Becoming Maddie (The Casterhouse series Book 1) by Hannah Gittins Page A
Authors: Hannah Gittins
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hadn’t felt his hand move until it was resting on top of hers and turning the key, then pushing the door open. Softly he touched her lower back and pushed her inside. Once in he shut the door and looked about.
Well there was nothing she could do about it now. They were in her safe place so the only thing she could do was act like it didn’t bother her and get him out as soon as possible.
“The bathroom is over there.” She said pointing behind the sofa and bending quickly to Marvin. “You can change in there.” she unhooked the muzzle and lead and stood again hanging them up by the door.
Still not looking at him she walked into the kitchen, pulling off her scarf she bent for the dog’s water bowl and filled it. Turning back to place it on the ground she saw Aiden was still stood in the doorway looking around the room and then into the kitchen.
“What?” she snapped feeling supremely defensive of her little place. It wasn’t fancy but it was hers and she has spent a lot of time making it feel comfy.
He gave her a half smile then walked towards the bathroom muttering. “Nothing.”
As Maddie did silly little things to try and distract her from the more than manly man changing in her bathroom. She thought about the kiss on her neck he had given her. If it had been anyone other than Aiden doing that she would be disgusted with how totally inappropriate it was. Somehow, because it was Aiden, Maddie felt a warm achiness that she really needed to stop and quit thinking about it.
Like…now.
* * * * * * * *
It had not taken him long to change and she had settled Marvin in with the bowl of water and some chew toys. This meant that in very little time at all she was back in the truck (thanks to his help up again) and they were on the way to the ice cream place. Minus Marvin.
As they were pulling up outside she could see could see the Clarkson clan waiting for them outside the shop. Rosie was stood on bench playing with her mother’s hair who was sat next to her. Ethan was sat swinging his feet back and forth clearly starting to reach new levels of boredom. Before she could open the door Aiden put his hand on her thigh making her look at him sharply.
“Wait.” he almost growled. “I will help you down.”
Then as she opened her mouth to give him some smart mouth cutting comment, he was out of the truck and walking round to her side. He was treating her like a child who was incapable of getting out of a car by herself.
Aiden reached into the passenger side, undid her seat belt and pulled her out of the cab and placed her gently on the ground. But this time he slid her body down his slowly before her feet reached the floor.
Maddie tilted her head back and looked up into his eyes, her mouth forming a small O.
“Over here.” Rosie's happy voice cried out. “We're over here.”
Quickly stepping away from Aiden she waved to the group and hoped that her blush would be put down to the heat in the sun, the cold in the wind or the warmth from the truck. Really just anything but what had actually caused it. Aiden. As she got closer to Mario’s ice cream place she knew that Sarah guessed right as to what had caused the warmth in her face.
“Coach.” Ethan said standing up straight.
“I think you can call me Aiden when we are not on the playing fields Ethan.” he said smiling down at the young boy.
The smile that lit his young face could have only be described as honoured and proud that he got to call the man that he looked up to anything but ‘Coach’.
“Can I call you Aiden?” Rosie asked earnestly.
“Of course you can little girl.” he said tapping her under the chin. “Do you know what flavour you want?”
Rosie's brow grew serious as she thought carefully about the question. Ice cream flavour was not something you answered too quickly without thinking about carefully. What would you do
Well there was nothing she could do about it now. They were in her safe place so the only thing she could do was act like it didn’t bother her and get him out as soon as possible.
“The bathroom is over there.” She said pointing behind the sofa and bending quickly to Marvin. “You can change in there.” she unhooked the muzzle and lead and stood again hanging them up by the door.
Still not looking at him she walked into the kitchen, pulling off her scarf she bent for the dog’s water bowl and filled it. Turning back to place it on the ground she saw Aiden was still stood in the doorway looking around the room and then into the kitchen.
“What?” she snapped feeling supremely defensive of her little place. It wasn’t fancy but it was hers and she has spent a lot of time making it feel comfy.
He gave her a half smile then walked towards the bathroom muttering. “Nothing.”
As Maddie did silly little things to try and distract her from the more than manly man changing in her bathroom. She thought about the kiss on her neck he had given her. If it had been anyone other than Aiden doing that she would be disgusted with how totally inappropriate it was. Somehow, because it was Aiden, Maddie felt a warm achiness that she really needed to stop and quit thinking about it.
Like…now.
* * * * * * * *
It had not taken him long to change and she had settled Marvin in with the bowl of water and some chew toys. This meant that in very little time at all she was back in the truck (thanks to his help up again) and they were on the way to the ice cream place. Minus Marvin.
As they were pulling up outside she could see could see the Clarkson clan waiting for them outside the shop. Rosie was stood on bench playing with her mother’s hair who was sat next to her. Ethan was sat swinging his feet back and forth clearly starting to reach new levels of boredom. Before she could open the door Aiden put his hand on her thigh making her look at him sharply.
“Wait.” he almost growled. “I will help you down.”
Then as she opened her mouth to give him some smart mouth cutting comment, he was out of the truck and walking round to her side. He was treating her like a child who was incapable of getting out of a car by herself.
Aiden reached into the passenger side, undid her seat belt and pulled her out of the cab and placed her gently on the ground. But this time he slid her body down his slowly before her feet reached the floor.
Maddie tilted her head back and looked up into his eyes, her mouth forming a small O.
“Over here.” Rosie's happy voice cried out. “We're over here.”
Quickly stepping away from Aiden she waved to the group and hoped that her blush would be put down to the heat in the sun, the cold in the wind or the warmth from the truck. Really just anything but what had actually caused it. Aiden. As she got closer to Mario’s ice cream place she knew that Sarah guessed right as to what had caused the warmth in her face.
“Coach.” Ethan said standing up straight.
“I think you can call me Aiden when we are not on the playing fields Ethan.” he said smiling down at the young boy.
The smile that lit his young face could have only be described as honoured and proud that he got to call the man that he looked up to anything but ‘Coach’.
“Can I call you Aiden?” Rosie asked earnestly.
“Of course you can little girl.” he said tapping her under the chin. “Do you know what flavour you want?”
Rosie's brow grew serious as she thought carefully about the question. Ice cream flavour was not something you answered too quickly without thinking about carefully. What would you do
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