-filled world of Grace and Ava, so I haven't gotten a chance to even talk to her yet. I just listen to the chatter from the kitchen table, where I am responding to dozens of student emails concerning my absence from the past two days.

Eight responses later, I feel two hands move over my shoulders, followed by a pair of lips pressing against my head. "Hey, you." She says as her thumbs massage my back.

I glance up and smile, "welcome back. How was work?"

Lexi nods and sits at the chair closest to me, "long. I got to stare at your substitute all day, so that was super."

I giggle, "was she smokin' hot? I'm sure you loved the change of scenery." I laugh, closing the laptop and pushing it away. I stand up and walk to the fridge, grabbing a water.

"If I was attracted to white men over the age of fifty I would have been in heaven." She sighs. "I don't want a change in scenery. I have a pretty great view as it is." Her eyes fall from my face and glide over my hips smoothly.

My eyes roll out of instinct and I approach Lexi. "Yeah, right."

She bites her lip and glares up at me, "are you trying to turn me on? Don't roll your eyes like that."

I giggle and lean down, pecking her lips. "I need to talk to you about a thing."

"A thing? The way you said that alone scares me..." Lexi groans.

My head shakes and I sit down again, propping my feet up in Lexi's lap. "No- I mean, it's a good type of thing."

"Phew, what is it then?" She ponders, her hands moving up and down my legs slowly.

"So I got asked if I 'like-like' you today..." I sigh.

Lexi scrunches her face, "yikes. That obvious?"

"Apparently. I told them yes... well, I actually told them I love you, but you get the idea." I confess, reflecting on the conversation with my kids.

Lexi smirks at me, "how'd that go over?"

I nod, "well, actually. So I guess that's one less thing I have to worry about. I don't really think they have a full understanding of the whole thing... meaning sexuality and all that, but it eased my mind a little. I don't feel as pressured to hide things."

"I'm glad. I'm sure more questions will arise in the future, but we can handle it when the time comes." Her smiles puts me even more at-ease.

I bite my lip, "do you know how attractive it is that you use words like 'our' and 'we' when it comes to them? God, Lexi. It's like you were built for this relationship." I gush, truly feeling like the single luckiest being on the planet.

She runs her hands up my legs and stands up carefully, "I think I was built for you."

I hold her face and kiss her slowly, savoring the moment. When our lips part Grace walks into the kitchen and Lexi switches modes in an instant. She grabs the girl and tickles her, messes with her hair, and the smile that crawls across Grace's lips makes my heart grow twice in size.

"And for them." Lexi adds, holding onto Grace. My heart.

Through some of the hardest laughter ever, Grace pleads for help. "Mom! Get her!"

I shake my head, "no way. You're on your own."

"What?! All work and no play? Come on..." Lexi adds on.

"Not my kind of game." I shake my head, grinning and standing up to leave the room.

Lexi puts down Grace and grabs my waist, picking me up with no problem at all- which shocks me- and takes off through the hall.

"Lex!" I yell, laughing at the situation and the girl.

My screams grab the attention of Mason and Ava too, and before I know it I am being tossed onto my bed and dog-piled by all three kids while Lexi watches victoriously.

"This is not a fair fight!" I laugh, squeezing the sides of my babies, causing them to laugh loudly.

"Lexi! Help us hold her down!" Mason pleads.

Lexi happily obliges, climbing onto the bed at straddling me at my waist. She grabs my hands and pins them at my head, then gives the order. "Get her!"

Oh her mark, my stomach and sides are tickled ferociously by the kids. They love every last second of it.

It's been a long time since I have felt the feeling that is raging inside of my heart right now. Even before the divorce, our household was never this happy and playful. The kids deserve this, they deserve the whole world and with Lexi... it feels possible.

After the most intense minute of my life, the tickling subsides and Lexi releases my slowly hands, practically eye-fucking me as she looks down at me. "All four of you are in trouble." I say, eyeing Lexi especially hard.

"What? You can't take it?! Weak..." Lexi jokes, egging them on.

"You can't beat us, mama!" Mason yells, leaping onto my stomach.

"Oof!" I whine. "You guys are killing me."

"Lexi did it!" Mason quickly blames the other one sitting on me and I shake my head, "Lexi encouraged it."

"Hey, I'm just keeping them entertained..." she shrugs.

Mason slithers off of me and I bite my cheek, looking up at Lexi's sweet face, "come here."

Her brows furrow, but I don't give her the time to think. I pull her down and kiss her lips slowly. Her lips conform perfectly with mine and the gasping of my children is the only thing that stops it. That's the first time I've actually shown any real physical affection to Lexi in front of them, and that may have been the scariest part of this whole thing.

"Oh, okay." She whispers, her face just an inch or two off mine.

I glance at the girls, whose eyes are huge. "You really do love Lexi!"

I laugh and Lexi does too. She sighs, "god, I hope so."

* * *

Lexi's POV:

"That was a great movie. Mason, what's your rating?!" I ask, looking to the youngest.

"Hm, I say four." He nods.

"Tough critic, Ava?" I look to the girl to my left.

"Perfect. Ten!" She grins.

"Ah, and Grace..?"

The third rating is delivered, "eight... and a half."

I laugh at the varied responses. "You three make some pretty interesting critics. Tomorrow we'll pick another movie to watch and rate, okay?" I suggest.

"What did you think?" Ava asks.

"It was pretty good. I say seven. But the company I watched with gets a ten." I wink.

The girl's smile lights up the room. Ava hugs me for several seconds and glances up, "I love you, Lexi. Goodnight!"

Hearing it from her hits me harder than it did when Evan first told me. "I- I love you too, Ava. Sweet dreams." I watch her run down the hall to her bedroom, her sister and younger brother hot on her heels.

I make sure everything is shut down for the night, but before I head to bed I go out and grab a bag from my car.

I walk into the master bedroom and Evan glances up, "kids?"

"Put them all to bed." I sigh, closing the door. "I think I got the final stamp of approval, too. Ava said she 'loves me.'"

Evan gives me a soft smile and leans back, finally taking her eyes off the screen. "They all love you. I'm glad for that." She says. "Today's been so long."

I nod, totally agreeing. "No kidding."

"Back to reality tomorrow." The woman sighs and closes the laptop.

"Indeed, but look what I got." I say, tossing the bag over to her.

She reaches across the bed and grabs the bag, pulling the tissue paper back and peeking inside. Her eyes snap up to mine and she bites her lip, "six, huh?"

"Seemed like it would be sufficient." I smirk.

Evan pulls the toy out and shakes her head at me.

"Give me ten minutes. I just want to shower first." I tell her.

She frowns, "hurry up. I want you."

"You want the strap. Don't lie." I tease.

I shower quickly, and when I come out Evan's still waiting.

I don't even bother getting dressed, I know she'll have me taking it all of anyway.

I walk over to her and my hands start on her knees and my eyes on hers, "tell me what you want me to do."

Her tongue glides over her lips slowly and she looks up at me with lustful eyes, "you know what I want baby."

I smirk, "do I?"

My hands run up her thighs and I lean into her, kissing her lips. Feeling her hot skin under my fingertips is the best feeling in the world... one I will never tire of.

I reach for her shirt and pull it over her head slowly, exposing her naked torso to me.

I kiss my way down her neck and chest, my tongue drawing circles around her aroused nipples. Her mouth falls open and her stomach begins moving irregularly due to her heavy breathing. "Mm- please tell me you locked the door."

I don't even bother answering her. I kiss down her stomach and she falls on her back, her eyes falling shut when she does. I strip her out of her shorts and pull her panties down too, smirking at her.

"Don't look at me like that." She whines.

"Like what?" I whisper, grabbing her thighs and pulling her to the edge of the bed.

"You know how." Her teeth pin down her lip.

"Like I'm about to make you scream a lil'? Noted." I tease.

She shakes her head, "maybe you should've bought a gag too."

I shake my head at her and let my hands moved over her skin slowly, taking her body in. I kneel down beside the bed and allow my mouth to work between her thighs, and she fights her moans hard. I hear the most delicate whimpers and whines, I see her fists clenching the comforter from the corner of my eye.

"Fuc- yes." She groans, her back arching sharply.

I continue to please her, and once she's satisfied she looks down her body at me, begging for more with the look in her eyes.

I grab the newly purchased toy and she smirks, looking particularly excited.

"You sure?" I ask her, already knowing the answer.

She rolls her eyes, "fuck me. Don't make me beg you."

I giggle and slowly push into her, and her eyes immediately go white- rolling back.

"Ahh-" the sweet moan that falls out of her mouth drenches me.

I move my hips just a few times, and it become apparent that Evan being quiet is not in the cards. "Shh, babe." I whisper, clutching both her thighs.

"Shut up, don't tell me what to do." She growls.

I raise my brows and thrust into her again, but harder. She grabs my hand, "fuck."

I climb onto the bed with her and grab both her hands, pinning them above her head. The more I move my hips the harder she bites her lip, and the louder her breathing becomes. It's very clear (it always has been, really) that Evan enjoys being dominated in bed... which is funny since she is the dominate one in all other aspects of our life.

She manages to get a hand free, and with it she pulls me down to her and begins kissing my neck, collar, and ear.

Between the soft suctions, I hear sweet little whispers. "I'm sorry for kicking you out."

The fact that she's too prideful to apologize to me in any other way makes me grin. Oh, Evan.

"Fuck me like you mean it." Her whispers continue and it continues to turn me on.

I move more viciously and she grips me tighter. There's not a doubt in my mind my neck is going to be marked, but I'm enjoying her too much to care. I get her to her climax and she lets me know immediately with a deep moan, a high arch in her back and her manicured nails pushing into my skin.

I sit back on my knees and look at her, brows raised. "Verdict?"

"Move in with me. I need you to fuck me like this every night." She says, sounding sort of serious- sort of not.

I laugh a bit and Evan smirks, her eyes looking heavy. She moves her right hand slowly down her stomach and between her legs, touching herself softly.

"Kiss me." She demands. I move closer to her face, but she quickly corrects me. "Lower."

I shake my head at the broad and follow her orders, pleasing her orally once again.

After she's been entirely satisfied, I make sure to store the toy in a place where no nosy kids will stumble across it. I pull a shirt over my head and a pair of underwear on too, then return to the bed where Evan lays.

She has most of her body covered my the sheets, but the exposed parts catch my eye. My hand lands on her hip, and she grins sleepily. "I'm serious, you know."

"Serious about what?" I ask her, my voice soft.

"I want you to move in with me." She confesses, which comes as a shock to me.

"Ev..."

"Don't 'Ev' me. Me and the kids want you to move in." She presses.

"I'll think about it." I shrug.

Her blinks get slower and I can tell she's starting to doze off. It's past midnight, so that doesn't surprise me.

"Goodnight." I whisper, tucking her hair behind her ear.

She grabs my hand and kisses it softly, "I love you."

* * *

"Grace!! Give your sister her jacket back... now!" Evan yells while gracefully applying mascara.

I glance at her and laugh. She's totally unbothered by the chaos of getting three kids and herself ready. She's superwoman.

"Do you need me to pick your clothes out too?" She taunts, eyeing me.

"I think I've got it handled, thanks though." I joke, leaving the bathroom.

I assist the kids with their backpacks and begin corralling them out to Evan's car. "Sit tight. I'm going to get your mom." I tell them as the buckle into the back seat.

"Ev?" I yell, walking back into the house. "They're in."

She smiles and starts to walk to the kitchen, going for her coffee. I clear my throat and she glances at the cup in my hand. "Gold star for Lexi." She teases as she takes the cup from me.

"I accept payment in kisses, not stars." I inform.

She kisses me quickly, not wanting to get her lipstick on me. "I'll see you at the school."

"Drive safe." I tell her, watching her walk out the door.

After just two mornings of our new routine, Evan has it down to a science. She takes the kids and drops them off, then heads to the high school for the day. Then she goes and picks them up around four thirty, comes home and does it all over again the next day. She is one bad ass mother.

I'm learning my role in all of this madness, and so far I have no complaints. I'd deal with all the chaos amplified by twenty if it meant I got to do it with Evan. Plus I think the craziness of having the kids around makes her even more interested in sleeping with me, so everyone wins.

Note:

Well, we're down to one more chapter! (Unless I decided otherwise between now and publishing)

Predictions on how this thing ends? I'm interested to hear 'em!

xxG