Sinful Mates 1-3 novel Chapter 175

　　Thaddeus Magic was in my system still and hadn’t subsided, yet I did manage to sleep only to be awoken by a tiny body climbing over me and sitting half on me and half on her father. Opening my eyes I find Mara had climbed out of her cot, I don’t remember Orion coming back but it was obvious he had because here she was trying to pry her father’s eyelids open with her tiny fingers. Thaddeus rolls at her actions.

　　Mara jumps up and down her bottom hitting my hip as she excitedly tries to wake him. “Dad shower, shower” She squeals, prying his eyelid open and gazing in his eyeball. He smiles half asleep.

　　“Ask mumma poppit” He tells her as she continues forcing his lids open. I laugh as she then rolls over me doing the same to Ryland trying to wake him but he was snoring loudly, dead to the world until she stuck her finger up his nose making him jump and his eyes fly open.

　　“Shower” She demands her bottom lip jutting out. I sit up climbing over Ryland.

　　“Have one with mum, she is up” He says yawning brushing her curls from her face. I walk into the bathroom hearing the racing pitter patter of her feet. Turning the shower on, I strip my pyjamas off adjusting the taps and waiting for the water to heat up. Mara comes racing in with her clothes stripped running in with an armful of toys.

　　“Do you really need all those toys?” I ask her, looking at the death contraptions she wants to bring in to shower. She pouts looking up at me and I hold the shower door open for her.

　　“At least leave this one out, it has batteries” I tell her when she tries to bring her robotic dog that aunty Amara got her. I take it from her placing it on the bench as she arranges her toys in a booby trap for me to step on. I wash her little body of chubby rolls with soap while she plays before washing myself. Halfway through my shower a panicked Orion races in before sighing realising she was in the shower with me.

　　“I told you to wait,” He tells her as she gazes up at him.

　　“You know she thinks she needs to shower with everyone,” I tell him. Usually as soon as she hears water running, no matter how sneaky you are trying to have a shower by yourself, she will run in with her towel and naked demanding to hop in with whoever is showering, sometimes it can be frustrating especially when you are trying to shave and have to walk out with half a shaved minge or leg. Orion leans on the basin, he looks tired considering he doesn't sleep.

　　“You sorted everything with Thaddeus” he asks. I nod and feel his relief through the bond.

　　“Where did you go last night?”

　　“Inside didn’t want her to wake up and be scarred for life with the images of her fathers and mother in bed” He says chuckling.

　　“Yeah, we need to find a place soon,” I tell him.

　　“If you can take her today, I will go find something” He says and I nod.

　　“You want to come to work with mummy and nanny?” I ask her. She nods.

　　“Well then you need to let me wash your hair” I tell her.

　　“Goodluck with that” Orion says walking out knowing washing her hair is like performing an exorcism. Today is no different she screams bloody murder as soon as the shampoo touched her head and I had to pin the writhing child beast to wash it out. Her screaming forced Ryland and Thaddeus up as I tried to wash the soap from her head.

　　“Why all these tears?” Ryland comes in, staring down at her now drenched hair still with bubbles in it.

　　“It burns” She says,

　　“Well if you would let me wash it out it won't get in your eyes” I tell her, grabbing the shower head off and trying to wash it out again while Ryland distracts her by pressing his face against the glass.

　　Once we are both showered we hop out and I wrap her towel around her. Thaddeus was getting dressed pulling his shirt on as we walked out. He raises an eyebrow at his daughter for her screaming meltdown in the shower.

　　“Where are you going?” I ask him, seeing him all dressed up.

　　“Council, been asked to come in”

　　“I need to go in to work but I am taking Mara while Orion house hunts”

　　“Did you still want to go home?” He asks and I nod.

　　“Well when you finish ring me, I will come grab you” He says and Ryland clears his throat loudly grabbing our attention.

　　“What’s this talk of going home?” He asks while dressing Mara while I get changed.