"Late in person, on time in spirit." She joked, walking into his room.
Roman's cat Binx meowed in the corner, its piercing gaze on Zadia. Adam was able to grab her during the home intrusion, she was in good condition despite all the gunfire that night. Roman shut the door behind her, quickly pulling her into his space. His grasp was soft. "Ha-ha." He dryly said leaning down, capturing her lips.
He just had to.
Zadia sheepishly kissed him back and pulled away just as fast, remembering Tino was there. "You just kissed me in front of the baby." She said in surprise, looking over at Tino who silently stared at them both.
Roman raised an eyebrow at his nephew, confused with his expression. "Maybe we broke him." He was being sarcastic but Zadia was too focused on Tino to notice. He stuck out his arm. "Let me hold him."
Zadia leaned, handing Tino over. She placed her hand on her hips, watching them. "I don't think I've ever seen him so... confused." She turned her head. "He probably didn't know it was a kiss." She paused, in thought. "What if he thought you were attacking my face?" Zadia questioned, seriously.
Roman rolled his eyes. "It was one kiss Zadia, I'm sure he'll be alright. People kiss in front of babies all the time."
"Of course people do, but we aren't just ordinary people to him. I'm his mother figure and you're his uncle. You don't see how this could be a bit confusing to him?"
"Again, he's a baby. So... I doubt it. He's not even crying." Roman pointed out, casually nudging her. "Maybe we should do it again." He suggested, obviously looking for a reason to kiss her again. "It might get him to snap out of it." He better explained, gently taking her hand and pulling her towards him.
She laughed, letting him guide them further into the room. "You are unbelievable right now. I caught onto that real quick." She glanced at Tino before turning forward, to look back at Roman. "Maybe we messed up."
Roman groaned deeply.
Without a word, he picked Zadia up unexpectedly, making her yelp in surprise. Tino giggled, as his uncle dropped them onto the bed. "See," Roman said, hovering over Zadia. "He's fine," Roman told her, watching Tino pull at his covers.
Zadia draped her arms around his shoulders, and he laid on top of her, careful not to crush her. Resting his chin on his arm, he looked up at her and she covered her mouth, yawning. "How come you always get the best beds? My bed feels like cardboard compared to this."
"Easy. Lynn picked your bed out." He told her and chuckled deeply at her facial expression. "Also, you barely sleep in your bed. Not that I'm complaining or anything." He quickly added. "You take up most of it too."
Zadia snorted, flicking the tip of his nose. "That's a lie. I always stay on my side."
"No the hell you don't and you were just on my side earlier." Roman countered, looking at her stomach. He craned his neck back and squinted. "Your belly button looks crooked."
"Roman." She whined, pushing him away. "Stop it." He laughed at her, his forehead pressed against her stomach. "You get on my nerves." She pulled Tino closer when he got to the edge of the bed, focusing her gaze back on Roman. "I don't like you sometimes."
Roman laughed and sarcastically said, "You make it known very well." Raising himself to kiss her, Zadia dogged his lips. "I'll just kiss somewhere else then." He nonchalantly said, leaning closer.
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