At His Command

"Ethan Shields!" Mel yelled waddling towards us with Linc right by her side, a smirk plastered on her.

Zach giggled in my arms as the lady I had currently been talking to walked away from me.

Turning to look back at my brother I gulped down the lump on my throat trying to think of something clever today.

Zach excitedly called for his parents as I put him down watching him run towards them.

"Hi, guys. What brings you around this part of town?" I greeted them with a wide smile.

"Still at it brother," Lincoln chuckled.

"What?"

"Using your nephew to get dates. I cannot even imagine what it's going to be like when these two are added to the mix," Mel said caressing her baby bump.

"Come on guys, you know me better than that. Now you just interrupted the beautiful Cindy from telling me which croissants are delectable here," I said with a frown searching for the blonde bombshell.

"Well you know Mel and her cravings," Linc said looking at his wife as she bit into a plum moaning in pure enjoyment having forgotten about confronting me.

"Shall we go," Linc said taking her hand.

"Wait, we need to get my chocolates," she said with a pleading look.

"Only a few," Linc said with a sigh as I laughed at him.

"Remind me never to become like you brother," I sniggered.

I took those words back the moment I laid my eyes on her. Dark hair cascading down her shoulders as Zach ran to her embracing her with that adorable smile of his. Her smile just lit up my world in an instant as she knelt down giving Zach a hug kissing his cheek. Her dark eyes sparkling with laughter as she laughed at what Zach had said. Her light brown skin was pure temptation itself and don't get me started on her curves. She was just...perfect.

She walked up to us with a smile plastered on her face.

"Talia how are you?" Mel said trying to embrace her as they both giggled as her bump got in the way.

"I am great Mel. It's been a while since I saw you at school."

"So sorry about that, I am currently under house arrest," she said throwing a glare at Linc.

"It's alright. I have to get going. I will call you so we can catch up," she said smiling at Linc completely ignoring me but giving me a look that told me to back off.

The next thing I felt was a shot of pain on my arm as Mel punched me.

"What!" I said rubbing my poor arm.

"What did you do to my friend?"

"Nothing, nothing at all," I said raising my arms in surrender.

The look Mel gave me made me spill my guts out in an instant as her lips turned upward into a smile.

"Pay up," she said turning to Linc as he took out his wallet handing over a hundred dollar bill.

"I can see you are confused, dear brother," Mel said as Linc lifted Zach into his arms. "I knew there was no other reason you were always so eager to go to Zach's school unless there was something of interest there, in this case Talia Queen. Judging from her reaction you went overboard in trying to sweep her off her feet. Linc didn't believe me when I said it had to do with Talia hence the bet. And today you just made me some money," she said with a cheeky smile.