Lone Wolf Pack 03 - Expecting His Alpha's Child Read Online Free Page A
Author: Anya Byrne
neither of these things. Instead, he took refuge behind his wall of professionalism and offered his hand to his guest. "Mr. Simmons? I'm Parker Knight. Welcome."
Piercing gray eyes studied Parker from head to toe, and Parker felt that gaze like a physical caress. "Finn Simmons," the man replied as he took Parker up on his offer. When their hands touched, electricity sparked between them, and Parker couldn't help a shudder. Finn's nostrils flared, and Parker had the strange impression that his eyes were glowing with a slight golden sheen. He blinked, and the odd phenomenon disappeared. Finn smiled. "Thank you for being so accommodating with all of this."
Parker gestured Finn into the house and Finn stepped inside, brushing slightly against him. Parker bit his lip to suppress a whimper. What the fuck was wrong with him? He refused to turn into a walking hard-on just because a hot guy had turned up on his doorstep.
He cleared his throat as he closed the door. "I appreciate you making the trip here," he said. "The kids are quite frightened and disheartened."
Finn faced Parker, his expression now completely serious. "What exactly happened?" he whispered, having probably guessed the boys were in the house.
"The boys' mother... Alicia Cook. She divorced her husband a few years ago, on account of him being abusive of her and threatening the children's welfare. She even got a restraining order against him." Parker sighed, since the story never got easier to tell. "But that was only the beginning of the problem. As soon as the guy took off, creditors started coming out of the woodwork. Overnight, she was saddled with debts not only from her second ex, but from her first one too."
"Gavin's father," Finn guessed, and Parker nodded.
"It became very hard for her to handle both the expenses of day-to-day life, and pay the debts. Social Services became involved, but I could tell she was trying very hard to give her children a decent life, so I've been helping her out, more or less unofficially."
Finn smiled, and the sensual twist of lips made Parker's body heat up. "That is very nice of you," he said.
Parker shrugged. "It was the least I could do. But anyway, I'm not family, and right now, that's what the children need."
Finn stole a look toward the kitchen, and Parker distantly wondered how the man had even known the kids were there. "All right," he finally said. "Gavin's doctor advised against him being under too much stress over the next couple of days. Still, I need to drop by to talk to Gavin's mother too. She'll probably want to know what's going on."
Parker had anticipated that since Finn had mentioned Gavin's injury. "I've already talked it over with some friends I have at the hospital. It shouldn't be too hard to arrange it. In the meantime, come meet the boys."
Parker guided Finn into the kitchen, where the boys were still waiting. He had to wonder whether they'd overheard the conversation or not, given that they were looking anywhere except at Parker. Swallowing around the knot in his throat, Parker gestured to the two boys. "Mr. Simmons, meet Kyle and Jack. Kyle, Jackie, this is Finn Simmons."
The boys finally directed their attention to Parker and Finn. "Hi there," Finn said. "Remember me? We spoke on the phone."
"I remember," Jack said, his eyes still a little red from crying. "Are you Gavin's friend?"
"I'm his brother-in-law," Finn replied. "Do you know what that means?"
Kyle frowned a little. "That our brother is married and you're the brother of his wife."
"Pretty much," Finn confirmed. "Except Gavin doesn't have a wife. He has a husband."
Thankfully, Parker didn't have to explain to the boys that sometimes, two men could love each other the way a man and a woman did. Jack made a sound of realization. "Oh! Like our neighbor Lisa. She has two dads!"
"Yes, exactly like Lisa," Finn agreed, sounding relieved. "And you know what else? Gavin and my brother have a baby boy. So when you move in with them, it'll be
Piercing gray eyes studied Parker from head to toe, and Parker felt that gaze like a physical caress. "Finn Simmons," the man replied as he took Parker up on his offer. When their hands touched, electricity sparked between them, and Parker couldn't help a shudder. Finn's nostrils flared, and Parker had the strange impression that his eyes were glowing with a slight golden sheen. He blinked, and the odd phenomenon disappeared. Finn smiled. "Thank you for being so accommodating with all of this."
Parker gestured Finn into the house and Finn stepped inside, brushing slightly against him. Parker bit his lip to suppress a whimper. What the fuck was wrong with him? He refused to turn into a walking hard-on just because a hot guy had turned up on his doorstep.
He cleared his throat as he closed the door. "I appreciate you making the trip here," he said. "The kids are quite frightened and disheartened."
Finn faced Parker, his expression now completely serious. "What exactly happened?" he whispered, having probably guessed the boys were in the house.
"The boys' mother... Alicia Cook. She divorced her husband a few years ago, on account of him being abusive of her and threatening the children's welfare. She even got a restraining order against him." Parker sighed, since the story never got easier to tell. "But that was only the beginning of the problem. As soon as the guy took off, creditors started coming out of the woodwork. Overnight, she was saddled with debts not only from her second ex, but from her first one too."
"Gavin's father," Finn guessed, and Parker nodded.
"It became very hard for her to handle both the expenses of day-to-day life, and pay the debts. Social Services became involved, but I could tell she was trying very hard to give her children a decent life, so I've been helping her out, more or less unofficially."
Finn smiled, and the sensual twist of lips made Parker's body heat up. "That is very nice of you," he said.
Parker shrugged. "It was the least I could do. But anyway, I'm not family, and right now, that's what the children need."
Finn stole a look toward the kitchen, and Parker distantly wondered how the man had even known the kids were there. "All right," he finally said. "Gavin's doctor advised against him being under too much stress over the next couple of days. Still, I need to drop by to talk to Gavin's mother too. She'll probably want to know what's going on."
Parker had anticipated that since Finn had mentioned Gavin's injury. "I've already talked it over with some friends I have at the hospital. It shouldn't be too hard to arrange it. In the meantime, come meet the boys."
Parker guided Finn into the kitchen, where the boys were still waiting. He had to wonder whether they'd overheard the conversation or not, given that they were looking anywhere except at Parker. Swallowing around the knot in his throat, Parker gestured to the two boys. "Mr. Simmons, meet Kyle and Jack. Kyle, Jackie, this is Finn Simmons."
The boys finally directed their attention to Parker and Finn. "Hi there," Finn said. "Remember me? We spoke on the phone."
"I remember," Jack said, his eyes still a little red from crying. "Are you Gavin's friend?"
"I'm his brother-in-law," Finn replied. "Do you know what that means?"
Kyle frowned a little. "That our brother is married and you're the brother of his wife."
"Pretty much," Finn confirmed. "Except Gavin doesn't have a wife. He has a husband."
Thankfully, Parker didn't have to explain to the boys that sometimes, two men could love each other the way a man and a woman did. Jack made a sound of realization. "Oh! Like our neighbor Lisa. She has two dads!"
"Yes, exactly like Lisa," Finn agreed, sounding relieved. "And you know what else? Gavin and my brother have a baby boy. So when you move in with them, it'll be
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