Easton |Complete|

[36] Back for good

I make my way from the shower into the bedroom, a towel wrapped around my waist and my hair is a wet mess in front of my face. Using my hand I slick it back as best I can, and grin towards the bed when I spot Aubrey awake and watching me with a lustful look in her eyes 

"Morning beautiful, how did you sleep?"

"Better than I have for the last week." 

"That's what happens when you stay in a cheap hotel." I raise a brow

She sits up watching me and knits her brows together "How did you know that?" 

I pull on my briefs and then my jeans and make my way over to the bed sitting next to her "I don't want any more lies or secrets between us." I tell her honestly "When you left, I sent one of the boys to follow you, he's been following your every move." 

"And what were they planning to do with the information of my day to day activity?"

"Keep you safe, I sent them to follow you to make sure you weren't in any kind of danger, that's all." 

"Even after I was going to run? You were still protecting me?" 

"I told you, I'll always protect you. It wouldn't have mattered to me if you were married with five children and living in Mexico, I'd still send someone to watch over you." 

"Really? That wouldn't bother you at all? not even a little?" She teases playfully 

"I mean, I can't promise I wouldn't kill your husband." I shrug, causing her to giggle 

"I'm sorry I even considered leaving."

"I'm sorry I pushed you to do so when you'd changed your mind." 

"I still love you" she assures me as she presses a kiss to my lips 

"I never stopped loving you." I kiss her back "Amara and Nate are having the baby shower and gender reveal in about an hour, are you coming with me?" 

"I don't know East, after everything that happened that night and me leaving, I - I don't know if I can face them again, they probably hate me." 

"I promise they don't hate you." I pull my phone from my pocket and dial Amara's number. Placing the phone on speaker I let it ring and she soon answers 

"Hey big brother" 

"Hey, I was wondering if I can bring someone to the baby shower with me?" 

"Depends who it is." she huffs into the phone "If it's some side hoe you're using to get over Aubrey, no" 

"I'm glad my family think so highly of me." I laugh, Aubrey giggling next to me

"Wait." Amara calls into the phone "Was that Aubrey?"

"Yes, and I'm phoning to see if she can come to the baby shower with me?" 

"Of course she can" she squeals into the phone and pulls it away from her lips "Guys, Aubreys coming." she announces to everyone 

"Hello?" My mother snatches the phone 

"Hi Mum." 

"Is Aubrey coming?" she asks

"I'm trying to convince her to, but she thinks you all hate her." that wins me a slap on the arm from an embarrassed Aubrey

"Easton." She whispers shouts before pouting at me

"Honey we would never hate you, you're always welcome and Amara is very excited at the idea you're coming." 

"I just, I don't want to cause any trouble." She replies to my mother