Jailbird

~Part 2: Chapter 33~

Zedlin

My kid was fùcking awesome and I got to spend as much time as I wanted to with him. And that was the best part about being his dad.

And his mother? I could barely keep my eyes off of her.

Sienna was sexy and she was right, I needed to keep my hands to myself because I always clouded her judgement with my sexual advances and then nothing worked out for either of us.

And now she wanted to look like she was the one who was being tortured? No. She was the reason for all of this.

And I couldn't wait to be rewarded with her coming to me first. How exciting that will be.

"Why do you have a creepy grin on your face?" Sienna asked, pulling me from my thoughts.

I could tell she was irritated by the way she dramatically kept tossing her hair on and off her shoulders. And I was loving every second of her attitude, because it was her own fault.

We both knew it... but I wasn't gonna say a dàmn thing.

"Nothing. Just happy to be home... how have you been?" I asked her, slowly reaching out my hand.

She watched my fingers as I gently curled them around one of her hands and lifted it to my mouth, placing my lips onto the back of her smooth skin.

I couldn't help myself, but it was innocent enough.

"I-I've been good. School is going great and other than Nathaniel being a ball of crazy, I keep up with everything else in life okay."

"Have you spoken to that bright shirt wearing... guy?" I cleared my throat and glanced down at Nathan who was sitting in my lap with his head leaned against my chest.

See? I could watch my mouth.

Sienna grinned, "Oh, Jaxon? Not voluntarily. He just likes to run his mouth to every pretty girl he sees."

I bet.

Suddenly, I watched her eyes give me a once over and I struggled to keep myself from laughing. She'd finally noticed.

"Um, Zedlin? Where's your house arrest bracelet thingy?" She finally asked.

"I don't have one... I told you, my behavior was stellar in there. You'd have been proud."

Sienna smiled with contrite, "I am proud. I also want to apologize for what I put you through while you were away... I should have put more of an effort into bringing Nathaniel to see you. I'm so sorry, Zedlin."

I brought my hands up and laid them on our kid. He was still in my lap, but now he was asleep. I was so angry with her at the time, but more so hurt.

I also knew how things went when you were away in prison. Eventually, everyone would forget about you because life still goes on.

It just hurt more for me because she had my son and all of the power, whether she realized it or not.

"I know you are... I also know how rough things have been for you since I've been gone. I apologize for putting you through everything I did. You didn't deserve most of it, regardless of what I think sometimes."

Sienna's eyes sparkled as she looked up from her spot next to me. She wiggled herself even closer to me and then stretched out her neck with her lips pursed.

Oh fùck, her first move — my first test.

I craned my neck down and allowed her to graze her lips against mine. And my eyes, like a fùcking weirdo, stayed open the entire time.