Chapter 40 CHAPTER 40: CHECK

ANDREA’S POV

I spent an unholy amount of time in the shower.

I scrubbed and scrubbed, harder than I think I’d ever scrubbed in my life. I wanted the scent of Kade off me. I wanted to stop feeling the print of his hands on my skin and the weight of his body on mine.

I stood under the sprays till the hot water ran out and freezing droplets ran over my skin.

“Mommy!” Luca banged against the bathroom door. “I have to pee.”

I sighed, turning off the tap.

“Hold on, hon!” I called back out.

I stepped out of the shower and grabbed a towel.

When I had wrapped it around myself, I opened the bathroom door, letting Luca in.

“Can you help me unbuckle my belt?” he asked innocently.

I smiled, leaning down. “Sure.”

As I unhooked his belt buckle, he sniffed my hair and giggled. “You smell like daddy—and Aunty Nora.”

I stiffened, resisting the urge to run back into the shower and scrub till my skin bled.