Chapter 40

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. I cleared my throat. “I thought you didn’t like the idea of a new daddy,” I asked Luca. He shrugged