Taking Shots (Assassins, #1)(84)
“Wonderful,” she said sarcastically with another disgusted face.
“I’ve never done it without a condom.”
With that statement Grace dropped the plate she was holding, “I mean really, Shea! Ew!”
“What?”
“I don’t want to know about your penis!”
“Shut up, I can’t talk to anyone else about this, so you’re the lucky contestant on ‘Shea is going to have sex without protection and its freaking him out’ show.”
“Oh my god, you named the show?”
“Shut up, what if I blow in a minute after getting in her.”
“Oh, God please, go talk to James.”
“No! He’ll laugh at me!”
“So you want to make me gag! Come on, Shea, I don’t care what you do in bed.”
“I’m worried, though, dad always told me ‘Don’t be a fool, cover your tool’ so I have.”
Grace just look at Shea with nothing but disgust all over her face, “Are you kidding me right now? Come on, please.”
“No, really Grace, I’m really worried about this.”
“So talk to Elli about it! Not me!”
“Fine, you’re no damn help.”
“You should have known that when you started this damn conversation!” She spat back as she picked up a plate and started drying. Shea just shook his head, damn woman was no help.
They continued on the dishes in silence, with the occasional scream from the kids or Elli outside, Shea looked over at Grace, “She’s rich.”
“Who?”
“Elli.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, like wicked rich.”
“Wow, I always thought she dressed too nice to be photographer, she has a sick style and it isn’t a cheap one.”
“Yeah, but that was another thing she has never told me. This morning I saw her take some pills, she said they were for hormones.”
“Hmm, maybe she’s just secretive.”
“I don’t like it.”
“Well now that all her shit’s on the table, just ask if there is anything else.”
“I will,” Shea handed her the last dish, when she was done drying it; he took Grace’s hand in his. “Do me a favor?”
“Sure,” she said turning to face him.
“Keep an eye on Elli for me, call her and stuff.”
“Of course.”
Just then the door open and Elli came in with Amelia on her hip and Ryan’s hand in hers. “I think we’re done,” Elli gushed, breathing hard. Amelia kicked to be put done so Elli obliged. Amelia took off past Shea and Grace, down the hall to where James was coming up.
“She’s her daddy’s girl,” Grace said with a shrug as Ryan took off running, “So I was thinking we’ll go to the Adventure Science Center tomorrow with the kids before you leave.”
Shea shook his head, grabbing Elli’s hand, bringing her to him. She nuzzled into his side, wrapping her arms around his waist. “No can do, we’re spending the day together.”
“Oh.”
Elli looked at Grace then up at Shea before looking back at Grace, “Or we can come with you.”
“Baby, I want to spend the day in bed before I gotta go on a road trip.”
“It’s fine, Elli,” Grace said a little sharper than normal. “Things change when a new person comes in your life. Spending the day in bed is way more fun than spending the afternoon with your family.”
“Wow Grace, guilt tripping me?” Shea asked. Grace just looked at him with anger filling her eyes.
“You’re going to be gone for two weeks, then mom and dad will be here and you won’t have any time for us.”
“I’m gonna go in the living room,” Elli said as she dropped her arms, trying to get away.
“No, its fine baby,” Shea said, wrapping her back up, “Grace, really?”
“What?”
“Stop, if I do remember correctly, I didn’t see you for three months when you and James first got together.”
“That was different, I was pregnant.”
“So you being pregnant made it okay to not talk or see me for three months? But me spending the day with my girlfriend in bed instead of going with you is not okay? When I call and come see you at least every other day?”
“Whatever, Shea, I’m not arguing with you.”
“Cause I’m right.”
“Whatever,” Grace stomped out the room and Elli looked up at him.
“Maybe we should just go; I don’t want to piss her off.”
Shea put his finger on his lips, just as Grace came back in the kitchen just as he knew she would, she looked at Elli than Shea. “I’m sorry. I’m just not handling you leaving this time very well cause for some reason I feel like something is going to happen, so just be careful, but like I said, I’m sorry,” Shea let go of Elli to wrap Grace up in his arms. He knew that was the reason why they were fighting. When Grace got really nervous or worried about him, she took it out on him by fighting. She had been up his butt ever since he had gotten slashed on the collar. He loved her so much, so he took what she threw at him, she had been doing it to him since they were younger. No telling what Elli thought, probably thought they were crazy, “Just please be careful.”