The mother I never had...

AVERY

I blinked at the ceiling above me and it blinked back at me. Since when did the hospital Ceiling look just like the one at home?

And why is this room not painted with that sickly white color? Slowly, I turned my neck in the direction of the other side of my bed to see Maverick lying there with his eyes closed. He was sleeping.

Hold on, when did I get home? How did I get home?! A low grumble to my right made me turn my head again.

"Hubby?" I called and he hummed in response. He brought his hand up to rub his face before he opened them.

"How did I get home?"

"I brought you home."

"When?"

"Yesterday night." He replied and I tried to turn my body to face him. It was then that I noticed his arm was holding my waist down.

He pulled me closer making me gasp,

"But, wifey?"

"Hm?" I asked looking between his lips and his eyes trying to decide which looked more enticing. His pink lips that were shouting "Kiss me" or his obsidian eyes that were black shouting, "I'll drown you!"

"You didn